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Babcock predicts Clyde job losses

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 0:09
related countries: United Kingdom

The defence contractor Babcock warns its Clyde-based workforce that Scottish independence could lead to job losses.
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Calls for clearer surrogacy rules

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 0:54
related countries: Thailand

Campaigners call for clearer rules after a Thai woman was left with a Down's syndrome baby when an Australian couple refused to take him.
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Syrian rebels raid Lebanese town

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 6:46
related countries: Syria, Lebanon

There are scenes of chaos as Islamist rebels from Syria raid a border town in Lebanon, killing members of the security forces and abducting others.
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Israel says missing soldier is dead

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 7:03
related countries: Israel

The Israeli military says soldier Hadar Goldin, reported missing in Gaza on Friday, is dead, as PM Netanyahu says its operation there will continue.
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Troops killed in Lebanon border raid

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 7:59
related countries: Syria, Lebanon

Eight Lebanese soldiers are killed in clashes with Syrian rebels who raided the border town of Arsal in Lebanon.
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VIDEO: Sour grapes? Italian winemakers at war

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 8:45
related countries: Italy

The natural wine movement in Italy says their product is 'true' to wine drunk in the middle ages but has caused controversy in the industry. Alan Johnson reports from Tuscany.
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Lethal flood hits Italy festival

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 8:53
related countries: Italy
related places: Venice

Four people are killed and 20 others injured after a flash flood tore through a festival in a village near Venice in northern Italy.
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China gives Xinjiang death toll

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 9:01
related countries: China
related places: Xinjiang

China gives the first definitive death toll, 37 civilians, in what it calls a gang attack last week in the eastern province of Xinjiang.
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Armitstead wins women's road race gold

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 10:29
related countries: United Kingdom

England's Lizzie Armistead and Emma Pooley win gold and silver in the women's road race at the Commonwealth Games.
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Whiplash assessment charges slashed

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 10:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Charges for medical reports on people in England and Wales who say they have suffered whiplash are to be cut in a bid to tackle the "compensation culture".
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VIDEO: Navy helping Britons leave Libya

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 11:03
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli on the evacuation by the Royal Navy of Britons caught up in fighting between militias in Libya.
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Idol contestant Johns dies at 35

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 12:20
related countries: United States
related places: Johns

American Idol finalist Michael Johns, who appeared on the seventh series of the TV singing contest, dies at the age of 35.
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VIDEO: Leaders embrace at WW1 memorial

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 12:25
related countries: France, Germany

The French and German presidents have been commemorating Germany's declaration of war on France on 3 August 1914.
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Bolt shifts focus to 200m records

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 12:27
related countries: Jamaica

Usain Bolt says his days targeting 100m records are over as the Jamaican focuses on a sub-19 second 200m after Glasgow 2014.
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Ukraine rebel cities 'facing siege'

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 12:33
related countries: Ukraine

Civilians in eastern Ukraine are preparing for a siege as government forces close in on the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, reports say.
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Islamic State takes over Iraq towns

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 15:28
related countries: Iraq

The UN has warned that up to 200,000 people have been forced to flee after Islamic State militants take over more towns in northern Iraq.
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Deadly strike 'at UN school in Gaza'

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 15:37
related countries: Gaza Strip

At least 10 Palestinians die and dozens are hurt in a strike near a UN school in Gaza, medics say, amid reports most Israeli troops have left Gaza.
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Famous Italian statue in thong row

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 15:48
related countries: Italy

A row breaks out in Italy after a photographer dresses up a famous 2,500-year-old statue in a leopard-skin thong and pink feather boa.
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French and German leaders mark WW1

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 16:19
related countries: France, Germany

The presidents of France and Germany are preparing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Germany's declaration of war on France.
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Wales' Thomas wins dramatic road race

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 16:51
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Glasgow

Wales' Geraint Thomas survives a puncture to with six kilometres to go to win the men's Commonwealth Games road race.
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VIDEO: Tanks lined up at Israeli staging post

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 17:09
related countries: Israel

The BBC's James Reynolds has visited an Israeli staging post outside Gaza, where tanks were lined up awaiting orders.
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US to send 50 experts to fight Ebola

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 18:14
related countries: United States

The US will "surge" its response to the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola by sending at least 50 public health experts to West Africa.
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Services held on eve of WW1 centenary

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 18:45
related countries: United Kingdom

Services and events are held across the country on the eve of the centenary of the UK's entry into World War One.
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Injured Woods a doubt for US PGA

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 18:56
related countries: United States

Tiger Woods is forced to withdraw from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational midway through his final round with a back injury.
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Southern China quake kills hundreds

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 19:17
related countries: China

At least 367 people are killed and scores more injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in south-west China, state media say.
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VIDEO: Ukraine minister: 'We will win'

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 19:48
related countries: Ukraine, Russia

Ukraine Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey tells the BBC the army is close to winning the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Spain march backs El Salvador priest

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 20:28
related countries: El Salvador, Spain
related places: Daimiel

Hundreds march in the Spanish town of Daimiel to demand the release of a priest detained in El Salvador for alleged links with criminal gangs.
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VIDEO: Four killed at Italy festival

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 20:48
related countries: Italy
related places: Venice

Four people are killed and 20 others injured after a flash flood tore through a festival in a village near Venice in northern Italy.
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Ukraine army 'heading for victory'

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 21:36
related countries: Ukraine

Ukrainian Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey tells the BBC his forces are gaining ground against rebels in the east and will be victorious "very soon".
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Gaza school strike 'criminal' - UN

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 22:16
related countries: Israel

An attack that killed 10 people at a UN-run Gaza school was a "moral outrage", says UN chief Ban Ki-moon, as Israel declares a brief ceasefire.
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Portugal unveils bank rescue plan

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 22:51
related countries: Portugal

The Bank of Portugal unveils a plan to rescue the troubled lender, Banco Espirito Santo, by splitting it into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank.
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The French spy who wrote Planet of the Apes

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 23:23
related countries: France

The French spy who wrote Planet of the Apes
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Europe on the Pearl River

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 23:26
related countries: China

The island where Chinese newlyweds love to pose for photos
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Silicon dairy farming in rural Ireland

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 23:35
related countries: Ireland

Traditional farming meets new tech in rural Ireland
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Being an atheist in the US

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 23:39
related countries: United States

Helping atheists to 'come out of the closet' in the US
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US-Africa summit: What does Obama hope to achieve?

Sunday 3rd of August 2014, 23:53
related countries: United States
related places: Africa

What does Obama hope to achieve from his Africa summit?
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