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Nobel Literature Prize: Why this year's award was postponed | 4 May 2018 | [
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"context": "The decision to postpone the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature - one of the oldest and most prestigious cultural awards - follows a crisis over sexual assault allegations at the organisation which decides the winner. The Swedish Academy is under fire for how it dealt with alleged misconduct ... |
Bali volcano: Non-evacuees may be forced to leave area | 27 November 2017 | [
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"context": "People who have not left their homes around a rumbling volcano in Bali may be forcibly evicted, Indonesian authorities have said. Tens of thousands of people stayed put near Mount Agung after an alert was raised to its highest level. Some still felt safe while others did not want to leave livestoc... |
US Senate's bipartisan spending-hike budget is 'monstrosity' | 7 February 2018 | [
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"context": "US budget hawks have labelled a plan to hike defence and domestic spending by hundreds of billions of dollars as a debt-ballooning \"monstrosity\". In a rare show of bipartisanship, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic counterpart Chuck Schumer agreed the two-year pact. The bill... |
French chef Bras gives up Michelin stars | 30 January 2018 | [
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"context": "A prestigious food guide has allowed a top French restaurant to publicly withdraw from its listings. Sebastien Bras's Le Suquet restaurant in southern France held Michelin's three-star rating for 18 years. He shocked the food world in September when he decided to give up his top rating, saying he ... |
Soleimani: What are sanctions and why do countries use them? | 6 January 2020 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump says he'll put heavy sanctions on Iraq after its president called for US troops to leave the country. It comes after the US killed a top military general in neighbouring Iran. A pro-Iran group of Iraqi MPs voted to call for US troops to leave Iraq - 5,000 of them are ther... |
Brazil impeachment: Dilma Rousseff's last stand? | 30 August 2016 | [
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"context": "It was another marathon session in Brazil's congress. There was heated debate over the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, this time with the suspended president herself at the centre of the questioning, giving answers to more than 50 senators one by one. It was an unprecedented moment in Brazilian his... |
Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honour black sailor | 19 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The US Navy is to name its new aircraft carrier after a black sailor who fought in World War II. Doris Miller earned the Navy Cross for his actions during the Japanese attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor in 1941. At the time, the US military was strictly segregated on racial grounds. Miller became an ... |
Syria conflict: 'Chemical attack' in Idlib kills 58 | 4 April 2017 | [
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"context": "At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group says. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes on Khan Sheikhoun by Syrian government or Russian jets had caused many people to... |
South Africa's Jacob Zuma denies being 'king' of corruption | 15 July 2019 | [
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"context": "South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has told a judge-led inquiry that allegations of corruption against him were a \"conspiracy\" aimed at removing him from the political scene. He was appearing for the first time at the inquiry, which is investigating allegations that he oversaw a web of c... |
EU struggles over law to tackle spread of terror online | 17 April 2019 | [
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"context": "EU officials are struggling to agree on a law aimed at preventing the spread of \"terrorist content\" online. The European Parliament approved a draft version of the law on Wednesday evening, which would impose a one-hour deadline to remove offending content. But a European Commission official tol... |
Trudeau defends the number of planes used by his campaign | 3 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is facing criticism over his campaign's use of two planes. None of the other parties in this election is using more than one plane as their leaders campaign across Canada's vast territory. The Conservatives accused Mr Trudeau of being \"hypocritical\" on environmental... |
Italy PM-designate Conte gives up bid for government | 28 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Italian PM-designate Giuseppe Conte has given up his bid to form a government after the country's president vetoed his choice of economy minister. President Sergio Matarella said he had agreed to all proposals but could not back Paolo Savona, a eurosceptic. Mr Matarella's move angered populist par... |
Baltimore government held hostage by hackers' ransomware | 23 May 2019 | [
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"context": "The US city of Baltimore's government, long plagued by dysfunction, is now battling a ransomware attack that has crippled its systems for more than two weeks and counting. Hackers breached the Maryland city's servers on 7 May and demanded $100,000 (PS79,000) worth of Bitcoin. The ransomware has bl... |
