2018年2月28日 星期三

Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms

Kenyan film school takes on Hollywood for an Oscar

Sridevi Kapoor death: Tragedy shines light on Bollywood pressures

Brazil's top court approves controversial forestry law

Women challenge Turkey traditions for right to work

How do you keep warm? Tips from cold countries

We asked people from cold Russia, Serbia, Canada, Austria and... Newcastle, England, for their tips on how to stay warm.

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Fight or flight - would you confront a gunman?

President Trump says he would have run into the Florida school, even unarmed. What would you do?

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Reality Check: Where in the world is snow getting rarer?

Theresa May to meet Donald Tusk ahead of Brexit 'end state' speech

Fight or freeze: What we did when faced with a gunman

Vietnam's tech innovation renaissance

Vietnam's tech economy is experiencing an innovation renaissance, with the return of overseas nationals injecting fresh ideas and a new energy.

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First Afghan female cadet off to Sandhurst

Female officer from Afghan military training academy becomes first to go to Sandhurst in the UK.

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Trump: Lawmakers 'afraid' of NRA gun lobby group

US Olympic chief resigns in wake of Nassar abuse scandal

Hope Hicks: Long-time Trump aide to resign

Ghana man teaching computing without computers becomes viral hit

Spotify aims for $1bn public share listing

Fancy Bear: Germany investigates cyber-attack 'by Russians'

France anger after MP shares letter with racist death threats

Iran wrestling officials resign over Israel competition ban

Dior's Paris show channels 1960s feminist spirit

Europe snow: Siberian ice blankets southern seaside resorts

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf defends immigration raid tip-off

Florida student reflects on first day back in class

Florida student Lyliah Skinner explains her feelings as she prepares for her first day back since the fatal shooting.

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Rwanda closes '700 unsafe, noisy churches'

Icelandic first lady's charity shop chic

Slovakia grapples with murdered journalist's last story

Ryan Seacrest: US TV host rejects harassment allegations

Russia's Olympic membership is 'restored', country says

Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination probed amid fakery concerns

Taliban offer: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani seeks talks

Rio military deployment stirs controversy in Brazil

Evan Rachel Wood: Actress tells Congress about sexual abuse

Russian police accused of 'Putin graffiti campaign'

Why is Wrinkle in Time a film for the moment?

Hollywood's first black female director explains why Disney's Wrinkle in Time has captured the spirit of the moment.

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EU suggests 'common area' across Northern Ireland border

Florida lawmakers propose gun control laws

India temple stirs controversy for 'piercing' children's bodies

India politician who 'ran over' children surrenders

Japanese electric toilet symbols go global

Why English courts are opening in the EU

Michaelia Cash: Australia minister accused of 'sexist' threat

2018年2月27日 星期二

Jerusalem: Christianity's 'holiest site' Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest

Venezuela opposition expels Henri Falcón over poll decision

Sridevi Kapoor: India fans gather to pay tribute to Bollywood star

'I prayed to die' after FGM aged six, says victim

Hibo Wadere was a victim of female genital mutilation and talks about her experience.

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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' to list on US stock market

Takata airbag scandal: Australia recalls 2.3 million cars

Reality Check: Is Chinese an official language in Pakistan?

Five films compete for the best foreign language Oscar

How France hopes to help radicals escape jihadist net

Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

Antony Wong: Hong Kong actor on looking for his father

Hong Kong actor Antony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him.

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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?

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Jan Kuciak murder: Slovak PM makes cash reward appeal

Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence. She says interest in classes has risen following revelations of sexual harassment in the US.

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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.

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US-Mexico wall: Judge throws out legal challenge

N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'

Police dog catches carjacker after wild chase in LA

Puskas, the eight-year-old police dog, required jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive.

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Argentina Dirty War ex-general Luciano Menéndez dies at 90

Vandal destroys Washington DC traffic camera

Police believe these could be the people who attacked 11 traffic cameras in one day in Washington DC.

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Kushner's security clearance downgraded

Monica Lewsinsky: Clinton affair a gross abuse of power

Close Trump aide testifies in Russia probe

Europe freezes as 'Beast from the East' arrives

Hitler's helper? Reichstag fire 85 years on

How an arson attack that burned down Germany's parliament building helped the Nazis take control.

