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Assisted dying: What does the law in different countries say? | 6 October 2015 | [
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"context": "California has become the fifth US state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision. What does the law say in different states and countries when it comes to the right to die? These terms are not always used consistently. - Euthanasia is an intervention... |
What the EU really wants from its deal with the UK | 2 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Fancy some slideshows about Free Trade Agreements, non-regression clauses and something called EASA? Thought not. During January officials from the 27 remaining EU countries received a series of presentations from the European Commission about ideas for their future relationship with the UK. The s... |
China anniversary: Military parade brings out the big guns | 30 September 2019 | [
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"context": "China will hold one of its biggest ever military parades on Tuesday as part of its celebrations for 70 years of Communist Party rule, and Beijing is promising to show off a host of new home-grown weaponry. What equipment might we see on display, and why does China now have the second biggest milit... |
Alan García: Peru's former president kills himself ahead of arrest | 17 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr Garcia was rushed to hospital in the capital, Lima. His death was confirmed by current President Martin Vizcarra. A crowd of supporters gathered outside th... |
Caution urged over use of 'carbon unicorns' to limit warming | 5 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Climate scientists meeting in Korea are being urged to avoid relying on untested technologies as a way of keeping global temperature rise under 1.5C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will shortly publish a report on how the world might stay below this limit. Early drafts said it would... |
Trump savages Federal Reserve as stock plunge worsens | 25 December 2018 | [
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"context": "President Donald Trump has lashed out at America's central bank as a stock market whose gains he once took credit for continued a historic plunge. Mr Trump said the Federal Reserve was \"the only problem\" of the US economy. Mr Trump's treasury secretary meanwhile scrambled to calm investors. The ... |
Kashmir attack: India 'launches strikes against militants' | 30 September 2016 | [
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"context": "India's army says it has carried out \"surgical strikes\" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir. The operation was aimed at preventing attacks being planned by Pakistan-based militants, a senior army official said. He said \"significant casualties have bee... |
Migrant crisis: UN says six die every day in Mediterranean crossings | 30 January 2019 | [
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"context": "An average of six migrants died crossing the Mediterranean every day last year, a UN report says. Italy had earlier highlighted the lower overall number of deaths last year, due to fewer people making the crossing. But the rate of deaths from Libya rose to one for every 14 arrivals in 2018 - from ... |
China accuses US of trade bullying as new tariffs imposed | 24 September 2018 | [
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"context": "China has accused the US of trade bullying after a new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods kicked in. The US imposed tariffs on a further $200bn ($152bn) worth of Chinese products, the largest round yet in the escalating trade war between the economic superpowers. The tariffs are in response to w... |
Katie Brennan: Australia's AFL accused of gender discrimination | 23 March 2018 | [
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"context": "The captain of an Australian rules football team has launched a high-profile gender discrimination complaint after she was banned from playing in her league's biggest match. Katie Brennan was suspended from the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) over a rough tackle. A similar offence in the... |
eSwatini - Taiwan's last friend in Africa | 14 January 2019 | [
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"context": "China has tried to win over eSwatini repeatedly, but the tiny kingdom, previously known as Swaziland, is staying with Taiwan for \"diplomatic and political morality\" even though it is left standing alone. It is the only African country that maintains diplomatic relations with the Asian island aft... |
North and South Korean gymnasts pose for Olympic selfie | 9 August 2016 | [
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"context": "North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie. Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and Hong Un-jong of the North took a quick smiling snapshot during the training period before the start of the Games. The pictures of the tw... |
Amlo: How often do world leaders take a pay cut? | 17 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Mexico's incoming president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known by his initials Amlo) plans to take a 60% pay cut when he takes office in December. The winning left-wing candidate will now earn a salary equivalent to about $5,707 (PS4,310) a month and no other public official will be able to earn m... |
Postal rates: Why is the US threatening to leave the UN system? | 24 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Emergency talks are being held at the UN this week over threats from the US to withdraw from a 145-year-old postal treaty. The agreement sets rates for sending packages between 192 countries. But the US says discounted prices for countries like China are putting its businesses at a massive disadva... |
PM to create 10,000 new prison places and extend stop-and-search | 11 August 2019 | [
