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Hong Kong protests: China condemns 'appalling attack' on official in UK | 15 November 2019 | [
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"context": "China has condemned what it called an \"appalling attack\" by protesters on Hong Kong's justice secretary in London on Thursday evening. Teresa Cheng fell and was treated for an arm injury in hospital after being jostled by about 30 supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Chinese officia... |
Saudi women to get divorce confirmation by text message | 5 January 2019 | [
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"context": "A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from being divorced without their knowledge. Starting from Sunday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces -... |
Brexit: Berlin eyes Britain’s tech talent | 28 June 2016 | [
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"context": "Over the weekend, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel was hurriedly convening a meeting of European leaders to assess the aftermath of Britain's choice to leave the EU, Cordelia Yzer was on the phone. The Berlin Senator for Economics and Technology was not chatting to fellow politicians, but wit... |
Malcolm Turnbull: Australian PM survives leadership challenge | 21 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has appealed for unity after surviving a challenge to his leadership from a senior government colleague. Mr Turnbull had called the surprise vote himself in a bid to resolve speculation that his leadership was under threat. In a party room ballot in Canbe... |
Nine US 'duck boat' victims from the same family - governor | 21 July 2018 | [
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"context": "The 17 victims who died when a tour boat sank in a Missouri lake on Thursday included nine members of one family, officials in the US state say. A surviving relative told US media that the boat's captain had told the 31 passengers not to put on life jackets. The amphibious \"duck boat\" capsized d... |
Brexit: Government scrapes through Customs Bill votes | 17 July 2018 | [
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"context": "The government has narrowly avoided a defeat on its Customs Bill after agreeing to Brexiteers' demands to change its wording. It twice survived by just three votes after a backlash from pro-EU Tories who accused Theresa May of \"caving in\" to the party's Eurosceptic MPs. Defence Minister Guto Beb... |
Riots and looting: my memories of Asia's financial crisis | 30 June 2017 | [
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"context": "The phone call came in the middle of the night. It was my mother, frantic but trying to inject calmness into her voice. There were riots in Jakarta, she said. The supermarket down our road had been set on fire, and people were out on the streets looting stores and ransacking homes. It was May 1998... |
Brazil: Bolsonaro plans threaten Amazon, say experts | 31 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro will merge the ministries of agriculture and the environment, an aide says, in a move which critics say could endanger the Amazon rainforest. Mr Bolsonaro's future chief of staff, Onyx Lorenzoni, announced the new \"super ministry\" as details of t... |
'Football pitch' of Amazon forest lost every minute | 2 July 2019 | [
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"context": "An area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data. The rate of losses has accelerated as Brazil's new right-wing president favours development over conservation. The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is... |
What do 'hangars' on disputed islands in the South China Sea tell us? | 10 August 2016 | [
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"context": "Satellite images appear to show China has built aircraft hangars on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The images, from late July, were released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and appear to confirm that Chinese military fighter jets could, at some point, be based on Fiery Cross... |
Viewpoint: Does race matter in South Africa? | 29 August 2012 | [
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"context": "In mid-August the national airline, South African Airways (SAA), put up online advertisements for the training of cadet pilots. The trade union Solidarity put in two applications with exactly the same qualifications and backgrounds except for one crucial fact: One was white and the other black. Th... |
Hurricane Maria 'devastates' Dominica: PM | 19 September 2017 | [
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"context": "Dominica has suffered \"widespread damage\" from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says, as the storm hammers neighbouring Guadeloupe. \"We have lost all that money can buy,\" Mr Skerrit said in a Facebook post. The hurricane suddenly strengthened to a \"potentially catastrophic\" ... |
Exclude Hungary from EU, says Luxembourg's Asselborn | 13 September 2016 | [
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"context": "Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its \"massive violation\" of EU fundamental values. He cited the Budapest government's treatment of refugees, independence of the judiciary and freedom of the press... |
Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket | 11 October 2018 | [
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"context": "A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Shortly after taking off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin reported a problem with ... |
France blames Iran for foiled Paris bomb plot | 2 October 2018 | [
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"context": "French officials say Iran's ministry of intelligence was behind a plot to bomb a rally of Iranian opposition groups in Paris in June. In a statement, the French government said it had frozen the assets of two senior Iranian officials. Iran insists the alleged plot is a fabrication, but has called ... |
Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds | 31 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found. Months of research across the country shows that the Taliban now control or threaten much more territory than when foreign combat troops left in 2014... |
Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term | 11 January 2020 | [
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"context": "Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the island's relationship with China. Ms Tsai secured just over 57% of the ballot - a record 8.2m votes - well ahead of her rival Han Kuo-yu. Ms Tsai opposes closer ties with China, with... |
Afghanistan's march for peace from Lashkar Gah to Kabul: | 16 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Over the past four weeks, a small but growing band of ordinary Afghans have been marching from Helmand to Kabul to demand an end to 40 years of war and violence. It's a protest unlike any other and in a country short on hope, it's captured the imagination of many Afghans. BBC Kabul's Karim Haidari... |
Why New Zealand is releasing a rabbit-killing virus | 28 February 2018 | [
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"context": "New Zealand is planning to release a rabbit virus across the country, in an attempt to cull the ballooning wild population. Wild rabbits are seen as a pest in parts of the country and the virus, known as RHDV1-K5, will be released from March. Farming groups have welcomed the move while others have... |
Climate change: Asia 'coal addiction' must end, UN chief warns | 2 November 2019 | [
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"context": "The chief of the United Nations has warned Asia to quit its \"addiction\" to coal in a bid to tackle climate change. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said countries in the region were among the most vulnerable to global warming and should be on the \"front line\" of efforts to stop it. He cit... |
Brazil senator Cid Gomes shot in stand-off with police | 20 February 2020 | [
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"context": "A Brazilian senator, Cid Gomes, has been injured after shots were fired at him during a stand-off with police. Senator Gomes, 56, was driving a digger towards a fence behind which a group of masked military police officers were protesting when he was hit by two bullets in the town of Sobral. He is... |
Cindy McCain apologises after police dispute human trafficking claim | 7 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Cindy McCain, the widow of former US Senator John McCain, has apologised after police disputed her claim that she stopped a human trafficking case. Mrs McCain told KTAR radio she thwarted a crime by alerting Phoenix airport police to a woman of a different ethnicity than the child she was with. Bu... |
Oregon leader Bundy tells remaining protesters to go home | 28 January 2016 | [
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"context": "Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed protest at a wildlife refuge in Oregon who was arrested on Tuesday, has urged the remaining occupiers to go home. One of Mr Bundy's fellow activists was killed during the arrest of the protest leader and seven others. Three more arrests have since been made at a... |
Scottish independence support 'at highest ever level' | 15 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Support for Scottish independence has reached its highest-ever level in an annual academic study. But the Scottish Social Attitudes survey also suggested the popularity of the European Union had fallen. The researchers said this suggested focusing on EU membership may not be the best way to swing ... |
US swimmers were not robbed, says Rio police chief | 19 August 2016 | [
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"context": "Four US Olympic gold medal swimmers who said they had been robbed in Rio de Janeiro were not victims of crime, the head of the city's civil police says. Fernando Veloso told reporters that one or more of the men had instead vandalised part of a petrol station and then offered to pay for the damage... |
Why a cricket match caused student unrest in Kashmir | 8 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Tensions remain high at a university in Indian-administered Kashmir following a row sparked by a cricket match. Students and police clashed at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar city, with police using sticks to beat up students. Senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari explains the i... |
Mountbatten anniversary: Service held to mark IRA killings | 27 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Services have been held to mark the 40th anniversary of two IRA attacks in Mullaghmore and Narrow Water. On 27 August 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Queen's second cousin, and three others were killed after a bomb exploded on his fishing boat in County Sligo. A few hours later, two IRA bombs we... |
Trump to approve Iran nuclear deal for last time | 12 January 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last time so Europe and the US can fix the nuclear deal's \"terrible flaws\". The waiver he will sign suspends US sanctions on Iran for another 120 days. The White House wants EU signatories to agree permanent restriction... |
Ted Bundy: Who was the serial killer Zac Efron plays in new film? | 3 May 2019 | [
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"context": " Zac Efron's known for playing handsome, charming, leading men - and his latest film role is no exception. But his character in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a long way from the beaches of Baywatch. He's playing one of the most infamous serial killers in US history - Ted Bundy - in... |
Breaking through India's glass ceiling | 19 October 2016 | [