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Dormant life found in Earth's driest desert

Lion kills woman in South African private game reserve

Egypt's Sherine sentenced to prison over Nile joke

Amelia Earhart's stolen car found in Los Angeles

US cuts Cambodia aid over crackdown

Saleh Muslim: Release of Syrian Kurdish leader angers Turkey

Trudeau's son steals the show in India

Denmark plans double punishment for ghetto crime

Fury over India's reporting of Sridevi death

Trump 'to name Brad Parscale as 2020 election campaign chief'

China's Xi Jinping: Extending president's rule 'would be farce'

Facebook Live murder: North Carolina man arrested

Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech

Village votes to keep 'Hitler bell'

Mexico police officers sought over three missing Italians

Papua New Guinea earthquake: At least 14 killed amid landslides

German cities can ban older diesel cars to cut pollution

Top Australian police officer quits over 'racist' comments

Chancellor Merkel enters 'Germans only' food bank furore

'Case closed' in Bollywood star's death

China business crackdown: Who might be next?

The Kashmir villagers fleeing bullets from two nations

Murdoch bid for Sky challenged by US giant

2018年2月26日 星期一

Canadians plead guilty over A$21m cocaine bust on Sydney ship

Florida school shooting: Officer Scot Peterson defends actions

How realistic are Libya's election plans?

Vietnam War child finds father in America 45 years on

Toni Harrison was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam and raised in the UK.

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How to speak like Black Panther

The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.

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How do you escape an abusive relationship when no one will listen?

Linet was beaten by her boyfriend but felt ashamed to tell anyone about it. Now the young Cuban is speaking out as a national campaign aims to end domestic violence.

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The tunnels that house old Korans

Thousands of old copies of the Koran are buried in tunnels beneath a mountain in western Pakistan.

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Hurricane Harvey: Rebuilding six months after

Six months after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, thousands are still rebuilding storm-ravaged homes.

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Playing Pig in Appalachia - a card game keeping a town alive

Dramatic dog rescue captured on camera in Vancouver

A dog fell into icy waters after wandering out on a frozen lake in Vancouver, BC.

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Laura Babcock murder: Two men get consecutive life sentences

Inside an IDF counter-terror training exercise

The Israel Defense Forces' counter-terror unit is training how to respond to a hostage crisis.

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Bill Cosby's daughter Ensa dies aged 44

South Africa: Ramaphosa stamps mark with cabinet reshuffle

Saudi king sacks military chiefs

Siberian blast: European scenes of ice and snow

From priests in a snowball fight at the Vatican City to icy scenes in Switzerland.

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Kevin Smith: Film director suffers 'massive' heart attack

Trump - I would have run into Florida school unarmed

The president says he would have tried to stop the gunman who killed 17 in a Florida school.

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Florida school shooting: Trump says 'I would have run in unarmed'

US storms: Flooding and tornadoes kill five people

Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal over 'Dreamer' immigrants

Russian activist in jail for giant duck protest

Brussels to force homeless into shelters during cold snap

Slovakia shocked by killing of journalist and partner

Gus Kenworthy's dog adoption in South Korea sparks debate

Ivanka Trump: 'I believe my father's denials' of sexual misconduct

Ng On-yee: Snooker's new world number one

China warns parents after boy filmed peeing in lift

Nigeria's 'new Chibok' - what we know

China censorship after Xi Jinping presidency extension proposal

Rescued Middle East lions move into new S Africa home

In pictures: European cities shiver in Siberian snow blast




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Putin orders Syria 'humanitarian pause'

Saudi Arabia allows women to join military

Georgian boy runs away to the zoo, finds it closed

Best Pictures from the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games

Featuring beautiful composition and raw emotion

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Russian TV airs video game as Syria war footage

Ancient Egyptian necropolis contains 'message from afterlife'

Fugitive Chihuahua governor César Duarte's bison seized

Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor's death 'accidental drowning'

Turkey's Erdogan in row over 'girl martyr' comment on TV

Syria war: New UN truce plea as deaths in Eastern Ghouta mount

Hungary opposition delivers blow to PM Orban in town vote

K2: Climber Denis Urubko aborts 'suicidal' solo ascent

Taiwan toilet paper panic: why is island caught short?

