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Laura Ingraham: Demographic changes 'national emergency' | 10 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Fox News host Laura Ingraham has denied claims that her remarks about \"massive demographic changes\" in the US being a \"national emergency\" were racist. On Thursday, Ms Ingraham said she does not support white nationalists at all, calling them \"antithetical\" to her beliefs. Former Ku Klux Kla... |
Comey: Trump White House 'lied' about the FBI | 8 June 2017 | [
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"context": "Ex-FBI chief James Comey told Congress that the Trump administration's comments about him and the FBI were \"lies plain and simple\". Mr Comey told a Senate committee they were wrong to denigrate the agency and its leadership. He was also \"confused\" by the \"shifting explanations\" for his sacki... |
Lebanon: Will new president end political crisis? | 31 October 2016 | [
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"context": "For almost two-and-a-half years, Lebanon - politically split along sectarian fault lines - has been without a president. Michel Aoun, Christian leader and founder of the Free Patriotic Movement, and for a long time one of the main contenders, has since 2006 been an ally of the Iranian-backed Shia ... |
Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins | 11 October 2019 | [
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"context": "The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to \"achieve peace and international cooperation\". Mr Abiy's peace deal with Eritrea ended a 20-year military stalemate fol... |
India election 2019: The week that was | 15 March 2019 | [
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"context": "India has entered full election mode: voting is due to begin on 11 April, with the final ballot cast more than five weeks later on 19 May. Every day, the BBC will be bringing you all the latest updates on the twists and turns of the world's largest democracy. Shashi Tharoor's defence of Nehru What... |
US tells Iran to 'look in the mirror' after Ahvaz attack | 23 September 2018 | [
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"context": "The US ambassador to the UN has urged Iran to \"look in the mirror\" for the causes of an attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday. Nikki Haley said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had \"oppressed his people for a long time\". She was responding to Mr Rouhani's fierce criticism of t... |
'Why economists get things wrong' | 19 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Economists have had a hard time in recent years, with Conservative politician Michael Gove famously saying that people were tired of \"experts\" during the Brexit campaign, branding them \"distant\", \"unaccountable\" and \"elitist\". Today, trust in economists is barely above that of politicians.... |
Is Putin right? Is liberalism really obsolete? | 28 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has made headlines with an interview during which he said that liberalism had \"become obsolete\". Liberal ideas about refugees, migration and LGBT issues were now opposed by \"the overwhelming majority of the population\", he told the FT. Even some Western powers ... |
Casey Affleck pulls out of presenting best actress Oscar | 26 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck has pulled out of this year's Academy Awards, his publicist has confirmed. By tradition, Affleck - who won best actor for Manchester By The Sea in 2017 - would have been expected to present the best actress award this year. The actor, brother of Hollywood star Ben... |
Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance says Chamisa beat Mnangagwa | 31 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Zimbabwe's opposition says its candidate, Nelson Chamisa, has won Monday's presidential election. The MDC Alliance said the ruling Zanu-PF party was attempting to rig the vote to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to win, and the delay in releasing official results was unacceptable. The electoral ... |
Panama papers Q&A: British overseas territories and Crown dependencies | 5 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said the government should consider imposing \"direct rule\" on the 14 British overseas territories and three Crown dependencies if they do not comply with UK tax law. It follows a leak of documents from Panama-based Mossack Fonseca that showed the law firm register... |
How an 'Australian values' debate puzzled even Australia | 20 April 2017 | [
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"context": "Australia unveiled significant changes to its citizenship process on Thursday, flagging - among several changes - new tests on English language and \"Australian values\". The new requirements would put \"Australian values at the heart of citizenship processes\", the government said. But as Prime M... |
Trump Middle East: Palestinian leader invited to White House | 10 March 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to visit the White House \"very soon\". He extended the offer in a phone call on Friday with the Palestinian Authority president, their first contact since Mr Trump took office. Mr Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N... |
Catalonia referendum: Tractors roll into Barcelona to support vote | 29 September 2017 | [
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"context": "Columns of tractors waving the lone-star flag of Catalan independence are converging on the region's towns in support of Sunday's banned referendum. Supporters cheered as a column of vehicles, dubbed a Tractorada, rolled into the capital, Barcelona, streaming past the famous Sagrada Familia church... |
Maxime Bernier: Can populism become popular in Canada? | 23 September 2019 | [