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"context": "\"Things are changing - but I don't think enough has happened.\" Arundhati Bhattacharya is talking about the need for more women on the boards of Indian companies. And as the first female boss of India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, she knows what she's talking about. A 2013 ru... |
Champagne in space: High-tech bottle gets test flight | 12 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Future space tourists may be sipping champagne in orbit if a uniquely designed twin-chambered bottle with \"egg cup\" glasses proves a success. On Wednesday, a specially equipped aircraft will take off from the heart of the French champagne region to test the novel way of dispensing bubbly. The pl... |
Australia bushfire: Boy, 12, drives pickup to flee with dog | 16 December 2019 | [
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"context": "Police have rescued a 12-year-old boy who fled a raging bushfire in Western Australia by driving his brother's pickup to safety with their dog. Luke Sturrock was alone at home when a fast-moving blaze threatened the town of Mogumber, north of Perth, on Sunday. His dad, Ivan Sturrock, and older bro... |
Trump administration widens net for immigrant deportation | 21 February 2017 | [
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"context": "The Trump administration has issued tough guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US, and speed up their removal. Undocumented immigrants arrested for traffic violations or shop-lifting will be targeted along with those convicted of more serious crimes. The memos do n... |
Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam promises 'open mind' after election rout | 25 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said the government will \"seriously reflect\" after local elections saw massive gains by pro-democracy candidates. Seventeen of the 18 district councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors, according to local media. The election, the first since the w... |
Triple talaq: India court bans Islamic instant divorce | 22 August 2017 | [
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"context": "India's top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women's rights activists. In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice \"un-Islamic\". India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in mi... |
US airlines face heat in Washington after passenger clashes | 2 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Politicians have raised the threat of tougher rules on US airlines as they grilled industry executives at a hearing in Washington. United Airlines chief Oscar Munoz apologised again for the forced removal of a passenger last month. It was one of a series of incidents that has prompted dissatisfact... |
Mueller report: Congress to get redacted version 'by mid-April' | 29 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public \"by mid-April\". Attorney General William Barr says he is now redacting the 400-page document. In a letter to the heads of the House and Senate judiciary committees, he says he expects to be able to publ... |
World powers jostle in Afghanistan's new 'Great Game' | 12 January 2017 | [
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"context": "Afghanistan's strategic landscape is changing as regional powers forge links with the Taliban and vie to outdo each other in what's being seen as a new \"Great Game\". Fifteen years after the US-led intervention in Afghanistan, competition for influence - reminiscent of that rivalry between the Ru... |
Stormont: Criticism as assembly stalled two years on | 9 January 2019 | [
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"context": "In a bar in Belfast on a cold evening in January, it's the first comedy club of the year. Just minutes in, and there's a wisecrack about Stormont's politicians. The host Andrew Ryan asks an audience member who studies politics: \"You're studying politics here? You haven't had a government for two ... |
Peru's culture minister resigns after Fujimori pardon | 27 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Peru's culture minister, Salvador del Solar, has resigned amid continuing controversy over the president's decision to pardon the country's former leader, Alberto Fujimori. Mr Fujimori was jailed for corruption and human rights abuses before he was pardoned on Sunday on health grounds. The move sp... |
Austria's Kurz appoints technocrats after FPÖ leaves cabinet | 22 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has replaced far-right ministers with technocrats after his coalition government collapsed amid a political scandal caused by a secret video. The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) quit the coalition after President Alexander Van der Bellen fired FPO Interior Minister... |
What are people saying about Trump's national emergency? | 15 February 2019 | [
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"context": "President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on the US southern border, claiming that he needs special powers to build a wall to halt all illegal migration. His decision comes as he signs a bipartisan budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. But the deal does not provide funding for... |
South China Sea: China calls USS Stethem warship 'a provocation' | 3 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Beijing has called the presence of a US warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea \"a serious political and military provocation\". The USS Stethem sailed close to Triton Island, part of the Paracel Islands archipelago, claimed by China and others. China responded by sending military v... |
Natalia Grace Barnett: 'I'm 16, not a 33-year-old scam artist' | 8 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A Ukrainian orphan has denied posing as a child and then threatening to kill the US family who had adopted her. Natalia Grace Barnett has denied claims by her former adoptive parents that she is a fully grown woman, close to 30. \"I'm 16,\" she said in her first interview. \"I was six years old wh... |