Canada election: Party leaders clash in first French election debate | 3 October 2019 | [
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"context": "The leaders of Canada's main parties clashed over the environment in the country's first big election debate. The event in Quebec was the first time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the Liberal party, Conservative Andrew Scheer, the NDP's Jagmeet Singh and the Bloc Quebecois' Yves-Francois Blanc... |
My Shop: Entrepreneur's fears for her Polish deli empire | 3 July 2016 | [
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"context": "As EU migrants face a backlash in Cambridgeshire in the wake of the referendum result, the entrepreneur behind a small chain of Polish delis fears for her future. Elena Hrabovenska goes to the staff area to retrieve the letter from her handbag. From the way she has spoken about it, I'm expecting a... |
Where are heterosexual civil partnerships legal? | 27 June 2018 | [
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"context": "The UK's Supreme Court decided on 27 June to make civil partnerships available for heterosexual couples as well as same-sex couples, In a civil partnership, a couple is entitled to the same legal treatment in terms of inheritance, tax, pensions and next-of-kin arrangements as marriage. Some, such ... |
Trudeau picks an astronaut for Canada's new governor general | 13 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Former astronaut Julie Payette has been tapped by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be Canada's next governor general. Mr Trudeau announced the nomination on Thursday, after considering both francophone and aboriginal candidates for the largely ceremonial role. Ms Payette, 54, will take over as the... |
Gene therapy effective to treat 'bubble boy' syndrome | 9 October 2014 | [
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"context": "An advance in gene therapy may provide safe treatment to children with a fatal genetic disorder that leads to no functioning immune system. The majority of children with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, or X-SCID, die before the age of one and must live in a \"bubble\" for protection. Du... |
Should schools impose a dress code on parents? | 2 May 2019 | [
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"context": "When a school in Houston, Texas, announced that parents must also follow dress code guidelines, it ignited a larger debate about appropriate attire and standards for parents across the nation. Principal Carlotta Brown of James Madison High School announced the new dress code guidelines for parents... |
Darwin shooting: Four killed in northern Australia | 4 June 2019 | [
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"context": "A gunman shot dead four people and injured another at five different locations in the northern Australian city of Darwin, officials said. The 45-year-old suspect, who was known to the police, was arrested an hour after the first shots were reported at about 18:00 local time (08:30 GMT). Police sai... |
Canada ice hockey coach resigns over past racial comments | 29 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A coach with North America's National Hockey League has resigned after a former player accused him of racism. Bill Peters, head coach of Canada's Calgary Flames, quit over allegations he had used racist language a decade ago while coaching a minor league team. Ex-player Akim Aliu said Mr Peters, w... |
What's the deal with the Trump Foundation? | 4 October 2016 | [
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"context": "Donald Trump and his advocates often boast of the Republican presidential candidate's philanthropic prowess. Central to their claims is the operation of his eponymous charity, the Trump Foundation. Recently, however, the Trump Foundation has come under media and partisan scrutiny. Detractors claim... |
Who are Indonesia's election rivals? | 22 July 2014 | [
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"context": "On 9 July Indonesians voted in their third direct presidential election since the nation moved from dictatorship to democracy 16 years ago. Voters chose between two candidates - Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. On election day both claimed victory - and now the nation is waiting to hear the offic... |
US Supreme Court backs Colorado baker's gay wedding cake snub | 4 June 2018 | [
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"context": "The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. The Colorado state court had found that baker Jack Phillips' decision to turn away David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012 was unlawful discrimination. But the Supreme Court ruled o... |
Yongbyon: The heart of North Korea's nuclear programme | 28 February 2019 | [
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"context": "After the US-North Korea summit talks in Hanoi ended abruptly, President Donald Trump said his stumbling block with Kim Jong-un was over one key point: What North Korea would get in exchange for disabling its Yongbyon nuclear facility. Yongbyon is the site that produces material that could be used... |
Trump's Saudi trip: Thumbs up and other 'controversies' | 22 May 2017 | [