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"context": "An extra 10,000 new prison places will be created and stop-and-search powers expanded, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised. The first new prison in the PS2.5bn programme will be at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire, where expansion plans have previously been announced. The government said the pla... |
Germany's economy: Should we be worried? | 8 April 2019 | [
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"context": "It has been a poor week for German economic news. On Friday, we learned that industrial production in February - excluding energy and construction - had fallen. The previous day, new official data showed that manufacturing orders also declined in the same month. At the start of the week, another s... |
Sudan crisis: Military council says it foiled a coup attempt | 12 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Sudan's ruling military council has said it foiled an attempted coup aimed at blocking a power-sharing deal with opposition groups. More than a dozen people - among them former and current army officers and members of the security services - were arrested, a military spokesman said. Sudan has face... |
Bankers sent home as Deutsche starts slashing jobs | 9 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Staff working in share trading in London, New York and Tokyo were told that their jobs were going. In London, some staff stayed away from work after being told their passes would stop w... |
Spain's minimum wage to jump 22% in new year | 12 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Spain's minimum wage will jump by 22% in 2019 - the largest annual increase in more than 40 years. It means millions of low-paid workers could see a pay rise from EUR736 ($835; PS665) to EUR900, effective from January. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the increase on Wednesday, declaring \"a... |
A great deal (or not) to think about | 18 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Firstly, congratulations where they are due. Boris Johnson has achieved what many said was impossible (although not this column). He has struck a revised deal with the European Union anent the UK's departure. In doing so, he has countered claims in many quarters (although not here) that his ende... |
Deutsche Bank: What's the risk? | 30 September 2016 | [
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"context": "Worries over Deutsche Bank's health are dragging down its share price, and in its wake, those of the rest of the world's banks. Back in June, it was described as the world's most dangerous bank - by the International Monetary Fund, no less. The latest trigger is the threat of a new fine for misdem... |
SpaceX astronaut capsule demo for Nasa lifts off | 2 March 2019 | [
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"context": "The demonstration of a new US system to get astronauts into orbit is under way. The SpaceX company has launched a capsule designed to carry people from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is uncrewed for this flight, but if it goes well, the American space agency is likely to approve ... |
South Africa arms deal that landed Zuma in court: What you need to know | 6 April 2018 | [
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"context": "South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption linked to a multi-billion dollar arms deal. The 75-year-old denies any wrongdoing. Newly democratic South Africa decided its military needed to be overhauled - and five years after coming into power following the end of wh... |
Budget 2018: What we know already | 26 October 2018 | [
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"context": "The front cover may be striking, but few would find it a page-turner. However, when it comes to our money, the Budget Red Book is probably the most significant publication of the year. The 120 pages - even more if you count the supporting documents - outline the chancellor's plans for public and p... |
Civil partnerships: 'I want it to happen before my partner dies' | 2 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Joanna and Stephen never wanted to marry. But they have always wanted to make a \"public declaration\" of their relationship - and this became even more pressing when Stephen was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer six years ago. They went to their local registry office and found, to their... |
Abdurehim Heyit Chinese video 'disproves Uighur musician's death' | 11 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Chinese state media have released a video appearing to show a Uighur musician previously reported to have died in a detention camp. The video, dated 10 February, features a man said to be Abdurehim Heyit stating that he is in \"good health\". Turkey earlier called on China to close the camps follo... |
French voter turnout falls sharply in second round | 18 June 2017 | [
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"context": "Voter turnout in the second round of France's parliamentary election is sharply down on the last vote five years ago, official statistics show. Turnout was 35.3% at 17:00 local time (16:00 BST) on Sunday, down from 46.42% at the same time in the 2012 election. The second-round vote is a run-off be... |
Puigdemont: Spanish king ignored millions of Catalans | 5 October 2017 | [
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"context": "Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has attacked Spain's King Felipe VI for \"deliberately ignoring millions of Catalans\", after a disputed vote was held on independence. He accused the king of adopting the Spanish government's position. King Felipe made a TV address on Tuesday night, calling Sunday... |
Syria war: UN Security Council truce vote delayed | 23 February 2018 | [