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"context": "A new political party in Canada hopes to capitalise on the global rise of populism during this autumn's election. But can the People's Party get people's attention? Around the world, voters have chosen what political scientists call \"populism\" - a rejection of the established order and so-called... |
Bacterial 'striptease' evades antibiotics | 26 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Bacteria have been caught \"stripping off\" in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria \"undressing\" and taking off their outer layer - or cell wall. Antibiotics can attack cell walls so scientists think this is a new form of dr... |
Fake news 'crowding out' real news, MPs say | 29 July 2018 | [
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"context": "The volume of disinformation on the internet is growing so big that it is starting to crowd out real news, the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman has said. Tory MP Damian Collins said people struggle to identify \"fake news\". MPs in their committee report said the issue... |
Is Turkey still a democracy? | 5 November 2016 | [
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"context": "What has happened to Turkey? Four years ago, it was held up by the West as a model for the Muslim world: a democracy (albeit flawed) that was negotiating EU membership and advancing towards a peace settlement with its Kurdish minority. It was seen as an anchor of stability in the volatile Middle E... |
Brexit: The DUP says there is 'no way' it will back PM's deal | 4 January 2019 | [
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"context": "There is \"no way\" the Democratic Unionist Party will back Theresa May's Brexit deal, a leading figure has said. Sammy Wilson told the BBC he was \"more alarmed\" than ever about what the deal would mean for Northern Ireland. The DUP, which props up Theresa May's government, has held talks with t... |
How many minimally conscious patients are there? | 21 December 2016 | [
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"context": "Advances in medicine have meant that many more people survive traumatic incidents than in the past. Many people will have \"prolonged disorders of consciousness\" - either in a coma or vegetative state, where they show no awareness of their environment, or a minimally conscious state, like Paul Br... |
Far-right figure should be denied Australian visa, MP says | 15 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Controversial US far-right figure Mike Enoch should be prevented from entering Australia, a government MP has said. Mr Enoch, real name Mike Peinovich, has been criticised for promoting white nationalism and making disparaging comments about Jews and Muslims. He is scheduled to speak at a national... |
Amazon Alexa: is it friends with your kids? | 16 July 2018 | [
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"context": "The tech giants are racing to get digital assistants into our homes - the Amazon Echo Dot currently has a 40% discount during Amazon Prime Day - but debate rages over whether they are suitable for children. There have certainly been teething problems. Toy giant Mattel abandoned its \"AI babysitter... |
Facebook to consider live video restrictions after NZ attacks | 30 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Facebook has promised to explore restrictions on live-streaming, two weeks after it was used during gun attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media giant agreed with calls it \"must do more\". Fifty people were killed in the Christchurch sho... |
Who are the Barcelona suspects? | 22 August 2017 | [
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"context": "The small Catalan town of Ripoll north of Barcelona is reeling with the news that eight of the 12 jihadist suspects killed or arrested were local residents. Best known for its Romanesque monastery, Ripoll, with about 11,000 inhabitants, is the last place you would expect a jihadist cell to operate... |
El Paso shooting: Has US neglected fight against white extremism? | 5 August 2019 | [
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"context": "US authorities are investigating the shootings in El Paso that left 22 people dead as a possible case of \"domestic terrorism\". How big a threat is this kind of terror and how is the US combating it? Police believe the white suspect, Patrick Crusius, drove hundreds of miles across Texas to a Hisp... |
Republican attempts to replace Obamacare fail | 18 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Republican efforts to find a replacement for President Obama's healthcare system have collapsed. Two Republican senators said they opposed their party's proposed alternative, making it impossible for the bill to pass in its current form. The party has been divided on the issue, with moderates conc... |
Brexit: Labour supports a referendum with caveats | 30 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Labour's governing body has agreed to support a further referendum on Brexit under certain circumstances. The National Executive Committee met to decide the wording of its manifesto for May's European elections. It rejected the idea of campaigning for a referendum under all circumstances - as supp... |
Trump: Kavanaugh sex assault claims were 'all made up' | 9 October 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has said the sex assault claims made against his new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were a \"hoax\" and \"all made up\". The Republican president condemned Democratic calls to impeach the judge as an \"insult to the American public\". The Democratic leadership has ... |
Reality Check: Was Trump right about Japanese cars sold in the US? | 11 November 2017 | [
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"context": "The Claim: President Donald Trump called on Japanese car makers to make their vehicles in the US. Some media outlets rebuked him, saying they already do, and that 75% of Japanese cars sold in the US are made in North America. Reality Check Verdict: Looking at the top six Japanese carmakers in the ... |
Breastfeeding at work: Women's stories | 11 May 2017 | [
