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China shares lower amid crackdown

Friday 31st of July 2015, 1:51
related countries: China

Chinese shares fall on Friday as the government restricted several trading accounts for suspected irregularities.
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Abbott weighs in on expenses scandal

Friday 31st of July 2015, 3:11
related countries: Aruba

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott weighs in on an expenses scandal that has embroiled the government for the past three weeks.
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Canada pastor 'admits N Korea plot'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 3:53
related countries: Canada, North Korea

North Korea says a detained Canadian pastor has confessed to a "subversive plot" to overthrow the government and set up a "religious state".
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Second Australian punches shark

Friday 31st of July 2015, 4:36
related countries: Aruba

An Australian surfer punches a shark to fend off an attack off New South Wales, say police, in what a witness calls a "Mick Fanning replay".
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Police end icebreaker bridge protest

Friday 31st of July 2015, 4:52
related countries: United States
related places: Oregon, Portland

Greenpeace activists are removed from a bridge in Portland, Oregon, allowing an icebreaker to join an Arctic oil drilling operation.
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Abuse victims' compensation reduced

Friday 31st of July 2015, 5:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Compensation has been reduced for more than 400 sex abuse victims in Britain who later committed criminal offences, the Today programme learns.
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VIDEO: Army escorts El Salvador bus drivers

Friday 31st of July 2015, 5:05
related countries: El Salvador

The army and police are escorting bus drivers in El Salvador, who have been forced by violent gangs to go on strike.
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VIDEO: Can Greeks start smiling again?

Friday 31st of July 2015, 6:33
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

James Reynolds reports from Athens on how Greeks are trying to find a way back to some normality after so much financial and political turmoil.
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US photo find sparks internet quest

Friday 31st of July 2015, 7:19
related countries: United States

A US photographer launches an internet hunt to find two women pictured on an old roll of film she discovered in a second-hand store.
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VIDEO: Groom swims to wedding

Friday 31st of July 2015, 7:21
related countries: Norway

A Norwegian groom swims across a fjorde to reach his bride for their wedding at a lighthouse.
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AFL captains rally around Goodes

Friday 31st of July 2015, 7:27
related countries: Aruba

The captains of all 18 Australian Rules football clubs call on fans to stop booing Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes amid a racism row.
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NHS recruitment from EU 'aggressive'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:00
related countries: Portugal, Italy

Nursing leaders in Portugal, Spain and Italy say "aggressive strategies" are being used to "fool" a growing number of their staff into working in the NHS.
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VIDEO: MH370 search: 'I found plane debris'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:30
related countries: Reunion

A Reunion man, Johnny Begue, shows the BBC's Milton Nkosi where he found the debris that may belong to missing plane MH370.
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Taiwan ministry stormed by students

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:46
related countries: Taiwan, China

Hundreds of students in Taiwan storm the education ministry, protesting against proposed changes to the curriculum which they say promote a pro-China view.
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VIDEO: US mobile home park destroyed in fire

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:51
related countries: United States
related places: Isleton, California

Fire destroys seven homes in a mobile home park near Isleton, California.
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O'Brien to join Rocky Horror revival

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:55
related countries: United Kingdom

Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien will play the musical's narrator for a series of special shows, his first UK performances in the role for more than 20 years.
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Etihad sued over obese passenger

Friday 31st of July 2015, 8:56
related countries: Aruba

An Australian plane passenger, who says he suffered back pain after being seated next to an overweight man, is suing Etihad Airways.
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US 'spied on Japan' Wikileaks says

Friday 31st of July 2015, 9:29
related countries: Japan, United States

The US has been spying on Japanese cabinet officials, banks and companies, including the Mitsubishi group, Wikileaks says.
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Shooting at S Lanka campaign rally

Friday 31st of July 2015, 9:30
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo

Unidentified gunmen open fire at a political campaign rally in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, killing one and injuring 12.
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Swiss central bank in 50bn franc loss

Friday 31st of July 2015, 9:36
related countries: Switzerland

The soaring value of the Swiss franc against the euro leads Switzerland's central bank to report a first half loss of 50bn francs.
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Morrissey claims airport sex assault