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"context": "The UN Security Council is struggling to agree a resolution seeking a ceasefire in Syria and has put back a vote until Saturday. The vote has already been delayed several times since Thursday. Russia wanted changes to a draft that calls for a 30-day calm to allow for aid deliveries and medical eva... |
Dead Thai soldier's missing organs shrouded in mystery | 22 November 2017 | [
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"context": "The case of a Thai army cadet who died under mysterious circumstances and had his organs removed has left his family angry and with many questions. Phakhapong Tanyakan died on 17 October - and his family was told the cause of death was a sudden cardiac arrest. Yet his family became suspicious - be... |
Jean Charles de Menezes family in European court challenge | 10 June 2015 | [
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"context": "The family of a Brazilian man shot dead in London by police who thought he was a suicide bomber have taken their legal battle to the European Court of Human Rights. Jean Charles de Menezes was shot at Stockwell Tube station after being mistaken for a terror suspect. His family are challenging a de... |
Xinjiang: China's Muslim camp spending 'revealed' | 6 November 2018 | [
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"context": "China massively increased security spending in 2017 in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are alleged to have been detained, a new report says. Spending in areas \"that explain nearly all security-related facility construction\" rose by 213% between 2016 and... |
Believe in this? 'Trust me, I'm a chief executive' | 7 January 2016 | [
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"context": "A small experiment. Which of the following do you consider the most (or least) credible: \"Trust me, I'm a doctor\", \"trust me, I'm an architect\", or \"trust me, I'm a FTSE chief executive\"? Unfortunately, ample evidence shows that - along with \"trust me, I'm a journalist\" - the final example... |
Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote over Macedonia name deal | 17 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has survived a no-confidence vote over the deal his government made to settle a name dispute with Macedonia. It was tabled by the country's main opposition party, New Democracy, but was rejected by 153 votes to 127. The result paves the way for an historic signi... |
Salman Taseer: Thousands mourn Pakistan governor | 5 January 2011 | [
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"context": "Thousands of Pakistanis have attended the state funeral of assassinated Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani joined the mourners in the city of Lahore amid tight security. Mr Taseer, one of Pakistan's most outspoken liberal politicians, was shot on Tuesday by a bodyguar... |
Nicaragua crisis: Truce agreed after weeks of deadly violence | 16 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Nicaragua's government and opposition groups have agreed a ceasefire after weeks of violence that has left about 170 people dead. A truth commission will also be established and international investigators allowed into the country. Friday's peace talks in Managua were brokered by the Roman Catholi... |
'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech | 24 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Scientists have developed a brain implant that can read people's minds and turn their thoughts to speech. The team at the University of California, San Francisco says the technology is \"exhilarating\". They add that their findings, published in the journal Nature, could help people when disease r... |
Apple's HomePod speakers leave white marks on wood | 14 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Apple's new smart speakers can discolour wooden surfaces, leaving a white mark where they are placed, the firm has acknowledged. The US company has suggested that owners may have to re-oil furniture if the HomePod is moved. The device went on sale last week after having been delayed from its origi... |
Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020 | 24 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020. The social media giant wants to start testing its crypto-currency, which has been referred to internally as GlobalCo... |
Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme | 20 June 2019 | [
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"context": "New Zealand has launched a gun buy-back scheme in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings. More than $208m New Zealand dollars (PS108m, $136m), have been set aside to compensate owners of semi-automatic weapons which were banned following the attacks. The ban was agreed by parliament ... |
Forex scandal: How to rig the market | 20 May 2015 | [
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"context": "The foreign exchange market is not easy to manipulate. But it is still possible for traders to change the value of a currency in order to make a profit. As it is a 24-hour market, it is not easy to see how much the market is worth on a given day. Institutions find it useful to take a snapshot of h... |
Bangladesh fire: Emergency exits in Dhaka high-rise 'were locked' | 29 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Victims of a tower block fire in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Thursday may have been trapped because emergency exits were locked, officials say. At least 25 people died and 70 others were injured in the blaze. Six of the victims are believed to have fallen to their deaths when they jumped from... |
Reality Check: How soon are Brexit answers needed? | 5 February 2018 | [
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"context": "If last week is anything to go by, we can expect a lot of sound and fury over the next few days about Brexit debates within the cabinet, the government and the Conservative Party. Demands for the government to clarify its ambitions for the UK's long-term relationship with the EU continue to grow. ... |