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"context": "This week, Senator Larissa Waters became the first Australian politician to breastfeed in parliament. But can women really breastfeed at work? Dr BJ Epstein, a senior lecturer at the University of East Anglia, started bringing her daughter Esther to her office when she was 14 months old. \"Initial... |
Meng Wanzhou case: Huawei executive's extradition hearings begin | 21 January 2020 | [
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"context": "A Canadian court has begun hearing the case of a senior Huawei executive fighting extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, 47, made no comment as she arrived at a Vancouver courthouse on Monday for a scheduled hearing. The US wants Ms Meng to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to... |
Shoreham air crash: What we know | 28 August 2015 | [
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"context": "At least 11 people were killed when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 during a display at the Shoreham Airshow. Aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed new restrictions on airshows in the wake of the disaster - one of the worst of its kind in recent years. The Sho... |
Russia-linked posts 'reached 126m Facebook users in US' | 31 October 2017 | [
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"context": "Facebook has said as many as 126 million American users may have seen content uploaded by Russia-based operatives over the past two years. The social networking site said about 80,000 posts were produced before and after the 2016 presidential election. Most of the posts focused on divisive social ... |
Crime fighting with big data weapons | 18 March 2014 | [
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"context": "In the 19th Century, Italian physician Cesare Lombroso won fame for claiming to be able to identify criminals by their looks. For Lombroso, a sloping forehead, large ears, very long arms and any one of a host of other physical characteristics pointed toward their owner's in-born propensity for a l... |
Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega rejects demands to step down | 24 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has refused to bow to protesters' demands that he stand down. He said the deaths of about 300 people during three months of protests were caused by paramilitary groups, during an interview with US news channel Fox. He said the groups behind the violence were fun... |
Catalan independence: Carles Puigdemont in Belgium, lawyer says | 31 October 2017 | [
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"context": "Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has gone to Belgium, a lawyer he has hired there says. The lawyer, Paul Bekaert, said he had not gone into hiding and did not confirm whether he would seek asylum. Spain's chief prosecutor has called for rebellion charges to be brought against him and oth... |
Maduro accuses US of plotting to kill him | 12 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US of plotting to kill him and topple his government. He told reporters that US National Security Adviser John Bolton was personally involved in the plot, but did not produce any evidence. President Trump has labelled the leftist leader a dictat... |
Brexit: Irish border backstop still centre of debate | 9 March 2019 | [
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"context": "In a matter of days, MPs in Westminster will have their say on the prime minister's Brexit deal (again). Will they or won't they? With fewer than three weeks to go until Brexit day, the political drama enters its final act. At the core of opposition to it: the Irish border backstop. Since the PM's... |
Profile: Libya's Ansar al-Sharia | 13 June 2014 | [
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"context": "Libya's Ansar al-Sharia has come under the spotlight in recent weeks following the launch of attacks against the group in Benghazi. Retired General Khalifa Haftar, the self-declared leader of the Libyan National Army, announced the launch of Operation al-Karamah (Dignity) in May 2014 with the aim ... |
Gravitational waves: Monster black hole merger detected | 3 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Gravitational waves have been picked up from the biggest black hole merger yet detected. Scientists say their laser labs sensed the ripples in space-time emanating from this gargantuan collision on 29 July 2017. The event saw two holes, weighing more than 50 and 34 times the mass of our Sun, uniti... |
Spain Brexit: PM Sánchez threatens to vote no over Gibraltar | 20 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Spain will reject the draft Brexit withdrawal deal without a clarification of the text on future talks on the status of Gibraltar. Spain maintains a claim to the peninsula, ceded to the British crown under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. It wants to ensure that fu... |
How many UK pensioners are working - and what are they doing? | 9 May 2018 | [
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"context": "A think tank is recommending collecting National Insurance payments from people over the state pension age who are still in work. But how many older people actually have a job? It's the dream of millions - downing tools or abandoning the keyboard for a life of relaxation and enjoyment. But not eve... |
Shamima Begum case: How do you deradicalise someone? | 21 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The case of teenager Shamima Begum has sparked a debate about how to deal with people linked to Islamic State - and how, if at all, to reintegrate them back into British society. When she was tracked down in a Syrian refugee camp, the 19-year-old was described as an \"indoctrinated IS bride\" by t... |