Friday 31st of July 2015, 10:09
related countries: United Kingdom

British singer Morrissey says he was "groped" by an airport security officer during a search in San Francisco.
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Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

Friday 31st of July 2015, 11:00
related countries: Kazakhstan, China
related places: Almaty

Beijing has been chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, beating the bid of Kazakhstan city Almaty.
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Chinese scrutiny and Olympic 'openness'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 11:25
related countries: China

Sensitivity and suspicion surround China's 2022 bid
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Rare seabird returns to Dominica

Friday 31st of July 2015, 11:29
related countries: Dominica

Scientists find colony of endangered black-capped petrels on Caribbean island.
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VIDEO: Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

Friday 31st of July 2015, 11:34
related countries: China

Beijing is chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city ever to host both a summer and winter games.
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Chad imposes 'terror' death penalty

Friday 31st of July 2015, 12:07
related countries: Chad

Following attacks by Boko Haram militants, MPs in Chad vote to reinstate the death penalty for acts of terrorism six months after it was abolished.
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VIDEO: Reaction to West Bank toddler death

Friday 31st of July 2015, 12:15
related countries: Israel, West Bank

The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Mark Regev, the spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, give their reaction to the death of a Palestinian toddler in an arson attack.
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Charges over Spanish bungee death

Friday 31st of July 2015, 12:45
related countries: Spain

Two people are charged with manslaughter after a woman died while bungee jumping in Spain.
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Greek PM defends ex-finance minister

Friday 31st of July 2015, 13:23
related countries: Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defends his former finance minister in a row over an "emergency plan" in case of Greece's exit from the euro.
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Weak oil prices hit Exxon and Chevron

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:00
related countries: United States
related places: Chevron

Two of the US's biggest companies report sharply lower quarterly results because of falling oil prices.
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Putin 'ordered Litvinenko killing'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:09
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally ordered" the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, the inquiry into the death of the former spy hears.
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Palestinian fury at child arson death

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:11
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Palestinians react with outrage as an 18-month-old boy is killed in a West Bank arson attack blamed on Jewish settlers.
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US Good Samaritans killed by driver

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:22
related countries: India, United States

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after police say he shot and killed two people who stopped to help him along a road in a Montana Indian reservation.
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Indian teachers 'kidnapped in Libya'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:22
related countries: Libya, India

A group of four Indian teachers are kidnapped in Libya, but India's foreign ministry says it has secured the release of two of them.
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Debris 'very likely' part of MH370

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:31
related countries: Indian Ocean, India, Reunion, Aruba

It is "very likely" debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is that of the missing flight MH370, a top Australian official tells the BBC.
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Five killed in PKK attacks in Turkey

Friday 31st of July 2015, 14:44
related countries: Turkey

Separate PKK attacks in Turkey on a police station and railway leave two police, two attackers, and a railway worker dead, officials say.
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Fukushima officials to face trial

Friday 31st of July 2015, 15:11
related countries: Japan
related places: Fukushima

Three former executives at a Japanese power giant are to stand trial over the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.
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Wiggins relishes special road return

Friday 31st of July 2015, 15:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Sir Bradley Wiggins relishes a return to road racing in front of the home crowd at the London-Surrey Classic on Sunday.
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Phoneless in Paris

Friday 31st of July 2015, 15:36
related countries: France
related places: Paris

'I lost my iPhone in Paris - and learned a surprising lesson'
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England win to take 2-1 Ashes lead

Friday 31st of July 2015, 15:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

England take a 2-1 lead in the Ashes series as Ian Bell's 65 not out guides them to victory in the third Test at Edgbaston.
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Ai Weiwei to get six-month UK visa

Friday 31st of July 2015, 16:03
related countries: United Kingdom, China

Home Secretary Theresa May orders officials to issue Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a full six-month visa, reversing an earlier decision to restrict his entry.
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Russia 'considers gay emoji ban'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 16:29
related countries: Russia

Russia may ban emojis depicting same-sex couples from social media if a state watchdog rules they infringe controversial "gay propaganda" laws.
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Chemical Brothers top album chart

Friday 31st of July 2015, 16:39
related countries: United Kingdom

The Chemical Brothers' Born in the Echoes gives the dance act their sixth UK number one album, as Little Mix top the singles chart for a third week.
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Mali 'religious sign' draws crowds