Julian Assange: Why Ecuador ended his stay in London embassy | 12 April 2019 | [
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"context": "For seven years, Julian Assange took refuge in a small office that was converted into a bedroom in Ecuador's embassy in an upmarket neighbourhood of central London, where he lived with his cat, James. It had a bed, sun lamp, computer, kitchenette, shower and treadmill. During his time there, the 4... |
Germany: Reluctant military giant? | 12 June 2017 | [
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"context": "Should Germany become a major military power? And will it happen? With Vladimir Putin destabilising the east, Middle Eastern and Asian conflicts spurring new migration into Europe, and Donald Trump questioning US commitment to NATO, Germany has good reason to feel insecure. Chancellor Merkel told ... |
Adrian Edmondson on Falling Apart, The Bad Shepherds and Star Wars | 9 November 2016 | [
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"context": "Adrian Edmondson's latest stage role sees the former Young Ones star in the grip of a mid-life crisis. Bits of Me Are Falling Apart is a new play based on William Leith's 2008 bestselling memoir about a man who is sleeping on an old mattress in his office after the collapse of his relationship. Co... |
Phone-hacking trial explained | 25 June 2014 | [
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"context": "Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was found guilty of conspiracy to hack phones and one-time chief executive Rebekah Brooks was cleared in what became known as the phone-hacking trial. Four other defendants were cleared along with Ms Brooks. Allegations that News International journalis... |
Five large banks paid no corporation tax in 2014, analysis shows | 23 December 2015 | [
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"context": "Five of the largest banks in the UK paid no corporation tax in 2014, despite making billions of pounds in profits, analysis by Reuters has shown. JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Nomura Holdings and Morgan Stanley paid no corporation tax at all, the news agency said. The ba... |
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi 'should have resigned' | 30 August 2018 | [
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"context": "The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over the military's violent campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority last year. Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein told the BBC the Nobel Peace prize winner should have considered returning to house arr... |
5G: World's first commercial services promise 'great leap' | 5 April 2019 | [
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"context": "South Korea and the US have this week launched the world's first commercial 5G services, promising a new wave of capabilities for smartphone users. Samsung said its Galaxy S10 5G device will offer speeds up to 20 times faster than current phones as it began selling the handsets on Friday. Countrie... |
Zara dress: What to do when everyone's wearing the same as you | 23 July 2019 | [
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"context": "It's the dress you've probably seen everywhere this summer - maybe even several times a day. In fact, a white and black polka dot dress has become such a phenomenon over the last couple of months that an Instagram page has been set up dedicated to sightings of it. But it seems the design has now g... |
Facebook security breach: Up to 50m accounts attacked | 29 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Facebook says almost 50 million of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as \"View As\" to gain control of people's accounts. The breach was discovered on Tuesday, Facebook said, and it has informed police... |
Greeks bridle against 'never-ending' austerity | 26 February 2017 | [
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"context": "In normal times, in a normal country, court proceedings over mortgage arrears would not be the stuff of headline news. But these are not normal times in Greece and such cases have been making national television bulletins. In a soulless white concrete court building, leaders of the I Won't Pay mov... |
Why Asia turned to China during the global financial crisis | 13 September 2018 | [
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"context": "For many young people in Asia, going to the West to study and work is the stuff dreams are made of. But that dream turned into a nightmare for Declan Ee when he became an unwitting victim of the financial crisis 10 years ago. He was working for Lehman Brothers in the sub-prime mortgage division in... |
GBBO: How viewers reacted to the first Channel 4 episode | 29 August 2017 | [
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"context": "The Great British Bake Off's first episode on Channel 4 has gone down well with viewers - although some took time to adjust to the new line-up and advert breaks. The new series - which is the first since the show left the BBC - sees Paul Hollywood joined by fellow judge Prue Leith, with Noel Field... |
Jesus manger: Relic returns to Bethlehem in time for Christmas | 30 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A fragment of wood believed to have formed part of Jesus' manger has been returned to Bethlehem after more than 1,000 years in Europe. Pope Francis ordered the return of the thumb-sized relic from Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as a gift. The relic had been in Rome since the 7th Century. ... |
Catalan crisis: EU leaders rule out involvement in crisis | 19 October 2017 | [
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"context": "European Council President Donald Tusk has explicitly ruled out any EU action over Catalonia, despite the \"concerning\" situation. \"There is no room, no space for any kind of mediation or international initiative or action,\" he said. He was speaking at a joint news conference with EU Commission... |