Syria conflict: Trump troop pullout raises questions | 19 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Up to now the official US position has been that its forces would stay on the ground in Syria to secure the enduring defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group. \"Nobody is declaring a mission accomplished\", said Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the global coalition to defeat IS, only two weeks ... |
China's stake in the Syria stand-off | 24 February 2012 | [
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"context": "In Tunisia, representatives of 70 nations are trying to find ways to pressure Syria into accepting a ceasefire, to allow humanitarian access, and to show support for Syria's opposition. But it's in Beijing and Moscow, far away, where the power to end Syria's bloodshed really lies. So far China and... |
Ranjan Gogoi: Protests after India's chief justice cleared | 7 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Indian police briefly detained more than 50 women protesting at the Supreme Court, a day after the chief justice was cleared of sexual harassment. The activists had gathered outside the court in the capital Delhi to demand a fair inquiry into the allegations. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has called ... |
UK says Russia's GRU behind massive Georgia cyber-attack | 20 February 2020 | [
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"context": "A huge cyber-attack which knocked out more than 2,000 websites in the country of Georgia last year was carried out by Russia, according to Georgia, the UK and the US. The UK government says that the GRU (Russian military intelligence) was behind the \"attempt to undermine Georgia's sovereignty\". ... |
US-led strikes on Syria: What was hit? | 16 April 2018 | [
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"context": "The US, UK and France say their air forces and navies fired 105 missiles, targeting three key sites in Syria. US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the allies had taken \"decisive action\" against the Syrian government's \"chemical weapons infrastructure\". The strikes took place at about 04:00 loc... |
Turkey Syria offensive: Heavy fighting on second day of assault | 10 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Heavy fighting is reported in northern Syria on the second day of a Turkish offensive into Kurdish-held areas. Turkey says it has seized a number of designated targets and killed dozens of Kurdish militants. Tens of thousands of people are reported to be fleeing their homes, and Kurds report sever... |
Turkey-Netherlands row: Dutch warn citizens after Erdogan threat | 13 March 2017 | [
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"context": "The Netherlands has warned its citizens over travel to Turkey as a row between the countries shows no sign of abating. Turkish attempts to hold rallies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands have been blocked. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed retaliation, saying: \"Nazism... |
Ousted S Korean President Park Geun-hye questioned for 14 hours | 21 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to be released by prosecutors after a 14-hour interrogation over a corruption scandal that brought her down. Ms Park denied all charges on Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources. She could be charged for allegedly allowing close... |
NHS cyber-attack: GPs and hospitals hit by ransomware | 13 May 2017 | [
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"context": "NHS services across England and Scotland have been hit by a large-scale cyber-attack that has disrupted hospital and GP appointments. The prime minister said the incident was part of an untargeted wider attack affecting organisations globally. Some hospitals and GPs have been unable to access pati... |
Will Boris Johnson make us give up Uber? | 5 October 2015 | [
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"context": "What's the future for Uber? As the controversial car-sharing service becomes increasingly popular with consumers, regulators seem to be busy putting up roadblocks. So will that put the brakes on the company's expansion? In the past few years, Uber has turned the process of booking a taxi on its he... |
The children sent to a DR Congo 'holiday camp' never to come back | 14 August 2019 | [
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"context": "A court in Belgium is investigating an orphanage for alleged abduction and trafficking of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children were brought to Belgium and adopted by families who had been told they were orphans. Years later, DNA tests have proved that in some cases they were no... |
Why Trump will keep his Hollywood star | 7 August 2018 | [
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"context": "The West Hollywood City Council has passed a resolution to request the removal of US President Donald Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a unanimous vote. Here is why his name is unlikely to disappear. \"Earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is an honour. When one belittles and... |
Australia fires: The public ire falling on Australia's 'absent' PM | 4 January 2020 | [
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"context": "\"I don't really want to shake your hand.\" \"You won't be getting any votes down here buddy... you're out.\" \"What about the people who are dead now, Mr Prime Minister? What about the people who have nowhere to live?\" As Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison toured a bushfire-ravaged town on... |
Conservative Party manifesto 2019: 13 key policies explained | 24 November 2019 | [
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"context": "The Conservative Party launched its 2019 election manifesto, with the slogan Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain's Potential. It sets out the policies the party aimed to introduce should it win the election, which it has now done by a huge majority. The full document ran to 59 pages. But what were th... |
Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones | 7 February 2020 | [