Friday 31st of July 2015, 16:54
related countries: Mali

Thousands of people in Mali's capital are flocking to see what it believed to be a religious sign that suddenly appeared on a wall of a toilet.
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No better feeling than this - Finn

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:07
related countries: Australia

England bowler Steven Finn says "there's no better feeling" after his eight wickets help beat Australia in the third Test.
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Zimbabwe 'seeks lion Cecil's killer'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:09
related countries: Zimbabwe

The US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe should be extradited to face charges, the country's environment minister says.
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Hollande denies deal with Russia

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:18
related countries: France, Russia

President Francois Hollande denies claims France has agreed to pay compensation to Russia for cancelling the sale of two warships.
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VIDEO: Swarm of locusts devastates Russia crops

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:22
related countries: Russia
related places: Stavropol'

A swarm of locusts has hit the south-western Stavropol region of Russia devastating crops in the area.
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Syria group 'seizes US-backed rebels'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:44
related countries: Syria, United States

Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Nusra Front, claims it has captured members of the US-trained rebel group called Division 30.
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Walcott and Cazorla sign new deals

Friday 31st of July 2015, 17:52
related countries: United Kingdom

Arsenal striker Theo Walcott signs a new four-year deal with the club, as Santi Cazorla also extends his agreement.
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Sanctions lifted on two Iran oil firms

Friday 31st of July 2015, 18:17
related countries: Iran

The European Union has removed two Iranian oil companies from its sanctions list in the first such action since Iran's nuclear deal.
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Ukraine court backs self-rule plan

Friday 31st of July 2015, 18:22
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's top court says rebel-held areas in the east can get limited self-rule - but MPs are yet to vote on the changes.
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Afghan militant leader 'has died'

Friday 31st of July 2015, 18:33
related countries: Afghanistan

Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Afghan founder of the militant Haqqani network, died at least a year ago, sources tell the BBC.
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US search to end for teen fishermen

Friday 31st of July 2015, 19:17
related countries: United States

US Coast Guard suspends search for two teenage fishermen missing for one week
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India and Bangladesh swap enclaves

Friday 31st of July 2015, 19:39
related countries: India, Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh swap control of 160 pockets of land on each other's territory, ending a complex and long-running border dispute.
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Israel vows to find W Bank arsonists

Friday 31st of July 2015, 19:41
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israel vows to catch arsonists, suspected to be Jewish settlers, who killed a young Palestinian child in an attack on a West Bank village.
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Four die in car auction plane crash

Friday 31st of July 2015, 19:57
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A pilot and three passengers die when Saudi-registered private jet crashes into a car auction site at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire.
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Nato agrees support for Iraqi army

Friday 31st of July 2015, 19:59
related countries: Iraq

Nato members agree measures to strengthen Iraq's security forces, which have suffered near-collapse in the face of an Islamic State offensive.
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Argentine in Fifa 'not guilty' plea

Friday 31st of July 2015, 21:25
related countries: Argentina

Alejandro Burzaco, a former Argentine sporting executive, pleads not guilty in the corruption case involving football's world governing body Fifa.
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Plane debris flown out of Reunion

Friday 31st of July 2015, 21:45
related countries: Reunion, India, France, Indian Ocean

A piece of debris that experts believe could be from missing flight MH370 is flown from Reunion in the Indian Ocean to France for analysis.
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VIDEO: More people 'disappearing' in Egypt

Friday 31st of July 2015, 22:13
related countries: Egypt

There has been a rise in the number of people going missing at the hand of the security services in Egypt, according to human rights activists in the country.
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Fred, 22, tested positive - Brazil FA

Friday 31st of July 2015, 22:41
related countries: Brazil

Brazil football chiefs confirm midfielder Fred tested positive for a banned diuretic at the recent Copa America in Chile.
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Baghdad sees heatwave protests

Friday 31st of July 2015, 23:03
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Hundreds take to the streets of Baghdad to protest as temperatures in Iraq hit over 50C.
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Turkey emerges from shadows in fight against Islamic State

Friday 31st of July 2015, 23:59
related countries: Turkey

Could a once reluctant Turkey be a South Asia power broker?
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