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"context": "As Donald Trump has ended the Saudi leg of his first foreign visit, here's a look back at some of the contentious moments in the Gulf kingdom. It's one of the president's favourite gestures, and Bloomberg journalist Jennifer Jacobs tweeted a picture of him doing just that in Riyadh. Then came the ... |
Libya migrants: Attack kills dozens at detention centre | 3 July 2019 | [
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"context": "An attack has killed up to 40 migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials say. Some 80 people were injured at the centre, which the UN-backed government says was hit by an air strike. Anti-government forces led by warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar h... |
India election 2019: Is India's bullet train on time? | 15 March 2019 | [
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"context": "India has undertaken an ambitious project for a bullet train to run between two of the country's major cities. A deal was signed in 2015 with Japan, which is helping to finance its construction. The project is part of the government's commitment to revitalise the country's creaking 165-year-old ra... |
Mitsutoki Shigeta: 'Baby factory' dad wins paternity rights | 20 February 2018 | [
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"context": "A Bangkok court has awarded paternity rights to a Japanese man over 13 babies he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers. The ruling allows Mitsutoki Shigeta, 28, to pursue custody of the children. The son of a wealthy entrepreneur, he caused controversy in 2014 when he was revealed to have father... |
US Election 2016: Are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders right about trade? | 11 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Would Donald Trump \"wreak havoc on world trade\" if he became US president? That was the question posed in a recent Wall Street Journal column. Meanwhile, an article in Forbes magazine describes another non-mainstream figure still in the running for the White House, the Democrat Bernie Sanders, a... |
How a plot to kill Theresa May in Downing Street was foiled | 31 August 2018 | [
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"context": "A college drop-out who sought revenge for his uncle's death in Syria has been convicted of preparing to attack Downing Street and kill the PM. Naa'imur Rahman, 20, was convicted at the Old Bailey after he was trapped in a major undercover operation involving the FBI, MI5 and police. Rahman approac... |
Cuba acoustic attack: What is a covert sound weapon? | 25 August 2017 | [
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"context": "The US state department says its diplomats in Cuba have been suffering symptoms including hearing loss after suspected sonic attacks, some of which were - according to some reports - inaudible to human ears. The use of sound as a weapon is not new, but what about unheard sound attacks? If you've e... |
Twitter: 'My boyfriend died but I still like to read his tweets' | 28 November 2019 | [
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"context": "\"I just can't imagine how I'd feel if I saw somebody else with Dean's handle.\" Adam Parker's boyfriend Dean Eastmond died from cancer at the age of 21 in September 2017. They'd been dating for two years. The couple first spoke on Twitter when Adam sent a message to Dean to tell him how cute a ph... |
Retired Pope to be removed as celibacy book author | 14 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The cardinal who co-wrote a book backing priestly celibacy with the retired Pope has said Benedict XVI's name will be removed from future editions. Some saw the apparent intervention by Benedict as a challenge to his successor, Pope Francis. Pope Benedict, who is 92, reportedly said he could not r... |
Some smear test abnormalities 'self-heal' | 28 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Early cell changes that can turn into cervical cancer may not need treatment and may get better on their own in 50% of cases, according to a new study. The British Medical Journal research looked at the outcomes of more than 3,000 women and found half of the \"moderate\" lesions found on routine s... |
Donald Trump: Top quotes in US Republican TV debate | 7 August 2015 | [
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"context": "Tycoon Donald Trump stole the spotlight in the first televised debate among contenders for the Republican nomination in next year's US presidential election. No stranger to controversy, some of Mr Trump's comments drew gasps - and some boos - from the studio audience in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr Trump w... |
Mumbai rains: Is India's weather becoming more extreme? | 11 July 2019 | [
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"context": "With unusually severe rainfall in India's financial capital Mumbai over the past few weeks, and severe drought conditions elsewhere in the country, questions are being raised about whether these extreme events are becoming more common. Reality Check has had a look at the available data for floods ... |
Seychelles protects an area 'as big as Britain' in Indian Ocean | 22 February 2018 | [