A whole new world for free trade? | 28 December 2018 | [
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"context": "The final weeks of 2018 have been dramatic, to say the least. Global stock markets are roiling, disturbed in part by the anti-free market trade sentiment that continues to roll-out of Washington. Looking ahead to the new year, however, pro-free trade movements in Europe and in Asia are progressing... |
Syria war: US warns of 'more' after missile strikes | 7 April 2017 | [
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"context": "The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected of using chemical weapons. Nikki Haley said her country would not stand by when chemical weapons were used, as it was in its \"vital interest\" to stop their proliferation. Syrian ally Ru... |
Apple's iPhones slowed to tackle ageing batteries | 21 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Apple has confirmed the suspicions of many iPhone owners by revealing it does deliberately slow down some models of the iPhone as they age. Many customers have long suspected that Apple slows down older iPhones to encourage people to upgrade. The company has now said it does slow down some models ... |
Dominic Raab under fire over Dover-Calais comments | 8 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Dominic Raab has come under fire for saying he \"hadn't quite understood\" how reliant UK trade in goods is on the Dover-Calais crossing. The Brexit Secretary's remarks came at a technology conference as he discussed the \"bespoke arrangement\" the UK sought with the EU after it leaves the bloc. S... |
California wildfires: Death toll rises to 25 | 11 November 2018 | [
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"context": "The death toll in the wildfires raging through California has risen to 25, according to officials. This comes after 14 more bodies were discovered in or near the decimated town of Paradise in the state's north, bringing the number of confirmed dead there to 23. Two more people were killed in the s... |
Kashmir: Pakistan to seek International Court of Justice ruling | 20 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Pakistan has said it will take the Kashmir dispute to the International Court of Justice. The move comes after India revoked the special autonomous status of the part of Kashmir that it administers. Pakistan reacted to that decision by cutting trade and transport links, and expelling India's ambas... |
#WeWontBeErased: Outcry over memo proposing US transgender change | 22 October 2018 | [
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"context": "There has been an outpouring of anger in the US from politicians, celebrities and human rights groups over a report alleging the US policy on gender recognition could be changed. A report in the New York Times on Sunday said a government memo proposed officially defining gender as biological and f... |
Norway cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts | 24 March 2019 | [
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"context": "A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived safely at the port of Molde after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal after it began drifting towards land. Almost 500 of the 1,373 people on board we... |
Iran nuclear deal: Europe strives to keep agreement | 11 May 2018 | [
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"context": "A flurry of diplomatic activity is under way to rescue the Iran nuclear deal after President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from it and bring back sanctions against Tehran. German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with President Putin of Russia, and UK PM Theresa May has talked to Mr Trum... |
Ukraine cools reports of imminent Russia prisoner swap | 30 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Ukrainian efforts to swap high-profile prisoners with Russia are \"ongoing\" but will not happen on Friday, officials in Kiev say, rejecting reports that the swaps had taken place. A statement from the presidency denied that the process had been completed. Ukraine's prosecutor general had earlier ... |
TSB online banking chaos continues despite apology | 24 April 2018 | [
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"context": "TSB's IT fiasco is heading for a fifth day, with angry customers still locked out of their accounts and unable to make payments. The bank said it would take down its mobile app and online banking \"for a few hours\" on Tuesday and hoped to restore services by the afternoon. But it now looks unlike... |
Italy's political leaders split over crisis vote | 12 August 2019 | [
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"context": "The heads of Italy's political groups have failed to reach agreement on when to hold a vote of no confidence, amid a government crisis triggered by nationalist leader Matteo Salvini. Mr Salvini pulled the plug on his populist coalition and now wants an urgent confidence vote and elections. The nex... |
Afghan presidential election: Tense wait after day of attacks | 29 September 2019 | [
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"context": "People have voted in Afghanistan's presidential poll amid heavy security and deadly bomb attacks from militants. Low turnout was widely reported, as many voters were worried about security following threats from the Taliban. The twice-delayed vote on Sunday took place after Taliban-US peace talks ... |
Footballer Neymar denies rape accusation | 2 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Brazilian football star Neymar has denied an accusation that he raped a woman in Paris. According to a police report filed in Sao Paulo, the woman alleges that the attack took place in a hotel in the French capital, where Neymar plays for Paris St-Germain (PSG). Neymar sought to prove his innocenc... |