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"context": "Apple has been fined 25 million euros (PS21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers. The fine was imposed by France's competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were not warned. In 2017, Apple confirmed that it did slow down s... |
German shock at car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys | 29 January 2018 | [
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"context": "The German government has denounced experiments funded by German carmakers in which humans and monkeys reportedly inhaled diesel exhaust fumes. German media say the health impact research was done by EUGT, a body funded by Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW. Such tests could not be justified, the governm... |
EU's Mediterranean migrant crisis: Just a mess or cynical politics? | 13 June 2018 | [
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"context": "How easy it would be to bash out a righteous-sounding blog, slamming Italy's \"far-right, anti-immigration, populist\" deputy prime minister for bringing Europe's migration policy to its knees by cynically closing Italy's ports to the migrant rescue ship, Aquarius. But, like most easy-sounding exp... |
Reality Check: How much plastic do we send to China? | 2 January 2018 | [
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"context": "China has changed its rules on importing waste to be recycled, which means the UK won't be able to send some grades of waste plastic there any more. How big a problem is that? It's a bit hard to tell precisely because a lot of different bodies produce a lot of different figures. But let's start wi... |
Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests | 4 December 2019 | [
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"context": "Researchers have developed a once-a-month oral contraceptive pill that they say would offer women more choice and control over their fertility. Once swallowed, the pill remains in the stomach for weeks, slowly releasing hormones to prevent a pregnancy. It is specially designed to resist immediate ... |
Australian senator quits over New Zealand dual citizenship | 14 July 2017 | [
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"context": "An Australian senator has resigned after realising he holds dual citizenship, meaning his nine-year parliamentary career most likely breached the nation's constitution. Scott Ludlam, from the minor Greens party, said he only learned of his New Zealand citizenship last week. Under Australia's const... |
BMW recall: What owners need to do | 10 May 2018 | [
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"context": "BMW is recalling cars in the UK after the BBC's Watchdog found that vehicles could cut out completely while they are being driven. If you're worried about the implications for you and your car, here's everything you need to know. This recall is an extension of another recall which took place in Ap... |
Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN | 16 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN body said provisional data indicated a \"a clear trend\", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks. ... |
The rapid spread of Australia's cane toad pests | 22 March 2017 | [
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"context": "They are toxic invaders that have conquered swathes of northern Australia as they continue their seemingly irrepressible march west towards the Indian Ocean. Packed with poison and supremely adaptable, the dreaded cane toad, or Bufo marinus, has few friends in Australia, where a massive scientific... |
Fujimori: New clashes after Peru ex-president is pardoned | 26 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Police in Peru have fired tear gas and clashed with thousands of protesters angry at the authorities' decision to pardon ex-President Alberto Fujimori. \"No to the pardon!\" chanted crowds in the capital Lima, during a second day of unrest that began on Christmas Eve. President Pedro Pablo Kuczyns... |
Phoenix flights cancelled because it's too hot for planes | 20 June 2017 | [
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"context": "As temperatures climb in Phoenix, Arizona, more than 40 flights have been cancelled - because it is too hot for the planes to fly. The weather forecast for the US city suggests temperatures could reach 120F (49C) on Tuesday. That is higher than the operating temperature of some planes. American Ai... |
Brexit: PM suggests backstop will not be removed from deal | 5 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Theresa May has said she wants changes to the controversial backstop but suggested she is not seeking to remove it from her Brexit deal. In a speech in Belfast, the prime minister restated her \"unshakeable\" commitment to avoiding a hard border after Brexit. Mrs May said the backstop's \"potentia... |
Ebola virus: Tanzania failing to provide details, WHO says | 22 September 2019 | [
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"context": "The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebuked Tanzania for failing to provide information about possible Ebola virus infections. The WHO said it had learned of one suspected fatal case in Dar es Salaam and two others but, despite repeated requests, was given no information. Tanzania has said it ... |
Asylum decision-maker: 'It's a lottery' | 8 May 2018 | [
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"context": "The Home Office has denied taking \"arbitrary\" decisions on asylum cases in order to meet deportation targets, but an asylum caseworker says staff have to work so fast that the results are a \"lottery\" - one that could result in people being sent home to their deaths. He contacted the BBC becaus... |
UK-shaped hole in EU's Bratislava agenda | 17 September 2016 | [
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"context": "Just to be clear, the UK's imminent departure from the European Union was not on the agenda here in Bratislava this week. Indeed so emphatically, unequivocally, absolutely was it not on the agenda that it was quite difficult to think of anything else. The full artillery of zoological comparison wa... |