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"context": "The Seychelles has created protected areas \"the size of Great Britain\" in the Indian Ocean. In exchange for getting some of its national debt paid off, the island nation has agreed to protect 210,000 sq km (81,000 sq miles) of ocean. The reserves will limit tourism and fishing activities in the ... |
Why stealthy viruses are making you ill | 8 August 2018 | [
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"context": "A trick used by viruses to make us sick - \"stealth spheres\" - has been discovered by scientists. It had been thought viruses were all lone wolves, each on a solo campaign of infection. Instead they can form \"packs\" of up to 40 viruses and surround themselves with a fatty sphere that makes them... |
Australia fires: 'Not much left' of town ravaged by bushfire | 23 December 2019 | [
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"context": "The leader of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, says \"catastrophic\" fire conditions have almost completely razed one Australian community. She said there was \"not much left\" of the town of Balmoral, south-west of Sydney, where about 400 people live. Firefighters are struggling to contain bu... |
Jamal Khashoggi death: Trump 'not satisfied' with Saudi account | 21 October 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump says he is \"not satisfied\" with Saudi Arabia's account of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Friday, Saudi Arabia for the first time admitted that Mr Khashoggi was dead, saying he was killed in a \"fist fight\" in its Istanbul consulate. But that explanation ha... |
Trump's ex aide Paul Manafort 'hid' $750,000 payment | 22 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Further allegations have been made in Ukraine about secret funds said to have been paid to Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Lawmaker Serhiy Leshchenko said he had evidence that Mr Manafort had tried to hide a payment of $750,000 (PS600,800) from a pro-Russian party in 2009. M... |
Big pro-Catalan independence rally staged in Madrid | 16 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Tens of thousands of supporters of Catalan independence have rallied in Spain's capital Madrid in protest at an ongoing trial of 12 separatist leaders. Many waved Catalan flags and had placards reading \"Self-determination is not a crime\". Protest organisers said 120,000 people marched in Madrid.... |
Kim Yong-chol: 'Purged' N Korean diplomat appears with Kim | 3 June 2019 | [
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"context": "A North Korean official who was reported to be in a labour camp attended a weekend concert alongside Kim Jong-un, state media said. Last Friday, Kim Yong-chol was widely reported to have been sent to a re-education camp as punishment. North Korean media showed him apparently at a musical performan... |
Why watching sport on TV is not a black and white issue | 9 December 2016 | [
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"context": "The days when 30 million people would gather around their TV sets to watch a football World Cup or FA Cup final are long gone, as the satellite and cable eras saw many sports move to pay-TV, while a host of other attractions now also compete for precious viewing time. In this atomised leisure land... |
Princess Eugenie wedding: What's the cost and who's paying? | 10 October 2018 | [
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"context": "On 12 October Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank will be tying the knot in Windsor. Their marriage will mark the second royal wedding of the year following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ceremony back in May. So how much is it expected to cost and who pays? Providing security is likely to be o... |
South Africa: the economic challenge | 16 February 2018 | [
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"context": "South Africa's new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, will have a daunting in-tray, including a formidable economic agenda to tackle. Growth under Jacob Zuma's leadership has been weak and unemployment is painfully high. It is one of the most unequal countries on the planet - the legacy of apartheid is s... |
Trump tracker: How his first two years have gone - in eight graphics | 28 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The first two years of the Trump White House have been eventful, to say the least. But let's ignore the drama and instead focus on the numbers. We're tracking the president's progress on his agenda and how it is received by the American public and the wider world. And there are interesting - and s... |
Kim Jong-nam: Will killing derail North Korea-China ties? | 18 February 2017 | [
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"context": "Beijing needs to do more to rein in North Korea: that's the view of US President Donald Trump and his new team. But how much leverage does China really have there and what are the chances of it being used, asks the BBC's Stephen McDonell in Beijing. China and North Korea seem to be heading into ye... |
Yingluck trial: Thailand ex-PM 'fled to Dubai' before verdict | 26 August 2017 | [
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"context": "Thailand's ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai ahead of the verdict in her trial over a rice subsidy scheme, members of her party have said. Pheu Thai Party sources said Ms Shinawatra left Thailand last week. It was revealed on Friday that Ms Yingluck, who is charged with negligence, had gone ... |