Trump: N Korea talks could bring world's 'greatest deal' | 11 March 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has said his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could either fail or lead to the \"greatest deal for the world\". At a political rally in Pennsylvania, Mr Trump told supporters he believed North Korea wanted to make peace. But he said he might leave the t... |
Kenya's 'contaminated sugar' row: What we know | 24 June 2018 | [
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"context": "There is confusion in Kenya after the country's interior minister said that harmful levels of mercury had been discovered in sugar consignments seized in police raids last week. He has since been contradicted by top government officials, creating uncertainty and a crisis of public confidence in th... |
Budget 2017: Plans to build 300,000 homes a year | 19 November 2017 | [
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"context": "Philip Hammond says next week's Budget will set out how the government will build 300,000 new homes a year. But the chancellor said there was no \"single magic bullet\" to increase housing supply and the government would not simply \"pour money in\". Ministers want to speed up developments where p... |
North Korea nuclear test tunnels at Punggye-ri 'destroyed' | 24 May 2018 | [
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"context": "North Korea appears to have blown up tunnels at its only nuclear test site, in a move to reduce regional tensions. Foreign reporters at the Punggye-ri site in the north-east said they had witnessed a huge blast. Pyongyang later said the site had been dismantled. The move by the North was seen as p... |
India election 2019: Is the switch to gas in the kitchen working? | 14 March 2019 | [
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"context": "The Indian government launched a flagship scheme in 2016 to eliminate the indoor pollution generated by using kerosene, wood and cow dung on cooking stoves by encouraging the use of cleaner fuel. This scheme involved supplying of bottled cooking gas to tens of millions of rural households across t... |
Reality Check: Is US system a 'disaster for democracy'? | 15 November 2016 | [
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"context": "The claim: The Electoral College system is a \"disaster for democracy\" because it means a candidate can get the most votes and not win the election. Reality Check verdict: It is true to say that in America you can win the popular vote and lose the election. This is also true of the electoral syst... |
Belhaj rendition: UK apology over Libyan dissident treatment | 10 May 2018 | [
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"context": "The UK government has apologised to a Libyan dissident and his wife after its actions contributed to their detention, transfer to Libya and his torture by Colonel Gaddafi's forces in 2004. Prime Minister Theresa May said Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar had suffered \"appalling treatment\". ... |
New China virus: US announces first case | 21 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The United States has confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus on its territory. The Centers for Disease Control said the virus, which originated in China, had been diagnosed in a US resident who arrived in Seattle from China. The virus, which spread from the Chinese city of Wuhan, has infe... |
Vape pen explosion pierces Florida man's cranium killing him | 17 May 2018 | [
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"context": "A US man died when a vape pen blew up and projected fragments into his skull, a post-mortem examination has found. Tallmadge D'Elia also suffered burns over 80% of his body in a fire on 5 May caused by the exploding e-cigarette, according to forensic officials. The 38-year-old's body was discovere... |
Harvey Weinstein accusers welcome rape and sexual assault conviction | 25 February 2020 | [
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"context": "Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul. Actress Rose McGowan told the BBC \"this is a great day\", while others said the ruling brought hope to victims that their voices would be heard. Weinstein, 67, wa... |
Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against 'trolls and conspiracy theories' | 8 February 2020 | [
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"context": "The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that \"trolls and conspiracy theories\" are undermining their response to the new coronavirus. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that misinformation was \"making the work of our heroic workers even harder\". More than 3... |
Toys R Us UK goes into administration | 28 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Toys R Us has gone into administration, putting 3,000 UK jobs at risk. Administrators have been appointed to begin \"an orderly wind-down\" of the UK's biggest toy retailer following the failure to find a buyer. They said that all 105 Toys R Us stores will remain open until further notice. Joint a... |
Iran nuclear deal: France condemns US move to re-impose sanctions | 11 May 2018 | [
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"context": "France has condemned as \"unacceptable\" a US move to re-impose sanctions on companies trading with Iran. The action from Washington followed President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a landmark deal that sought to curb Iran's nuclear programme. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian sa... |
North Korea tests 'short-range ballistic missiles' | 10 August 2019 | [
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"context": "North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea, its fifth such launch in recent weeks. The missiles are thought to be short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military says. If the use of such missiles is confirmed it would be a breach of 11 UN Security Council resolutions. The launches come... |