2018年2月25日 星期日

Catalonia Spain: Protests greet King Felipe at MWC

Badeshi: Only three people speak this 'extinct' language

Syria war: Eastern Ghouta after UN ceasefire resolution

A Syrian doctor in the enclave says despite the ceasefire resolution there is still some shelling.

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K2: Fears for climber Denis Urubko after expedition row

Fighting female suicide in a country with a tragic record

How one former beauty queen made it her mission to reduce the rate of female suicide in her country.

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Desperate search for missing Nigerians

'Baby factory' mystery: Thailand's surrogacy saga reaches uneasy end

Michael McCormack: Ex-journalist becomes Australia deputy PM

Rare photographs that changed lives

Italian election dominated by immigration debate

The American who fled 'gay conversion' in Africa

The blind MMA champion helping others defend themselves

When Ronald Dlamini went blind it ended his sporting career, but now he's training other blind people to protect themselves.

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Sridevi: India mourns Bollywood superstar Sridevi dead at 54

Florida school shooting: NRA 'doesn't back any ban'

Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links

DR Congo protests: Protester killed in Kinshasa demonstration

Winter Olympics stats: Norway's record haul, Germany's golden Games and more

Thousands attend Nemtsov memorial march in Moscow

Thousands of people have marched in Moscow in memory of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in sight of the Kremlin in 2015.

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'Big spike' in school threats after Florida shooting

Jerusalem: Christianity's 'holiest site' closed in protest

Ivanka Trump: 'Like trying on someone's wedding band'

USA Olympic silver medal winner Lauren Gibbs lets President Trump's daughter Ivanka try her medal on.

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Boy, 12, dies after falling from cliff in French ski resort of Avoriaz

Japan police question US tourist over severed head

Sridevi Kapoor fans pay tribute to 'great actress'

The Bollywood superstar featured in almost 300 films over five decades.

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Saleh Muslim: Syrian Kurdish leader arrested in Prague

Xi Jinping's power play

Syria war: Air strikes resume hours after UN approves ceasefire

North Korea willing to hold talks with US, says South Korea

China proposes to let Xi Jinping extend presidency beyond 2023

Sridevi 'paved way for Bollywood women'

Tributes are paid to Indian superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who has died of a heart attack aged 54.

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Sridevi obituary: From Bollywood actress to Indian icon

2018年2月24日 星期六

Kim Yong-chol: Protests greet North Korean delegation to Olympics

Winter Olympics: IOC board recommends lifting Russia ban if no further doping violations

Populism and division at Latin America's polls

A white wedding during Ethiopia's Red Terror

Trump-Russia: Democrats defend Russia inquiry in memo

Smile! Postcards from Afghanistan's furthest corner

Florida school shooting: Where do US protests go from here?

Barefoot doctor: ‘We did have shoes…’

How China’s Barefoot Doctors revolutionised rural healthcare.

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Turkish paper gives voice to disabled

Turkish newspaper gives voice and employment to people who have disabilities.

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'How I joined the jihadis by mistake'

Sridevi: Bollywood superstar dies at 54 of cardiac arrest

Washington Prado Álava: Colombia extradites top drug suspect to US

Sheltering from the bombs in Eastern Ghouta

Rawaa has been living in a basement for months with around 75 others, mainly women and children.

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Hair to stay: Australians celebrate the mullet

Fans of the mullet gather at an inaugural festival, celebrating the instantly recognisable haircut.

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UN approves 30-day ceasefire in Syria

Trump tax reform gives Buffett $29bn boost

Florida shooting: US airlines join other firms in dropping NRA

Johnny Hallyday estate: Bardot wades into France family row

Italy steps up security in major cities amid protests by rival activists

India groom killed in Odisha after wedding gift explodes

South Africa police station raid: Seven suspects shot dead

Syria war: Air strikes in Eastern Ghouta 'kill 500'

The BBC's John Simpson: How I became a Czech honeytrap target

The BBC's World Affairs editor says he "was getting in a bit deep" so he told the BBC, who brought in MI5.

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Afghanistan: Soldiers killed in wave of attacks

ICRC reveals 21 staff paid for sexual services

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The 10,000 Year Clock. Plus cake and caves.