Hong Kong protests: How could China intervene? | 14 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Hong Kong has experienced weeks of unrest now, sparked by opposition to an extradition bill, with increasing outbreaks of violence and strikes causing major disruption. The Chinese government has strongly criticised the protesters, but many are wondering whether it will eventually lose patience an... |
Tiananmen: China rebukes Pompeo on 30th anniversary of protests | 4 June 2019 | [
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"context": "China has rebuked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for remarks he made on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest. Mr Pompeo criticised China's human rights record and called for it to reveal how many died in the crackdown. A Chinese embassy spokesman in Washington DC said his commen... |
Vast 'star nursery' region found in our galaxy | 7 January 2020 | [
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"context": "Astronomers have discovered a vast structure in our galaxy, made up of many interconnected \"nurseries\" where stars are born. The long, thin filament of gas is a whopping 9,000 light-years long and 400 light-years wide. It lies around 500 light-years from our Sun, which is relatively close by in ... |
US court reverses Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy | 28 February 2020 | [
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"context": "A US federal court has ruled that the Trump administration must halt its policy of requiring Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico pending US approval. The ruling from the San Francisco-based appeals court temporarily upends Mr Trump's policy The so-called \"Remain in Mexico\" policy i... |
Macron moves France into uncharted waters | 24 April 2017 | [
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"context": "France is entering uncharted political water - and it is not because Marine Le Pen is in the final round of the presidential election. It is because the next head of state is almost certain to be Emmanuel Macron. Let us remind ourselves how preposterous this state of affairs would have seemed just... |
Mosul IS battle: 'Remains of prisoners' found at mass grave site | 12 March 2017 | [
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"context": "More evidence has been discovered of a reported massacre in 2014 of up to 600 inmates at Badoush prison near Mosul, Iraqi forces say. The Shia-led Hashd al-Shaabi forces said human remains had been found at the site \"with prison uniforms\". So-called Islamic State (IS) is alleged to have killed h... |
Trump insists Mexico wall will be built despite deal to end shutdown | 26 January 2019 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump insists the US will still build a wall along its border with Mexico, despite ending the longest-ever US government shutdown without securing funds for the project. On Twitter, Mr Trump said the deal to temporarily reopen government was \"in no way a concession\" on the wa... |
Is it OK to take the pill every day without a break? | 21 January 2019 | [
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"context": "Newspaper headlines this week have advised women that they can take contraceptive pills \"every day of the month, without any break\" to avoid monthly bleeds and period pain. But the professional body behind the guidelines that prompted the news reports says their recommendations have been misinte... |
North Korea crisis: Pope urges international mediation | 30 April 2017 | [
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"context": "Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease rising tensions between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear activity. The pontiff suggested that Norway, for example, was \"always ready to help\". He warned the crisis risked sparking a devastating war in which \"a good part ... |
Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power | 12 September 2017 | [
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"context": "About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state, officials say. Relief operations are under way and engineers are working to restore power, but many areas remain stranded. The islands of the Florida Keys and we... |
Marco Antonio Sánchez: Missing Mexico teen found after five days | 29 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Marco Antonio Sanchez, the Mexican secondary school student whose disappearance five days ago triggered protests, has been located. Marco, 17, was found on Sunday evening wandering Melchor Ocampo, north of Mexico City, near where a court had released him the previous evening. Police in Mexico City... |
Dad and daughter fined $4m for stealing winning lottery ticket | 26 February 2019 | [
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"context": "A Canadian convenience store worker and his daughter have been jailed and fined C$4.6m ($3.5m, PS2.6m) for stealing a winning lottery ticket. Jun-Chul Chung, 68, and his daughter Kathleen Chung, 36, were sentenced to seven and four years in prison. Her brother, Kenneth Chung, who ran the convenien... |
Japanese women at a crossroads | 10 March 2015 | [
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"context": "Until the age of 16, my dream was to become a housewife. My mother was one and so were my grandmothers. I also didn't have many friends whose mothers worked. It was the most obvious choice. Now that I have become a mother myself, I realise it is much harder work than I'd expected. But as a teenage... |
Michel Temer: Brazil president 'won't quit' over bribe claim | 19 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Brazil's Michel Temer is battling to save his presidency, amid allegations he authorised paying bribes to silence a witness in a huge corruption scandal. \"I will not resign. I know what I have done,\" he said in a televised address. The turmoil caused the Brazilian stock market to have its worst ... |