South Africa's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene quits over Gupta scandal | 9 October 2018 | [
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"context": "South Africa's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has quit after admitting meeting members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa said he accepted the resignation \"in the interests of good governance\". The Guptas have been accused of working with former P... |
Malta's 'golden passports': Why do the super-rich want them? | 4 December 2019 | [
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"context": "A European Union mission is visiting Malta to \"investigate the rule of law\", as the fallout continues from the investigation into the killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The murder of Ms Caruana Galizia in 2017 has rocked the country's political establishment, and highlighted wider con... |
Coercive behaviour: How to tell if your partner's controlling you | 26 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Lauren Smith's partner tracked her phone and taught their son to call her offensive names. Last week, Paul Measor, 35, was found guilty of common assault against her. But he was cleared of coercive control - after the judge described 24-year-old Lauren of being \"strong and capable\". Campaigners ... |
'Freehold charges cost us our dream home' | 23 November 2019 | [
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"context": "\"To be honest we were absolutely devastated by it. You would never buy a house without being able to sell it again\". Jen Tweedle is talking about the moment she and her fiance Peter realised why their house sale fell through over the summer. Their buyers couldn't get a mortgage after discovering... |
US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq | 1 January 2020 | [
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"context": "Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for a second day have withdrawn from the area after a tense standoff. On Tuesday, the embassy was attacked by a crowd angered by US air strikes targeting an Iran-backed militia. Clashes continued on Wednesday as demonstrators hu... |
Iyad el-Baghdadi, activist in Norway, 'warned by CIA of Saudi threat' | 8 May 2019 | [
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"context": "An Arab pro-democracy activist says he was whisked away to safety by officials in Norway, where he lives, after being told of a threat from Saudi Arabia. Iyad el-Baghdadi told the BBC he believed the threat was related to his work on Saudi human rights projects. According to the Guardian newspaper... |
PlayStation usernames: The stories behind the most embarrassing ones | 19 October 2018 | [
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"context": "PlayStation has announced that early next year players will be able to change their PlayStation Network Online ID for the first time. It's a long-awaited feature for PlayStation users that means those weird and shameful usernames will be no more. Can't relate? Try to think about your very first em... |
Anthony Kennedy: US Supreme Court judge to retire | 27 June 2018 | [
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"context": "US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is to retire, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement a conservative majority on the top court. The conservative has sided with liberals on many decisions, including the 5-4 rulings that decided same-sex marriage and upheld abortion rights. In hi... |
INF nuclear treaty: Russia plans new missile systems after pullout | 5 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Russia says it is planning to develop new missile systems after both Russia and the US suspended their involvement in an arms control pact. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty banned both countries from using short- and medium-range missiles. Last week, US President Donald Trump ann... |
Texas migrant children moved from 'horrific cells' after outcry | 25 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Some 250 migrant children have been moved from an overcrowded border station in Texas where they had been held for weeks. Lawyers given access by a judge said the children were \"severely neglected\". One of them told the BBC that children were \"locked up in horrific cells where there's an open t... |
Brexit: Legal bid to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament | 6 August 2019 | [
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"context": "A group of politicians has started a legal action aimed at preventing Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. The group of parliamentarians include Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, SNP MP Joanna Cherry and independent MP Heidi Allen. They have lodged legal pape... |
Uganda election: Issues, candidates and the poll | 10 February 2016 | [
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"context": "Ugandans vote in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on 18 February, in the third polls since the restoration of multiparty politics in 2005. President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 30-year rule and, in vying against seven opposition candidates for a fifth term, he faces his... |
Russia sanctions: Trump's hand forced by Senate vote | 28 July 2017 | [
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"context": "The United States Senate has voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite objections from the White House. The House of Representatives approved the bill earlier this week, also by an overwhelming majority. Having passed through both chambers, it will be sent to Pres... |