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2018年2月23日 星期五

Re-drawing the real-life Black Panthers

The real Black Panthers - an artist is trying to give those still imprisoned a "presence on the outside".

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Africans at the Winter Olympics: Inspirational - or glory-hunters?

Joanna Demafelis: Employer of Filipina maid found dead in freezer arrested

How the Nile could see a 'water war'

Why do some Chinese funerals involve strippers?

Trump-Russia: Manafort 'paid European ex-politicians'

World Hacks: Putting your leftover pills back to work

An app in Greece is helping people donate their leftover drugs to those who can't afford to buy them.

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'Groped by Holy Mosque guard during Hajj' in Mecca

A number of women have taken to social media to say they've been sexually assaulted during the Hajj pilgrimage.

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Deaf Eritrean twins break barriers in fashion world

Deaf twin models Hermon and Heroda are trying to break barriers for people with disabilities in the fashion world.

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Somalia al-Shabab: Deadly double car bombing near presidential palace

Nigerian president apologises for Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnap

How young conservatives view #NeverAgain

As Florida students lead calls for stricter gun laws, how do activists on the right see the movement?

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Vehicle 'hits barrier' near White House

Steve Jobs: Apple founder's 1973 job application going on sale

US to open new embassy in Jerusalem in May

Trump-Russia: Ex-campaign aide Rick Gates pleads guilty

Donald Tusk: UK Brexit plans 'pure illusion'

Bullish Trump jokes about hiding his bald spot

The hair joke was one of several off-script moments as the president relished addressing supporters.

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Rohingya villages destroyed 'to erase evidence'

Do people agree with Kylie Jenner on the Snapchat update?

We asked young people what they thought about the Snapchat after Kylie Jenner said she was no longer a fan.

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Syria war: Who are Russia's shadowy Wagner mercenaries?

Doping whistleblower in Olympics warning

Twitter storm over Justin Trudeau's Bhangra dance in India

The Canadian prime minister took to the stage at Canada House in Delhi, but not everybody was a fan.

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Florida inmate screams and thrashes at his execution

China's 'hold your mother's hand' campaign

A photo of President Xi Jinping visiting his mother has inspired people to reach out to loved ones.

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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City manager charged for wearing political ribbon

World's fishing fleets mapped from orbit

Trump criticises Florida shooting officer for 'poor job'

Trump: 'Armed school officer lacked courage'

The US President said Deputy Scot Peterson who failed to intervene in a mass shooting did "a poor job".

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Stolen Degas painting Les Choristes found on a bus

The Olympics delegate accused of masterminding deadly attacks

US to impose 'largest' N Korea sanctions

Two people shot outside Zurich bank

Armed teacher's fear? 'Missing and hitting a student'

Karl Donnelson from Colorado is armed and says he's ready to fire if an incident occurs in his school.

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Brexit: EU leaders clash over financial impact of UK's departure

Barbara Alston: Singer with 1960s girl group The Crystals dies at 74

Mixed-race Joan of Arc draws abuse from French far-right

Kenya elephants: Operation to move big beasts begins

Wildlife officials in Kenya are relocating the beasts to get them away from a farming region.

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India Kerala mob takes selfies while lynching man

How meat is recycled and sold to the poor

Ever wonder what happens to restaurant leftovers? In Manila, meat from rubbish tips is recycled.

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'Stoned in the street' - life of Afghan women footballers

One French woman in eight has been raped, study says

Barnaby Joyce: Battles over dogs and dual citizenship

From Johnny Depp's dogs to dual citizenship, the Australian politician has seen his fair share of battles.

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Children 'forced to watch rape' in S Sudan

Winter Olympics 2018: Ivanka Trump arrives for closing ceremony

2018年2月22日 星期四

Sipping acidic fruit teas can wear away teeth, says study

Tina Fontaine: Raymond Cormier not guilty of Red River murder

Europa League: Police officer dies in clashes before Athletic Bilbao v Spartak Moscow

Nationalism in heart of Europe needles EU

Africa's week in pictures: 16-22 February 2018

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The low-cost mini satellites bringing mobile to the world

Florida school shooting: Armed officer 'did not confront killer'

Syria war: Children struggle to survive in Eastern Ghouta

This is the cost of five days of relentless air strikes for children in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.