Pope Francis makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse | 9 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which is set to become Church law, he makes clear that any sexual advance involving the use of power will now be considered abusive. The clarif... |
Khashoggi death: Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered | 22 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Saudi Arabia has blamed the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on a \"rogue operation\", giving a new account of an act that sparked a global outcry. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News \"the murder\" had been a \"tremendous mistake\" and denied the powerful crown prince had ordered i... |
TikTok: Should we trust the Chinese social-media video app? | 7 November 2019 | [
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"context": "TikTok is thought to have about half a billion active users worldwide, with a large percentage in their teens or early 20s. The short-form video app has become a fertile birthing ground for memes, many of them music-related. One example involved users and their pets switching into cowboy and cowgi... |
Rockhampton: Homes in Australian city flooded as river peaks | 6 April 2017 | [
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"context": "More than 200 houses in the Australian city of Rockhampton have been flooded after a river reached its flood peak, authorities say. The Fitzroy River rose to 8.75m (29ft) in the central Queensland city on Thursday. It comes nine days after Cyclone Debbie made landfall in northern Queensland, causi... |
Pesticide poisoned French paradise islands in Caribbean | 25 October 2019 | [
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"context": "The French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique thrive on their image as idyllic sun, sea and sand destinations for tourists. But few visitors are aware that these lush, tropical islands have a chronic pollution problem. A pesticide linked to cancer - chlordecone - was sprayed on banana ... |
Ambulance crews 'upset' by rude notes | 21 August 2018 | [
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"context": "People angered by ambulances blocking their driveways have been asked not to leave rude notes on the vehicles because it upsets the crews. East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) said their staff were responding to an emergency in Leicester when someone left a note asking the staff to \"have some c... |
Trump impeachment inquiry: Pompeo subpoenaed by House Democrats | 28 September 2019 | [
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"context": "US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been ordered by Democrats to turn over documents relating to the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine. In a letter, the heads of three House committees subpoenaed Mr Pompeo to produce the documents within a week. It is the latest move in rapidly escala... |
Catalonia: Spain ultimatum over independence push passes | 19 October 2017 | [
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"context": "A final deadline for Catalonia to drop a secession bid has passed, with Spain warning it will suspend the region's autonomy. Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont was given until 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) to clarify his position. After a referendum on 1 October, he signed an independence declara... |
'El Chapo' Guzman will be Mexican President Pena Nieto's legacy | 20 July 2015 | [
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"context": "Most Mexicans reacted in one of two ways to the surreal news that Joaquin \"El Chapo\" Guzman, one of the world's most dangerous - and wealthiest - criminals had escaped from a high-security prison. Again. It was either anger or laughter. But it was humour that won out, at least for the first 24 h... |
Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein attack | 3 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Actress Uma Thurman has detailed long hinted-at allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. In a New York Times article, she says Weinstein pushed her down and \"tried to expose himself\" at the producer's hotel room in London during the 1990s, before she managed to \"wriggle away\". Harve... |
US trade: Is Trump right about the deficit? | 10 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Claim: The US is suffering from a trade imbalance, with a trade deficit of $800bn (PS579bn) in 2017. Reality Check verdict: The President is incorrect about the US trade deficit - it was $566bn (PS410bn) in 2017. Economists generally agree that neither trade deficits nor surpluses are necessarily ... |
New Jersey pupils with $75 lunch debt banned from prom and field trips | 23 October 2019 | [
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"context": "A US school district has banned students who have more than $75 (PS58) in lunch debt from attending the prom and other extra-curricular activities. The school board president of Cherry Hill in New Jersey said the plan struck a \"balance of compassion\" while \"holding people accountable\". A busin... |
Korean summit sparks cold noodle craze | 27 April 2018 | [
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"context": "Kim Jong-un may have made history by crossing the military line into South Korea, but it was a throwaway quip about cold noodles that began the most unexpected of crazes. Once the handshake was done and dusted, the North and South Korean leaders were not averse to making jokes and Kim Jong-un's co... |
Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished | 24 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to... |
Venezuela crisis: When a simple cut can mean death | 28 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Armando (not his real name) is afraid. For Armando, a small bruise or a cut could have serious consequences, and even lead to death. Armando has haemophilia, an illness that impedes blood cells from forming clots, which means that when he cuts himself, he bleeds for longer. While haemophilia canno... |