Egypt investigates 'pyramid nude photo shoot' | 10 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Egypt is investigating a video which appears to show a Danish couple scaling the Great Pyramid and posing naked. The alleged incident has sparked outrage in the conservative Muslim country. Prosecutors will explore whether the video is real, and if so how they were able to climb the 140m (460ft) t... |
Russia election: Muted Western reaction to Putin victory | 19 March 2018 | [
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"context": "World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year term as Russian president, but Western leaders have been slow to respond amid recent tensions. Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country's partnership with Russia was at its \"best level in history\". But Europe... |
Migrant caravan: Mexico offers temporary work permits | 27 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Mexico has offered temporary work permits to migrants who register for asylum, as a big caravan of Central American migrants makes its way through the country toward the US. The plan also envisages temporary ID cards, medical care and schooling. But to qualify, migrants must remain in Mexico's sou... |
Daca: Trump 'fairly close' to deal with Democrats on Dreamers | 14 September 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has said he is \"fairly close\" to a bipartisan deal to protect young undocumented migrants known as Dreamers. Mr Trump told journalists at the White House that any agreement must include \"massive border security\". The president said funding for his proposed border wall... |
China's economy is stumbling, but by how much? | 27 September 2015 | [
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"context": "China's economy is slowing down. We know that. So, of course, does President Xi Jinping. It is one of the major issues - shadows even - hanging over his visit to the United States. After an average annual growth rate of 10% for three decades, that pace has cooled substantially. Last year it was ... |
Central African Republic run-off: Key issues | 14 February 2016 | [
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"context": "Voters in the Central African Republic have gone to the polls for the delayed second round of presidential elections. There are hopes that the poll will help turn the page on years of religious conflict. None of the 30 presidential candidates secured the required 50% majority in the first round of... |
Justin Trudeau outrage at beheading of Philippines hostage Ridsdel | 26 April 2016 | [
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"context": "The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the beheading of a Canadian hostage kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Philippines. John Ridsdel, 68, was taken from a tourist resort with three others by the Abu Sayyaf group in September 2015. In November, the Islamist militants releas... |
Trump on Sessions: 'I don't have an attorney general' | 19 September 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has said he does not \"have an attorney general\" in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions. In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr Trump renewed criticism of Mr Sessions' decision to step aside from the inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. He also ... |
Israel removes flashpoint metal detectors at Jerusalem holy site | 25 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Israel has removed metal detectors from outside a holy site in East Jerusalem after uproar from Palestinians over their recent introduction. It said it plans to replace them with less obtrusive surveillance. However Muslim leaders have called on worshippers to continue boycotting the sacred compou... |
Nigeria takes on Africa's mobile phone giant MTN | 7 September 2018 | [
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"context": "MTN, Africa's largest mobile phone company, might be forgiven for feeling picked on in Nigeria. In 2015, it was fined more than $5bn (PS3.85bn) by the Nigerian authorities for failing to cut off unregistered Sim cards - a figure that was reduced to $1.7bn after a long legal dispute and the interve... |
Obama warns against irresponsible social media use | 27 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January. He warned that such actions were distorting people's understanding of complex issues, and spreading misinformation. \"All of us in leadership have to find ... |
Trump's tax bill: US Senate passes reform legislation | 20 December 2017 | [
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"context": "The US Senate has approved the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax system in more than three decades. Republicans say the tax cuts for corporations, small businesses and individuals will boost economic growth. Democrats, who all voted against it, say it is designed to benefit the ultra-rich at th... |
France's César Academy board quits en masse amid Polanski row | 14 February 2020 | [
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"context": "The entire board of the Cesar Academy, which distributes France's equivalent of the Oscars, has resigned amid a wave of criticism of its nomination for 12 awards for a film by Roman Polanski. The decision to honour Polanski's An Officer and a Spy has angered feminist groups and led to calls for a ... |
Kim Jong-nam: Body 'arrives in Pyongyang' in exchange deal | 31 March 2017 | [
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"context": "The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It was released as part of a deal under which nine Malaysians previously prevented from leaving North ... |
Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP arrives in US for treatment | 2 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine has arrived in the US for medical treatment following accusations he was tortured and beaten while in military custody. The former rapper was initially prevented from leaving the country but was cleared to fly out on Friday. He, and 32 opposition politicians, were... |
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