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Dutch MPs vote to recognise disputed Armenian 'genocide'

Trump-Russia: New charges for Paul Manafort and Rick Gates

NRA and Florida: Seven things Wayne LaPierre blames after shooting

European socialists, the mainstream media and the FBI are on Wayne LaPierre's list. Guns are not.

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Syrian refugees in the UK: 'We've lost nothing but our country'

This family is among 10,000 Syrian refugees settled in the UK. But they left many more behind.

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Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Dapchi anger over missing girls

Leslie Nope: NRA under fire for Parks and Rec gif

Justin Trudeau rescinds India dinner invite to Sikh separatist

Kim Jong-nam murder: Suspects 'were paid for TV pranks'

Meryl Streep slams 'pathetic' Harvey Weinstein lawyers

Execution planned for Alabama cancer-stricken inmate

Syria war: New deadly raids rock rebel-held Eastern Ghouta

NRA's Wayne LaPierre echoes Trump's plan to arm teachers

Porn on computer: Court finds against French worker over privacy

Florida shooting: How students shared their terror

When a gunman opened fire in a Florida school, students inside reached for their phones.

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Arizona couple charged with locking up adopted children

Seychelles protects an area 'as big as Britain' in Indian Ocean

Novartis case: Greek MPs to probe alleged bribery

Saudi Arabia to invest $64bn in entertainment

World's longest glass bridge visited by thousands daily

Chinese tourists celebrate the new lunar year by walking across the world's longest glass bridge.

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Indonesian president pays $800 for Metallica gift

Winter Olympics: Russia curler Alexander Krushelnitsky stripped of bronze for doping

Moscow university students protest World Cup fan zone

'Weird world I was warned never to tell about'

White nationalist Jared Taylor sues Twitter over ban

Game helps players spot 'fake news'

Avani Chaturvedi: First Indian woman to fly fighter jet

India doctors remove world's 'largest brain tumour'

Florida shooting: Parents and pupils speak to Trump

President Trump met pupils and parents affected by school shootings in Florida and across the US.

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Calais: The camp that never really closes

Police in Calais have told the BBC that they fear another jungle camp will establish.

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Russian arrested over Euro 2016 attack on England fan

Sacked pregnant worker loses European court case

Winter Olympics 2018: North Korea's General Kim Yong-chol to attend

Chinese New Year: Who owns the 'lucky money' in a red envelope?

Justin Trudeau's 'Bollywood' wardrobe amuses Indians

Amnesty accuses President Trump of human rights violations

Syria war: Families struggle to survive in Eastern Ghouta, under siege

2018年2月21日 星期三

Israel foiled 'plane terror plot' in Australia

How Venezuelans stave off hunger amidst a food crisis

Food has become so scarce in Venezuela after the economy collapsed that people are getting desperate.

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Ford executive leaves over inappropriate behaviour

Father of Florida shooting victim to Trump: 'I'm pissed'

President Trump held a listening session at the White House where he was urged by parents to act.

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Venezuela's Maduro wants 'mega-election' amid opposition boycott

School shooting survivor's tearful plea

Sam Zeif, who survived the Florida school shooting, has called for new laws to stop such a tragedy happening again.

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Trump endorses guns for teachers to stop shootings

US: St Louis morning radio presenter gives birth on air

Netanyahu aide 'agrees to turn state's witness'

Moment policeman catches falling child

He was guarding a bank in Asyut, Egypt, when he spotted the boy three floors above.

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Evangelist Billy Graham in his own words

The US evangelist has died aged 99. He was one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century.

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Hundreds of drones create spectacular light show

Three hundred drones created a stunning light show in the night sky during Olympic medal ceremony.

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Spain: Madrid art fair removes 'political prisoners' exhibit

Billy Graham: What you need to know

The US evangelist has died aged 99. He was one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century.

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Syria war: UN plea to end 'hell on earth' Eastern Ghouta crisis

Singapore City Harvest megachurch leader Chew Eng Han 'tries to flee by sea'

Storm Gita: New Zealand counts cost of damage

A state of emergency is declared after ex-cyclone Gita ravages parts of South Island.

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41,000 historical artefacts seized in crackdown - Europol

Pakistani ex-PM Nawaz Sharif banned from leading his party

Why has Ethiopia imposed a state of emergency?