Junior doctors' row: The basics of the dispute | 1 September 2016 | [
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"context": "Ministers and junior doctors in England have spent several years locked in a dispute. But what exactly is the row about? It erupted over the introduction of a new contract. Ministers announced in 2012 they wanted to change the term and conditions, which were originally agreed in the 1990s. Talks b... |
US election 2020: Democrats respond to Obama's warning | 17 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Democratic presidential candidates have given their reaction to a warning by former President Barack Obama against moving too far left in politics. Mr Obama's rare intervention into the Democratic race was a talking point at campaign events on Saturday. Some Democrats called for unity, while other... |
US mid-terms: What are the claims of voter suppression? | 1 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Claims of voter suppression have erupted ahead of the mid-term election in the US, with critics saying tougher identification and registration requirements in several states are designed to limit participation. There have been allegations of voter suppression in previous elections but the claims n... |
Self-harm, suicide and social media: Can you talk about them online safely? | 7 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The boss of Instagram is meeting England's Health Secretary to discuss ways of handling content about self-harm and suicide. Teenager Molly Russell took her own life in 2017 and links have been made between her death and content she was looking at on social media. The UK government is urging socia... |
Irish PM should know better over Brexit, says Arlene Foster | 21 November 2017 | [
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"context": "Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar \"should know better\" than to \"play around\" with Northern Ireland over Brexit, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party says. Arlene Foster accused Mr Varadkar of being \"reckless\" as Brexit talks enter a \"critical phase\". She was speaking after meeting T... |
Yemen war: US presses Saudi Arabia to agree ceasefire | 31 October 2018 | [
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"context": "The US has called for a swift cessation of hostilities in Yemen, where three years of civil war have caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Defence Secretary James Mattis said all parties needed to take part in UN-led peace talks within the next 30 days. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meanw... |
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for crackdown on vaccine industry | 23 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Authorities in China have ordered an investigation into a vaccination scandal as panic grows over product safety. Last week vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co was found to have falsified production data for its rabies vaccine. The firm has been ordered to halt production and recall rabies v... |
South China Sea: The mystery of missing books and maritime claims | 19 June 2016 | [
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"context": "If you want to understand the way China really feels about its controversial claim to huge swathes of the sea off its southern shore, then the island of Hainan is a good place to start. This is a place where everything is bent towards justifying and upholding that assertion of sovereignty, from go... |
California school shooting: Two teenage students killed in Santa Clarita | 16 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Two students, aged 16 and 14, have been killed and three others injured by a gunman who opened fire at a secondary school in California, officials say. The victims died in a brief, 16-second gun attack shortly before classes began on Thursday at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, north of Los An... |
General election 2019: Row over Labour's 'NHS for sale' claim | 27 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A row has broken out after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed he had \"proof\" the NHS was at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. Mr Corbyn said he had a 451-page dossier showing initial talks had taken place, proving the NHS was \"for sale\". But Prime Minister Boris Johnson said th... |
Burns Strider case: Clinton says she should have fired adviser | 31 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Hillary Clinton has admitted that she should have fired an adviser accused of sexual harassment during her 2008 presidential campaign. Burns Strider was initially docked pay and told to seek counselling but was later fired from a campaign group after again being accused of harassment. Mr Strider h... |
North Korea defector hack: Personal data of almost 1,000 leaked | 28 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said. A personal computer at the state-run centre was found to have been \"infected with a malicious code\". The ministry said this is... |
Hundreds of thousands of viruses in oceans | 26 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Marine viruses were found from the surface down to 4,000m deep and from the North to the South Pole. Though most are harmless to humans, they can infect marine life, including whales and crustaceans. And ... |
Is there a crisis on the US-Mexico border? | 11 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Congress approved a humanitarian aid plan for migrants at the US-Mexico border, but the political crisis over how to deal with migrants attempting to reach the US continues. Migrants continue to die en route to the border, including a Salvadorean father and daughter whose bodies were photographed ... |
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