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Senate in urgent surveillance debate
Monday 1st of June 2015, 0:54related countries:
United StatesThe US Senate is meeting in a rare weekend sitting to try to avert the expiry of anti-terrorist laws that let security services collect phone data.
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VIDEO: 'Guat hunting' hate crime in Florida
Monday 1st of June 2015, 1:16related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Florida
The hate crime scaring many in the US
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The Ugandan women who strip to defend their land
Monday 1st of June 2015, 1:20related countries:
UgandaThe Ugandan women who strip to defend their land
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Australian animal cruelty revealed
Monday 1st of June 2015, 1:42related countries:
ArubaA report into cruelty in Queensland's greyhound racing industry finds "barbaric" treatment of the dogs and other animals.
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Weather threatens solar plane bid
Monday 1st of June 2015, 2:50related countries:
Pacific OceanThe Solar Impulse, which is attempting the world's first Pacific Ocean crossing in a solar-powered plane, is in holding pattern as weather worsens.
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Thailand's king returns to hospital
Monday 1st of June 2015, 3:46related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, returns to hospital in Bangkok for tests, weeks after being discharged.
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Modi to make historic Israel visit
Monday 1st of June 2015, 4:22related countries:
Israel, 
IndiaIndia's Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel, India's foreign minister says, though no date is set.
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VIDEO: India heatwave hits poorest hardest
Monday 1st of June 2015, 5:37related countries:
IndiaA heatwave continues to sweep India, where the extreme weather conditions have lasted for over a month.
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Body left in Tokyo station locker
Monday 1st of June 2015, 5:38related countries:
Japanrelated places: Tokyo
Police in Japan are trying to identify a woman whose body was found inside a suitcase abandoned at Tokyo's main train station for more than a month.
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Clement appointed Derby head coach
Monday 1st of June 2015, 5:39related countries:
SpainFormer Real Madrid assistant Paul Clement signs a three-year contract to become Derby County head coach.
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Dancing Dog wins Britain's Got Talent
Monday 1st of June 2015, 6:29related countries:
United KingdomJules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse win Britain's Got Talent beating magician Jamie Raven and choir Cor Glanaethwy.
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Vatican finance chief under attack
Monday 1st of June 2015, 7:25related countries:
ArubaAustralian Cardinal George Pell seeks legal advice over allegations his handling of child abuse claims was "almost sociopathic".
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SPFL to meet police over fracas
Monday 1st of June 2015, 7:30related countries:
United KingdomLeague officials will meet the Scottish FA and the police on Monday to discuss the aftermath of Sunday's play-off final.
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NI fans sing anti-Blatter songs
Monday 1st of June 2015, 8:27related countries:
Qatar, United Kingdomrelated places: Crewe
2022 World Cup hosts Qatar goaded by Northern Ireland fans during friendly at Crewe.
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Slight pick-up in UK manufacturing
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:05related countries:
United KingdomUK manufacturing growth picked up slightly in May, a survey suggests, with a strong domestic market helping to offset weak overseas demand.
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US vows to play 'pivotal' Asia role
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:10related countries:
United States, 
Chinarelated places: Asia
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says the US will continue to play a "pivotal" role in Asia, amid fresh tensions over China's maritime claims.
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Italy vote threatens Renzi reforms
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:14related countries:
ItalyResults from Italy's local elections show right-wing gains and some erosion of support for Matteo Renzi's ruling centre-left.
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Sarries wing Strettle joins Clermont
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:22related countries:
France, United Kingdomrelated places: Clermont
Saracens and England winger David Strettle agrees to join French Top 14 side Clermont Auvergne on a three-year deal.
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San Andreas storms US box office
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:28related countries:
United Statesrelated places: San Andreas
Earthquake disaster movie San Andreas, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has topped the US box office with $53.2m over the weekend, allaying fears that audiences in quake-prone regions would be put off seeing it.