India WhatsApp 'child kidnap' rumours claim two more victims | 11 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Indian police have arrested 16 people after two men became the latest victims of hysteria over WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers. The men had stopped to ask directions in north-eastern Assam state when they were beaten to death by a large mob. Rumours of child kidnappings are spreading across I... |
More armed police set to protect London, say Met chief and mayor | 3 August 2016 | [
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"context": "More armed police are to be seen on patrol in London, Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have said. Sir Bernard announced the move to reassure the public and deter attackers following terrorist attacks in Europe. The Met has already said the numb... |
Brett Kavanaugh: The nomination and the allegations in 300 words | 5 October 2018 | [
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"context": "The Senate has voted to advance US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to a final confirmation vote on Saturday. It follows an FBI report into several sexual misconduct allegations against him. Last week, at a combative hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the judge denied the all... |
'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports | 23 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A man claiming to be a Chinese spy has applied for asylum in Australia, media reports say. Wang \"William\" Liqiang has reportedly given authorities information about operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, saying he was \"personally involved\" in espionage work. Mr Wang is now in Sydney an... |
Florida shooting: Student David Hogg denies 'actor' claim | 21 February 2018 | [
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"context": "A survivor of last week's school shooting in Florida has denied claims he is an actor with an anti-gun agenda. Speaking on CNN, student David Hogg said he was a witness. Conspiracy theorists online have accused the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High of being paid actors who... |
Iraq protests: Shots fired as demonstrators defy Baghdad curfew | 3 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Security forces in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have fired live rounds at protesters defying a curfew. The prime minister says the open-ended curfew - which has been in place since dawn - is needed to maintain order and protect protesters from \"infiltrators\". At least 20 people have been killed s... |
Ukraine bans its Eurovision entrant over Russia row | 26 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Ukraine's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, Maruv, has been dropped in a row related to tensions between her country and Russia. Maruv's song, Siren Song, won a public vote on Saturday, but the singer later fell out with the country's national broadcaster. She was given 24 hours to sign a c... |
Amazon sinks as US tech stocks continue to slide | 29 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Technology shares, which helped power the rise of the US stock market last year, are pulling it lower now. The tech-rich Nasdaq index dropped 0.85% or almost 60 points to 6,949.2 on Wednesday, driven by declines in firms such as Amazon, Tesla and Broadcom. It continued a multi-week sell-off spurre... |
Powerball winner sues for anonymity over $560m jackpot | 6 February 2018 | [
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"context": "The winner of a $560 million (PS400m) Powerball jackpot last month is suing state lottery officials in a bid to protect her anonymity. The New Hampshire woman filed a civil complaint as Jane Doe, after making the \"huge mistake\" of signing the winning ticket without legal consultation. State law ... |
General election 2017: 'Robin Hood tax' on City pledged by Labour | 14 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions - known as a \"Robin Hood\" tax. It has also warned BAE Systems it could lose future contracts under Labour unless its boss took a PS7m pay cut. Firms who pay their bosses more than 20 times ... |
EU leaders sing from same Brexit hymn sheet | 13 December 2016 | [
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"context": "It's a twitchy, tetchy time this pre-Brexit talks, post-Brexit vote period. So much said. So little known. As Europe editor I'm often asked about the EU point of view - but Europe is waiting first and foremost to get a clear idea from Britain as to what kind of Brexit the government definitely wan... |
Hurricane Irma: Storm hits west coast of Florida | 11 September 2017 | [
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"context": "Hurricane Irma is blasting up the west coast of Florida after buffeting the city of Miami, with dangerous flooding along long stretches of coast. It has been downgraded from category three to one but still has maximum sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h). More than 3.4 million homes in the state are... |
Fillon refuses to quit French election despite investigation | 1 March 2017 | [
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"context": "French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign. For weeks, Mr Fillon has fought allegations that his wife was paid for years for work she did not do. Mr Fillon call... |
Macron sees Trump dropping Iran nuclear deal | 26 April 2018 | [
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"context": "French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to stick to an international nuclear deal with Iran. \"My view is... that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons,\" Mr Macron said at the end of a three-day state visit to the US... |
Kim Wall: What we know about Danish submarine death | 25 April 2018 | [