Syria war: Desperate rescue efforts in rebel enclave

White Helmets in Eastern Ghouta find people trapped in the rubble after government bombardments.

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Firefighter's on call time counts as work, ECJ rules

Tasmanian tiger 'joeys' revealed in 3D

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong baby rumours fascinate South

US preacher Billy Graham dies

Bahrain activist jailed for five years over Twitter comments

Peru coach plunges off Pan-American Highway killing dozens

Bjorgen makes history at Olympics

South Africa police station raid: Five killed in Umtata

US teenager jailed for smuggling tiger across Mexico border

FaceTime chat 'saves woman's life'

BP says world's oil consumption will peak in late 2030s

AI ripe for exploitation, experts warn

Letter from Africa: Mugabe 'unloved' on his birthday

Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video

A new dam on the Nile could trigger a war over water - unless Ethiopia can agree a deal with Egypt and Sudan.

Join the BBC's Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead and his team, travelling from the Blue Nile's source to the sea - through Ethiopia and Sudan into Egypt.

Flying high above the river and its waterfalls, you will inspect the dam up close and take a sunrise balloon ride over Luxor as the story unfolds.

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The dirtiest place in your kitchen may surprise you...

Mathias Cormann: The ex-Belgian running Australia this week

Florida shooting survivors rally for stricter gun controls

2018年2月20日 星期二

Gangster rapper Nissim Black on becoming an Orthodox Jew

Ex-gangster rapper Nissim Black, or 'D Black', has embraced Orthodox Judaism, changing his music to fit his new lifestyle.

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Pence and N Korea 'planned to meet'

Lest they forget

Russian rub

Hangzhou and the Alibaba effect

The emergence of a tech behemoth transforms its hometown.

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Pope's investigator meets Chile sex abuse victims

Dust storm blankets Australian town in orange

Face to face with a crocodile while collecting its eggs

Australia's Djelk Rangers are paid to collect eggs from crocodile nests but it's a dangerous job.

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Don't use their name

Eastern Ghouta resident: 'Missiles are dropping like rain'

Over 200 people have been killed in the rebel-held region outside of Damascus, Syria.

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Stanley Majors: Life sentence for Oklahoma man who murdered neighbour

Latvia central banker Rimševics 'targeted by disinformation'

German army problems 'dramatically bad', report says

Trump signs memorandum on gun 'bump stocks'

Mr Trump signs an order to ban bump-stock devices that convert semi-automatic rifles into rapid-fire weapons.

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Trump pushes for ban on gun 'bump stocks'

Winter Olympics: Is skier Elizabeth Swaney a legend or a chancer?

Elizabeth Swaney qualified for Pyeongchang through a loophole and her tactics have divided opinion.

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Sylvester Stallone 'still punching' despite death hoax

Spain: Father of migrant boy found in suitcase in Ceuta freed

Venezuela launches oil cryptocurrency

Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai buried amid rivalry in MDC

Poles told to report 'anti-Polish slander' to diplomats

Florida shooting: Calls for military funeral for slain student

Madonna: 'My son is Malawi's future president'

Lawyer charged in Trump-Russia inquiry

Fergie apologises for NBA national anthem performance

Jail term for clown cartoon of Malaysia PM

Channel 4 documentary accuses Harvey Weinstein of physical assault

Pro-Syria forces 'enter Kurd-held enclave'

Kidnap case model Chloe Ayling revisits where she was held

Model Chloe Ayling revisits the place she was allegedly held after being lured to Milan.

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Catalan politician Anna Gabriel defies court summons

Dozens of Russian casualties in Syria battle, Russian ministry says

Syria war: Fresh strikes on besieged Eastern Ghouta kill dozens

Iran plane crash wreckage 'found on mountain'

Apple rushes out fix to Telugu letter text bomb bug

Liu Wen: China supermodel's new year message sparks row

The Russian guns for hire dying in Syria

The ex-strongman who has divided Peru for decades

Lasers and robo-feeders scale up fish farming

Florida shooting: Should US gun raffles be cancelled?

Kazakhstan changes its alphabet - again

Oxfam boss Mark Goldring 'sorry' over Haiti scandal

Winter Olympics: Canada's Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir ice dance champions for second time

WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe

Winter Olympics: USA beat Slovakia to reach men's ice hockey quarter-finals

Thai survival training: Drinking cobra blood in the jungle

US and South Korean soldiers learn essential jungle survival skills in Thailand.