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Gemili runs 100m in under 10 seconds
Monday 1st of June 2015, 9:39related countries:
United KingdomBritain's Adam Gemili runs 100m in under 10 seconds but fails to make the record books because of wind-assisted conditions.
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Moriarty in Wales World Cup squad
Monday 1st of June 2015, 10:05related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Gloucester, Exeter
Wales pick Gloucester back-row Ross Moriarty and Exeter tight-head prop Tomas Francis in 2015 World Cup training squad.
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Weather forces Solar Impulse landing
Monday 1st of June 2015, 10:25related countries:
Japan, ChinaPoor weather forces solar-powered plane Solar Impulse to make unscheduled stop in Japan en route from China to Hawaii.
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Malaysia Airlines is 'bankrupt'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 10:37related countries:
MalaysiaMalaysia Airlines is "technically bankrupt", its chief executive says, as he announces a restructuring programme and plans to cut about 6,000 jobs.
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Goals galore but relegated - El-Eulma
Monday 1st of June 2015, 10:53related countries:
Algeriarelated places: El Eulma
MC El-Eulma of Algeria's top football league show scoring plenty of goals can lead to misery rather than joy.
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Indian tribal woman gang-raped
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:00related countries:
IndiaA tribal woman in central India is brutally gang-raped allegedly by six men who suspected her of practising witchcraft, police say.
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Video 'shows IS torturing Syria boy'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:01related countries:
SyriaA graphic mobile phone video obtained by the BBC appears to show militants from Islamic State torturing a 14-year-old Syrian boy.
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EU quotas for migrants raise concern
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:02related countries:
France, 
Germanyrelated places: Eu
France and Germany say an EU Commission plan to redistribute 40,000 asylum seekers across the EU needs revision.
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Couch wins diving World Series title
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:25related countries:
MexicoGreat Britain's Tonia Couch wins the Diving World Series title after taking her fourth bronze medal in Mexico.
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Paris cuts 'love locks' from bridges
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:27related countries:
Francerelated places: Pont, Paris
Paris has started removing padlocks symbolically fastened to one of the French capital's main bridges by couples, after part of the Pont des Arts collapsed last year.
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Sharapova beaten in French Open
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:35related countries:
FranceDefending champion Maria Sharapova is out of the French Open in the fourth round after losing to 13th seed Lucie Safarova.
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Could it all fall apart for Greece?
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:52related countries:
GreeceAll bets are off in crucial week for Greece
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Funding concern over childcare plans
Monday 1st of June 2015, 11:58related countries:
United KingdomChildcare providers warn the system is "at breaking point" as plans to double free provision for three and four-year-olds in England are sped up.
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Scientists probe antelope deaths
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:03related countries:
KazakhstanAround half the world's Saiga antelope have died suddenly in Kazakhstan since May 10th, possibly due to stomach bacteria turning on their hosts.
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SA visa laws : Paranoia or security?
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:15related countries:
South AfricaWill tough new visa rules hit South Africa's tourism sector?
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VIDEO: Turkey election: How Kurds feel
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:17related countries:
Turkeyrelated places: Diyarbakir
Mark Lowen visits the Kurdish stronghold of Diyarbakir as part of his road trip around Turkey before the country's election.
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Galan murder trial opens in Colombia
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:26related countries:
ColombiaThe ex-head of Colombia's spy agency Gen Miguel Maza Marquez goes on trial for his alleged role in the 1989 murder of a presidential candidate.
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Federer eases into quarter-finals
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:47related countries:
Switzerland, FranceSwitzerland's Roger Federer advances to the French Open quarter-finals after beating Gael Monfils 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-1.
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Norway minister: UK better off in EU
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:48related countries:
United KingdomNorway's Foreign Minister Borge Brende says it makes sense for the UK to stay in the EU, where it "can have more influence" than outside.
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Rail strikes suspended after talks
Monday 1st of June 2015, 12:50related countries:
United KingdomTwo UK-wide rail strikes planned for the next two weeks by RMT union workers are suspended after an offer of a 2% pay rise this year.