Ukraine fury as Russia gets back Council of Europe voting rights | 25 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Five years after Russia had its voting rights removed because of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly has voted to restore them. The assembly backed the proposal in the face of angry opposition from Ukraine, whose delegation later walked out. Moscow... |
Brazil crisis: Rousseff impeachment process 'back on track' | 10 May 2016 | [
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"context": "An impeachment process against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff appears to be back on track after the acting speaker of the lower house revoked his surprise decision to suspend a crucial vote. Speaker Waldir Maranhao did not give any reason for his U-turn, which came less than 24 hours after he h... |
Busisiwe Mkhwebane: The corruption fighter surrounded by scandal | 22 July 2019 | [
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"context": "South Africa's corruption watchdog is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just three years into the job, there have already been two attempts to remove Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office. She has faced public scrutiny, accusations of political bias and has most recently become the subject of a... |
Florida car-park killing: Gunman guilty as 'stand your ground' defence fails | 24 August 2019 | [
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"context": "A white man who shot and killed an unarmed black man over a parking dispute in the US state of Florida has been found guilty of manslaughter. Michael Drejka, 49, shot Markeis McGlockton after a fight broke out over a disabled parking space last year. Drejka had cited the state's \"stand your groun... |
Hong Kong extradition protests: Do China demonstrations ever work? | 10 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Organisers say more than a million people - one seventh of Hong Kong's population - took part in Sunday's demonstration against a planned bill to allow extradition to mainland China. It was one of Hong Kong's largest ever protests, and the biggest since the former British colony was handed back to... |
Gulf of Oman tanker attacks: What we know | 18 June 2019 | [
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"context": "On 13 June, two tankers were damaged by explosions in the Gulf of Oman, a strategic waterway crucial to global energy supplies. It was the second time in a month tankers have been attacked in the region and came amid escalating tension between Iran and the United States. US Secretary of State Mike... |
Rumours and spies in the Balkans as Russia seeks influence | 12 December 2016 | [
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"context": "Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is on a high-profile visit to Serbia, which comes in the wake of some of the wildest allegations of espionage seen in the Western Balkans since James Bond was pursued through what was then Yugoslavia on the Orient Express. Fifty years after From Russia Wit... |
Jimmy Choo seeks well-heeled buyer | 24 April 2017 | [
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"context": "Luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo is the go-to for celebrities looking to wear a pair of killer heels on the red carpet. Now the British firm is going on a strut of its own, as its board puts the business up for sale. Valued at about PS700m, analysts believe Jimmy Choo could attract attention from riva... |
Congresswomen hit back after Trump's tweets branded racist | 16 July 2019 | [
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"context": "The four US congresswomen attacked by US President Donald Trump in tweets widely called racist have dismissed his remarks as a distraction. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib urged the US people \"not to take the bait\" at a news conference on M... |
Taylor Swift v Scooter Braun: Is it personal or strictly business? | 1 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Taylor Swift has accused music mogul Scooter Braun of \"bullying\" and attempting to \"dismantle\" her \"musical legacy\" after he bought most of the US pop star's life's work, thanks to his acquisition of her former record label Big Machine for $300m (PS237m). \"This is my worst case scenario\", ... |
Child life expectancy projections cut by years | 2 December 2019 | [
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"context": "Years have been knocked off official projections of children's life expectancies in the UK, an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report shows. A baby girl born in 2019 is now expected to celebrate three fewer birthdays on average, than under previous calculations. Official 2014 data thought tha... |
Alberto Curamil: Chile's 'environmental Nobel' winner who saved a sacred river | 5 May 2019 | [
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"context": "A Chilean indigenous leader detained for allegedly taking part in a robbery has been awarded a prestigious environmental prize for his role in protecting a sacred river in his community. Alberto Curamil, of the Mapuche community, won the Goldman prize - considered the Nobel of environmental activi... |