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"context": "Kim Wall was an established, freelance journalist who had travelled the world from her home in Sweden. She had been chasing an interview with Danish inventor Peter Madsen for several months and had little hesitation in taking up his invitation for a trip on his homemade submarine off Copenhagen on... |
Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament | 2 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Police firing tear gas have evicted protesters who stormed and vandalised Hong Kong's parliament. Activists had occupied the Legislative Council (LegCo) building for hours after breaking away from a protest on the anniversary of Hong Kong's transfer of sovereignty to China from Britain. After midn... |
Ex-CIA director quits Harvard over Chelsea Manning posting | 15 September 2017 | [
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"context": "Ex-acting CIA director Michael Morell has resigned from his post at Harvard over its hiring of Chelsea Manning. Announcing his resignation as a senior fellow, Mr Morell said he could not be part of an institution \"that honours a convicted felon and leaker of classified information\". Harvard late... |
North Korea leader's sister to make landmark visit to South for Olympics | 7 February 2018 | [
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"context": "The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to attend the Winter Olympic Games which open in Pyeongchang in the South on Friday, ministers in Seoul say. Kim Yo-jong, a senior Workers' Party official promoted to the politburo last year, will be the first immediate Kim family member... |
Colombia signs new peace deal with Farc | 24 November 2016 | [
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"context": "The Colombian government and the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, have signed a revised peace deal. The previous deal was rejected by the Colombian people in a popular vote on 2 October. The revised agreement has been submitted to Congress for approval, rather than put to a popular vote. T... |
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite release date announced for this Friday | 19 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be released in the UK on Friday this week, the makers have revealed. So expect to see people waving imaginary wands in the street all weekend. Wizards Unite is an augmented reality game like Pokemon Go, so players have get out and about to play it. This one's about... |
Thomas Cook customers to fly home after firm collapses | 23 September 2019 | [
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"context": "The first flights bringing Thomas Cook holidaymakers home to the UK have landed amid some reports of disruption. The government has said it will run a \"shadow airline\" for two weeks to repatriate the 155,000 UK tourists affected by the firm's collapse. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said its r... |
Extinction Rebellion London activists chained to Jeremy Corbyn's home | 17 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Climate change activists glued themselves to a train and others chained themselves to Jeremy Corbyn's home in a third day of protests. Extinction Rebellion protesters have been blocking traffic at Marble Arch, Waterloo Bridge, Parliament Square and Oxford Circus since Monday. Earlier, three activi... |
Bank of England: What does the governor do? | 20 December 2019 | [
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"context": "The 121st governor of the Bank of England has been named as Andrew Bailey. It's a job that can affect the everyday finances of people across the UK. So what does it involve? The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Unlike High Street banks, a central bank does not hold accounts or issue loans... |
Pakistan braces for Panama Papers verdict on PM Nawaz Sharif | 28 July 2017 | [
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"context": "Pakistan is bracing itself for a landmark court verdict that could see Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif forced to resign over corruption allegations. It follows an investigation into his family's wealth after the 2015 Panama Papers dump linked Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies. Mr Sharif denie... |
Al-Shabab fighters attack Kenya military base in Somalia | 27 January 2017 | [
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"context": "Islamist militant al-Shabab fighters have launched an attack on a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia. The al-Qaeda-linked group says it has killed more than 50 soldiers and seized military vehicles and weapons. But a Kenyan military spokesman said the dawn attack was repelled, the base was n... |
Cuba plane crash: Black box recovered in 'good condition' | 19 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Cuban officials say they have found one of the two black boxes from a plane that crashed near Havana airport, killing more than 100 people, in \"good condition\". Transport Minister Adel Yzquierdo says he hopes the second device will be recovered soon. He revised the official death toll up to 110 ... |
A guide to Labour Party anti-Semitism claims | 16 July 2019 | [
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"context": "The internal Labour row over anti-Semitism has dragged on for nearly three years. Here's a guide to what's been going on. Jewish people have faced prejudice and hostility for centuries. During World War II, six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis or their accomplices in what is known as the Ho... |
'My mum's funeral costs were extortionate' | 29 November 2018 | [
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"context": "A church treasurer said she was shocked by the extortionate cost of her mother's funeral - and immediately saved hundreds of pounds by searching for a better price. Chris Harvey said she was quoted more than PS4,000, even though family members could walk to the church. The PS2bn funeral services s... |
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