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BBC unemployment show petition grows
Monday 1st of June 2015, 13:17related countries:
United KingdomNearly 24,000 people sign a petition aimed at stopping the BBC from broadcasting Britain's Hardest Grafter, where low-paid workers vie for £15,500.
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China shares lead gains across Asia
Monday 1st of June 2015, 13:46related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Monday, Asia
Shares in China lead gains across much of Asia after a survey indicates that activity in China's major factories picked up in May.
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Murray reaches last eight in Paris
Monday 1st of June 2015, 13:58related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Britain's Andy Murray holds his nerve to beat France's Jeremy Chardy and reach his fifth French Open quarter-final.
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Dhaka factory collapse murder charges
Monday 1st of June 2015, 14:36related countries:
BangladeshPolice in Bangladesh charge the owner of the Rana Plaza complex with murder over its collapse in 2013, which killed more than 1,100 people.
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Nigeria tanker fire kills dozens
Monday 1st of June 2015, 14:39related countries:
Nigeriarelated places: More, Onitsha
More than 60 people are killed, many burnt to death, after a fuel tanker crashed into a busy bus station in Onitsha, south-eastern Nigeria, officials say.
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Solar Impulse lands safely in Japan
Monday 1st of June 2015, 15:04related countries:
JapanSolar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, lands in Japan after being forced to abort a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it.
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BAT agrees to buy cigarette firm TDR
Monday 1st of June 2015, 15:11related countries:
Croatia, United Kingdom, United StatesBritish American Tobacco agrees to buy cigarette firm TDR from Croatia's Adris Grupa.
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KFC sues over 'eight-legged chicken'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 15:33related countries:
ChinaKFC is to sue three Chinese companies after they made claims about its food - including one saying its chickens have eight legs.
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IS car bombs 'kill 45 Iraqi police'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 15:41related countries:
IraqThree explosives-laden vehicles driven by Islamic State militants blow up beside a police base in Iraq, killing 45 officers, security sources say.
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Rain boosts England's hopes of draw
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:03related countries:
United Kingdom, 
New ZealandEngland's chances of saving the second Test against New Zealand are boosted by rain as day four ends early.
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US manufacturing picks up pace
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:03related countries:
United Statesrelated places: May
US manufacturing picks up pace in May, providing hope that the US economy is rebounding from the first quarter of the year.
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US anti-terror spying powers expire
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:13related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Senate
US laws allowing the bulk collection of Americans' phone data expire, after Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul scuppers a Senate deal.
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Beijing bans smoking in public
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:14related countries:
Chinarelated places: Beijing
Smoking is now banned in restaurants, offices and on public transport in China's capital, Beijing, after existing rules are toughened up.
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Kenya police probe 'flogging' photos
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:22related countries:
Kenyarelated places: Garissa
Kenya's police chief orders an investigation into claims that police flogged a group of young Somalis in north-eastern Garissa county.
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Nigeria bankers held for 'mega scam'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 16:48related countries:
NigeriaNigeria's anti-corruption agency arrests six senior central bank officials over an alleged $33m (£21m) currency fraud.
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Slave ship artefacts discovered
Monday 1st of June 2015, 17:17related countries:
South Africarelated places: Cape Town
Objects recovered from an 18th Century slave ship wrecked off the coast of South Africa are due to be revealed in Cape Town.
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US Muslim in Abercrombie hijab win
Monday 1st of June 2015, 17:30related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Abercrombie
The US Supreme Court rules in favour of a Muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because of her headscarf.
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Russia TV sparks Soviet invasion row
Monday 1st of June 2015, 17:33related countries:
RussiaRussia is accused of rewriting history over a state-TV documentary broadcast on the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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Tourist killed in SA lion attack
Monday 1st of June 2015, 17:43related countries:
South Africa, United StatesA tourist believed to be from the US is killed in a South African game park after a lion jumped through a car window, an official tells the BBC.