What does Afghan warlord Hekmatyar's return mean? | 6 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Afghanistan's conflict-weary citizens have cautiously welcomed the return of warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Kabul. The leader of Afghanistan's second-largest militant group, Mr Hekmatyar is an Islamist warlord accused of numerous atrocities during the civil war of the 1990s. But he has signed a pe... |
Quebec passes religious symbols secularism bill | 17 June 2019 | [
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"context": "A Canadian province has passed legislation that would bar civil servants in positions of \"authority\" from wearing religious symbols at work. The Coalition Avenir Quebec's (CAQ) bill covers judges, police officers, teachers and other public figures. It prevents the wearing of symbols such as the ... |
Boris Johnson: UK 'will be ready' for no-deal Brexit | 19 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Boris Johnson has insisted preparations for a no-deal Brexit are on track, despite a leaked report warning of potential food and medicine shortages. The prime minister said preparations had been \"very far advanced\" ahead of the original 29 March deadline. Meanwhile, Mr Johnson has written to EU ... |
Nesamani: Who is he and why is the world praying for him? | 30 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter? Many Indians were left wondering what was going on as #Pray_for_Neasamani and #Nesamani began trending first in India and then across the world. And no-one seemed to know him - apart from those from the southern... |
Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen refugee arrives in Canada | 12 January 2019 | [
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"context": "A Saudi teenager who fled her family alleging abuse and got stranded at a Bangkok airport has arrived in Canada after being granted asylum there. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but was initially told to return to Kuwait, where her family were waiting. S... |
US embassy 'promotes Trump's Florida resort' | 25 April 2017 | [
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"context": "Democrats have criticised a blog post on the website of the US embassy in London about President Donald Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The blog, published on 5 April but removed on Monday night, details the history of the 114-room mansion, often described as the \"winter White House\... |
Mohammed Morsi: UN calls for inquiry into ex-Egyptian president's death | 18 June 2019 | [
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"context": "The UN has called for an independent investigation into the death of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The 67-year-old died after he collapsed during a court appearance on Monday. Morsi was Egypt's first democratically elected president but had been in custody since his removal by the mili... |
What are your rights on university initiation ceremonies | 29 November 2018 | [
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"context": "\"The first I knew that something had gone wrong was on the Tuesday morning when I heard a vehicle coming up the drive.\" Jeremy Farmer's life changed two years ago when his son, Ed, died during a university initiation ceremony. A post-mortem examination found the 20-year-old had five times the le... |
Japan abdication and accession: Your questions answered | 1 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Emperor Akihito has become the first Japanese monarch to stand down in more than 200 years, handing over to his son, Naruhito. The 85-year-old was given special legal permission to abdicate after saying he felt unable to fulfil his role because of declining health. We asked BBC readers to send us ... |
Yemen war: Eight killed in air strike near Kitaf hospital | 27 March 2019 | [
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"context": "A charity has condemned an air strike near a hospital in rebel-held north-western Yemen that killed at least eight people, five of them children. A missile hit a petrol station 50m (164ft) from the entrance of the Kitaf rural hospital on Tuesday morning, according to Save the Children. The blast a... |
After the Taliban: Revisiting scarred Kunduz | 26 November 2015 | [
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"context": "The Taliban's brief takeover of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in September shocked its residents as well as the Afghan government and its Western allies. It was the first time the insurgents had taken control of a provincial Afghan capital since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001. BB... |
Australia election: The campaign with cash to splash | 12 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Australians vote in a general election on 18 May and rarely, if ever, has campaigning in the nation been splashed with so much cash. So, asks the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney, what will be its effect? A controversial mining tycoon with a penchant for dinosaurs and ambitions to build a replica of th... |
RHI scandal: Arlene Foster's adviser 'exerted influence' over botched scheme | 18 January 2017 | [
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"context": "An adviser to former first minister Arlene Foster exerted influence over a flawed renewable energy scheme, a senior civil servant has said. Dr Andrew McCormick said that, without direct evidence, he understood Dr Andrew Crawford influenced the decision to keep the Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI) r... |