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2018年2月19日 星期一

Mitsutoki Shigeta: 'Baby factory' dad wins paternity rights

The other Offices

Mexico theme park offers illegal migrant experience

The trip is designed to warn people about the dangers of illegal crossings, say the owners.

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Bringing solar power to a remote community in the Himalayas

A team of engineers trek into the remote region to bring a community electricity for the first time.

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Nigeria Boko Haram: Schoolgirls escape militant attack

In the afterglow

Jeffrey Kong: Singapore's Lego brick artist

Jeffrey Kong creates objects using Lego. He says it can be used as a form of self-expression

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How Malawi reduced infant mortality

Every year 2.6m babies around the world don't survive beyond a month but Malawi's number is dropping.

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Syria war: Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes

France to let wolf population grow despite farmers' fears

Peru's ex-President Fujimori ordered to stand trial again

Iran: Three police officers die in clashes with dervishes

Runaway cow escapes slaughterhouse to live on desert island

Major Russian mafia trial opens in Spain

Berlusconi's handshake advice for BBC reporter

The former Italian prime minister hopes to lead the next coalition government but is still as outspoken as ever.

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Russian 'burning church' art engulfed in controversy

JJ Redick: NBA star apologises after 'racist' video outrage

Indian bank branch at centre of $1.8bn fraud is closed

Deadly rubbish collapse in Mozambique

Trump 'supportive' of improved gun background checks

Basque-speaking footballers told they could be sent off

Mexico special agents found dead after cartel kidnapping

Beijing trials pay-per-ride scheme for lift passengers

Reality Check: How does renting a home in the UK compare?

Latvian central bank boss 'wanted bribe'

Ethiopian cliff church gives priest daily test of faith

In the remote mountains of northern Ethiopia, a lone priest scales a 250m cliff each day to reach his church.

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Plans drawn up for world's tallest wooden skyscraper

Facebook to seek verification by post for election ads

'No shoes or socks' to stop India students from exam cheating

Gaza women's TV channel blocked by Hamas

Iceland's mooted circumcision ban sparks religious outrage

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Court frees 475 suspects

Stink bugs threaten New Zealand car imports

Indians who 'abused witches' arrested by police

Wreckage of crashed Iran plane found, reports say

BBC starts Igbo and Yoruba services in Nigeria

Winter Olympics: Ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis endures 'nightmare' as dress comes undone

Autism: Scientists take 'first steps' towards biological test

Why did Black Panther roar in S Korea?

2018年2月18日 星期日

Winter Olympics: Alexander Krushelnitsky named as Russian suspected of failed doping test

Australia rugby star Karmichael Hunt avoids drug conviction

Iran plane crash: Agonising wait continues for relatives

Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'physically threatened' witnesses

The lesbian pioneers who fooled Spain's Catholic Church

In Pictures: Life after Ebola

The beauty entrepreneur who turned snakes into ladders

Australia MP George Christensen criticised over gun photo

Israel-Poland spat: Swastikas drawn on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv

Afrin: Kurdish fighters 'strike deal' with Syrian army

In Florida aftermath, US students say 'Never Again'

At least 10 people hit by Swiss avalanche

Zimbabwe opposition leader: Morgan Tsvangirai mourned in Harare

Dagestan church shooting leaves four dead in Kizlyar

Florida school shooting: Students to march on Washington

Finland's new pandas enjoy snow

Finland's new pandas were being allowed outside for the first time since arriving in the country last month.

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Latvian central bank boss detained by anti-corruption force

Malaysia wishes wrong New Year with a barking rooster

Winter Olympics: Russian athlete suspected of failing doping test

Israel's Netanyahu attacks 'dangerous Iranian tiger'

Israel Gaza: Air strikes follow bomb blast on Gaza border

Passenger plane crashes in Iran mountains

2018年2月17日 星期六

Israel rebukes Poland PM for 'Jewish perpetrators' remark

Trump slams FBI over school shooting

Sacred Tibetan monastery in Lhasa hit by fire

The mystery of Toronto's gay village killings

The Indian artist challenging 'dirty taboos' on Instagram

How I joined a French wine brotherhood

The country breeding a generation of chess whizz kids

Hong Kong art: Miniature art shows disappearing Hong Kong




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Kiwis consider foreign house buyer ban

Florida school shooting: Students demand tighter gun controls

Israel Gaza: Four Israeli soldiers injured in border blast

Florida students to lawmakers: 'Shame on you'

Students have been addressing a rally after the February 14 shooting in which 17 people died.