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Djokovic match will be special - Nadal
Monday 1st of June 2015, 17:52related countries:
FranceNine-time winner Rafael Nadal expects the "toughest quarter-final of my career" against Novak Djokovic in the French Open.
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England can chase 455 to win - Root
Monday 1st of June 2015, 18:14related countries:
New Zealand, United KingdomBatsman Joe Root says England can do "something special" by chasing 455 to beat New Zealand in the second Test at Headingley.
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Kerry returns to US for treatment
Monday 1st of June 2015, 18:33related countries:
France, United Statesrelated places: Boston
US Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to Boston for medical treatment after a cycling accident in France.
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China hospital ballot over Mers case
Monday 1st of June 2015, 18:34related countries:
North Korea, ChinaNurses at a hospital in China reportedly draw lots to decide who should treat a South Korean patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
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Ex-Georgia head gives up citizenship
Monday 1st of June 2015, 18:52related countries:
Ukraine, 
GeorgiaFormer Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is giving up his country's citizenship as he becomes governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.
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Australia dual citizenship change
Monday 1st of June 2015, 19:41related countries:
AustraliaAustralia plans to remove citizenship from dual nationals suspected of terrorism
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Chinese dog-eating festival outrages foreigners
Monday 1st of June 2015, 20:12related countries:
ChinaInternational campaign targets Chinese festival
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Stocks on Wall Street close higher
Monday 1st of June 2015, 20:42related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Wall Street
US stocks close higher, buoyed by merger news and encouraging economic figures.
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Indian state bans eggs in free meals
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:05related countries:
IndiaThe chief minister of India's Madhya Pradesh state bans eggs in free meals for malnourished children, apparently because of his vegetarian beliefs.
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US hostage released in Yemen
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:20related countries:
Yemen, United StatesOne of four Americans held by Houthi rebels in civil war-torn Yemen has been released, the US State Department says.
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S Korea has first two Mers deaths
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:21related countries:
South KoreaTwo people die of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in South Korea - the first fatalities from the disease, officials say.
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Boris: UK must be ready to leave EU
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:36related countries:
United KingdomThe UK must be ready to walk away from the EU if sufficient reform is not achieved, Boris Johnson warns in his first Commons speech since returning as an MP.
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VIDEO: Paris 'love locks' removed
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:49related countries:
Francerelated places: Pont
Close to one million locks weighing 45 tonnes are due to be cut off the Pont des Arts bridge over the next few days.
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Takata to address fatal airbag fault
Monday 1st of June 2015, 21:59related countries:
Japanrelated places: Takata
The Japanese car parts maker, Takata, looks to replace a chemical used in its airbags, as it tries to fix a fault that led to six deaths and multiple injuries.
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Russian planes fly near US warship
Monday 1st of June 2015, 22:23related countries:
Russia, United StatesRussian warplanes have made several close passes in recent days over a US destroyer in the Black Sea, the Pentagon said.
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VIDEO: Islamic State 'tortures' Syrian boy
Monday 1st of June 2015, 22:34related countries:
SyriaThe group calling itself Islamic State is using children as young as 12 on the battlefield in the on-going conflict there.
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VIDEO: Sport plays part in US-Cuba thaw
Monday 1st of June 2015, 22:43related countries:
Cuba, United StatesAs relations improve between the US and Cuba, sport is also playing it part.
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Cigarette makers fined billions
Monday 1st of June 2015, 23:04related countries:
CanadaA Canadian court orders three tobacco companies to pay 15.5bn Canadian dollars (£8bn, $12bn) - the largest award for damages in the country's history.
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Sturgeon warns of EU exit 'backlash'
Monday 1st of June 2015, 23:30related countries:
United KingdomScotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns of a "strong backlash" if Scotland were to be taken out of the EU by an UK-wide referendum.
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In pictures: Senegal's Mouride Islamic sect
Monday 1st of June 2015, 23:54related countries:
SenegalPhotos of the charms, songs and spirit of Senegal's Muslim brotherhood
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