Fortnite sued over The Floss: Can you copyright a dance move? | 20 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Backpack Kid and Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air are the latest people to sue the makers of Fortnite for stealing their moves. Russell Horning and Alfonso Ribeiro claim Epic Games ripped off their work and turned it into emotes in the game. An emote is the dancing Fortnite characters do t... |
Iran sanctions: US vows 'relentless' pressure as sanctions resume | 5 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that the US will exert \"relentless\" pressure on Iran unless it changes its \"revolutionary course\". His comments came hours after the Trump administration restored all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting core parts of Iran's economy.... |
Brunei says controversial Sharia law aimed at 'prevention' | 12 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Brunei's foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia law is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the new laws, adultery and sex between men is punishable by stoning to death. Brunei said there would be a high... |
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM faces corruption charges | 28 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Israel's attorney general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. Mr Netanyahu faces possible charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases. The prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed... |
North Korea's Joe Biden 'imbecile' insult and what it tells us | 22 May 2019 | [
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"context": "North Korean state media had strong words for Joe Biden - the former US vice-president and current presidential candidate - on Wednesday. Mr Biden had \"gone reckless and senseless, seized by ambition for power\", a commentary on the news website KCNA said. He was \"an imbecile bereft of elementar... |
Scottish court hears arguments about Brexit delay letter to EU | 8 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Scottish judges are considering whether a court can sign a Brexit extension letter on behalf of the government. The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland's highest court, is being asked to act directly if Boris Johnson refuses to request a delay. The letter is a key provision of what is kn... |
Trooping the Colour: Royals join Queen at birthday parade | 9 June 2018 | [
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"context": "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined the Queen for the Trooping the Colour parade to mark her 92nd birthday. Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan, who married last month, arrived as part of the carriage procession. Prince Philip, who retired from royal duties last year, did not attend the mi... |
EU elections: Cable says Remain parties 'shouldn't be squabbling' | 14 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Lib Dem leader Vince Cable says he was in favour of working with other Remain parties to present a \"common front\" at the European elections. The pro-EU MP told LBC Radio he had approached the Green Party and Change UK to suggest joint candidates. He said the parties \"shouldn't be squabbling\", ... |
Walmart changes gun policies after shootings | 4 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Walmart is to stop sales of some types of ammunition following recent shootings, including one at one of its stores in Texas that left 22 dead. The head of the company said it would discontinue sales of some bullets that can be used in assault-style weapons, and those used in handguns. The move co... |
UAE tanker attacks blamed on 'state actor' | 7 June 2019 | [
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"context": "The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a \"state actor\" was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a \"sophisticated and co-ordinated operation\", according to its report. The UAE did not say who it thought was behind ... |
Afghanistan: How does the Taliban make money? | 22 December 2018 | [
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"context": "There are indications that the US is planning a significant withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. American troops are in the country to support the Afghan government's fight against the Taliban and other militant groups. The Taliban, the main insurgent group in Afghanistan with an estimated 6... |
Poland Holocaust law: France criticises 'ill advised' text | 7 February 2018 | [
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"context": "France has joined the US and Israel in criticising Poland's new Holocaust law, describing the text as \"ill advised\". \"You should not rewrite history, it's never a very good idea,\" Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Polish president Andrzej Duda signed the law on Tuesday. It outlaws accu... |
George HW Bush: What makes a one-term president? | 2 December 2018 | [
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"context": "The late George HW Bush was the last US president to lose a re-election campaign. What sets single-term presidents apart? George Herbert Walker Bush was a war hero, a congressman, an ambassador, the head of the CIA, Ronald Reagan's number two and, between 1989 and 1993, the most powerful man in th... |