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Pope renews Vatican's anti-sexual abuse panel

Rare cello returned after knifepoint theft in Paris

Grace Mugabe PhD: Arrest made over corruption allegations

Mexico earthquake: Helicopter crashes in emergency killing 13

Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match

Zuma's fall a chance to take moral leadership in Africa

Nirav Modi fraud investigation makes first arrests

Scots study uncovers trafficking routes for pangolin

Roger Federer beats Robin Haase to become oldest world number one

ICYMI: 'World's smallest dog sculpture'

A miniscule mutt and other stories you might have missed.

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New scanning technique reveals secrets behind great paintings

Nigeria bomb blasts cause deaths at fish market

Plymouth man completes 20,000-mile pub adventure

Winter Olympics: Jamaica bobsleighers to use preferred sled after purchase

Russia-Trump inquiry: President says 'no collusion' as FBI charges Russians

The woman challenging the meaning of femininity

Is language taking too long to catch up with conversations about gender?

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Mexico earthquake: Tremor shakes newspaper office

Journalists at the office of Mexican newspaper Milenio film the moment a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit.

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Pakistan: Zainab Ansari's killer gets four death sentences

'I knew I had to get out' of DR Congo

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has produced millions of refugees, more than Syria, Yemen or Iraq.

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2018年2月16日 星期五

Kosovo turns 10 but has little to celebrate

New Zealand goose: How one blind bisexual bird became an icon

Reality Check: Has Shinzo Abe's 'womenomics' worked in Japan?

Florida school shooting: A killer comes to 'paradise'

The week in pictures

Strong earthquake hits southern Mexico

President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges 'new dawn' for South Africa

France: Rape inquiry into Gérald Darmanin dropped

How a US grandmother foiled an alleged school shooting plot

When a Washington state gran found her grandson's troubling journal entries, she called the police.

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Russians conducted 'information warfare' on US election

US Deputy Attorney General says Russians began interfering with the US election process as early as 2014.

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Female driver leads LA police on a high-speed chase

A reporter in a helicopter was able to capture - and commentate on - the high-speed pursuit.

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Russians charged over US 2016 election tampering

FBI failed to act on gunman concerns

Rio de Janeiro violence: Brazil army to take control of security

European spy chiefs in joint plea for post-Brexit co-operation

Ethiopia declares national state of emergency

Merkel 'curious not frustrated' after Theresa May meeting

Facebook told to stop tracking in Belgium

DR Congo troops killed 'in Virunga park' by Rwandan army

Maëlys de Araujo murder: Colleagues donate leave to mother

Florida school shooting: Students share tales of heroism

Six Turkish journalists jailed for life for 'coup links'

In Pictures: Millions celebrate Lunar New Year




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Nirav Modi: Who is India's scandal-linked billionaire?

Romney launches comeback with Trump blast

Couple surprise each other by proposing at the same time

New York ex-teacher and twin arrested for bomb-making

Fans leap to US figure skater's defence

Uzbek nurses, firefighters told to get on their bikes

Syria conflict: US and Turkey agree to avert Manbij clash

Die Welt reporter freed from Turkey jail

Oxfam sex scandal: Are foreign charities welcome in Haiti?

The Oxfam sex scandal has put the spotlight on the work done by non-government organisations in Haiti.

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Florida school shooting: Thousands mourn at vigil

Fred Guttenberg's daughter Jamie was killed in the Florida shooting, he paid tribute to her at a vigil.

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Week in pictures: 9-15 February 2018

2018年2月15日 星期四

Barnaby Joyce: Australia PM's remarks 'inept', deputy says

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announce separation

UK and US blame Russia for 'malicious' NotPetya cyber-attack

Viewpoint: Chemical weapons ‘threat to West’

Is boasting good or bad for business?

The 'black magic' bank heist

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