Brexit: EU leaders agree Article 50 delay plan | 22 March 2019 | [
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"context": "EU leaders have agreed on a plan to delay the Article 50 process, postponing Brexit beyond 29 March. The UK will be offered a delay until 22 May, if MPs approve the withdrawal deal negotiated with the EU next week. If they do not, the EU will back a shorter delay until 12 April, allowing the UK ti... |
Uber sells South East Asia operations to rival Grab | 26 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Uber is selling its South East Asia ride-share and food delivery businesses to regional rival Grab. The move marks a further retreat from international operations for Uber, after it sold its China business to local rival Didi Chuxing. Both firms describe the deal as a win for their passengers, but... |
Brexit: What could no deal mean for the Irish border? | 6 August 2019 | [
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"context": "The chances of a no-deal Brexit are rising, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledging to leave the EU on 31 October, with or without a deal. Mr Johnson wants a new withdrawal deal that removes the backstop (the clause that stops there being physical checks on the Irish border under any circumstan... |
Justin Trudeau: Canada 'back on world stage' | 20 October 2015 | [
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"context": "Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau says the country has reclaimed its Liberal identity, after a decisive election victory that ended nearly a decade of Conservative rule. \"I want to say to this country's friends all around the world,\" he told a rally in Ottawa, \"on behalf of 35 mi... |
Les Moonves resigns from CBS after sexual misconduct allegations | 10 September 2018 | [
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"context": "The head of US media giant CBS, Les Moonves, has resigned with immediate effect following allegations of sexual misconduct. CBS had been investigating Mr Moonves since allegations appeared in the New Yorker in July - and fresh accusations from six more women appeared on Sunday. Mr Moonves, 68, den... |
Michelle Obama: 'I still have impostor syndrome' | 4 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Michelle Obama has said she still feels \"impostor syndrome\", adding that \"it never goes away\". Mrs Obama was speaking during her return to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, an all-girls school in north London she previously visited in 2009. The former US First Lady also attended a sold-out ev... |
Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pakistan to allow consular access to 'Indian spy' | 19 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Pakistan has said it will follow a UN court's order to allow consular access to an Indian navy officer convicted of spying. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that Islamabad had violated international law by denying access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. Islamabad said the access wo... |
Turkey-Germany: Erdogan urges Merkel to extradite Gulen 'terrorists' | 28 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Germany to extradite supporters of a US-based Muslim cleric whom he blames for an attempted coup. Speaking in Berlin, he said Germany should designate followers of Fethullah Gulen as terrorists. Chancellor Angela Merkel told a news conference th... |
KSI vs Logan Paul: YouTube heavyweights ready for boxing showdown | 24 August 2018 | [
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"context": "KSI and Logan Paul, YouTube stars with 37 million subscribers between them, will take their beef into the boxing ring on Saturday for a fight billed as \"the biggest event in internet history\". KSI or Logan Paul? YouTube fans around the world have chosen whose side they are on, and will be watchi... |
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Does the Netflix reboot live up to the hype? | 26 October 2018 | [
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"context": "As a teenager, I would sit on the sofa watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch and dream of having her powers. Well, mostly one power, the ability to change my hair, make-up and outfit in a matter of seconds (how easy would that have made getting ready for school?) But watching Netflix's reboot, Chilli... |
Rio 2016: Does John Major deserve credit for Team GB's success? | 15 August 2016 | [
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"context": "The sight of Team GB above China in the Olympic medal table has led some to heap praise on John Major, whose government took the decision to launch the National Lottery. The lottery has poured money into sport in the UK, but can it claim credit for medal success? When Adam Peaty powered to the fin... |
Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify? | 28 January 2020 | [
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"context": "Prince Andrew is coming under pressure to speak to investigators in the US about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after claims he is not co-operating with the inquiry. The Duke of York said in a BBC interview in November that he did not see, or suspect, any suspicious behaviour when visiting ... |
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