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China's farm-buying runs into opposition
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 0:00related countries:
New Zealand, 
ChinaChina's farm-buying hits opposition in New Zealand
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Women 'now 25% of FTSE boards'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 0:07related countries:
United KingdomThe UK's top companies have reached a "major milestone" in increasing the number of women in their boardrooms, but more needs to be done, a new report is expected to say.
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A night patrol with India's cow protection vigilantes
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 0:10related countries:
IndiaOn a night patrol with India's cow protection vigilantes
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Escaped US defence blimp grounded
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 0:16related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Maryland
A high-tech US military blimp came loose from its moorings and floated free for hours before landing in Pennsylvania.
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VIDEO: Locksmith with the key to the past
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 0:22related countries:
AustraliaMeet locksmith Aaron Smith - one of the few people in Australia who can open antique locks and safes, unlocking secrets of the past.
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Catholics condemn Abbott over migrants
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 1:02related countries:
ArubaTwo Australian Catholic priests attack a speech by Tony Abbott, in which the former PM urged European nations to emulate his tough stance on migrants.
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Nepal elects first female president
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 3:33related countries:
NepalNepal's parliament has elected women rights campaigner Bidhya Devi Bhandari as its first female president, in a move hailed as a milestone.
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Gallery collects Lego for Ai Weiwei
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 4:23related countries:
Seychellesrelated places: Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne launches a collection of Lego for artist Ai Weiwei after the company refuses him a bulk order.
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US Republicans spar in fiery debate
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 5:04related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Colorado, Republican, Boulder
Republican presidential candidates trade blows in a heated TV debate in Colorado, directing fire at each other and at the media.
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VIDEO: Turkey election: Security key issue
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 5:24related countries:
TurkeyTurkey holds an election on Sunday - the second in five months - with the governing AK Party hoping to win back its majority.
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Woolworths profits to fall by a third
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 5:59related countries:
AustraliaAustralia's biggest supermarket chain, Woolworths, said that profits would fall by up to 35% for the six months to December.
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India court rejects hanged girls probe
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 6:59related countries:
IndiaAn Indian court rejects a police report which said that two teenage girls found hanging from a tree last year took their own lives and were not raped and murdered.
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India pledges $600m to help Africa
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 7:26related countries:
Indiarelated places: Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces $600m in assistance for development projects in Africa at a major summit in Delhi.
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VIDEO: Republican rivals spar in TV debate
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 8:10related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Colorado
US Republicans have traded blows in a heated presidential debate in Colorado that featured several angry exchanges.
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Cancelled projects push Shell into loss
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 8:56related countries:
NetherlandsRoyal Dutch Shell reports a loss for the third quarter, after taking charges to cover the cost of halting major projects such as drilling for oil in the Arctic.
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UK 'yet to reveal EU reform details'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 9:10related countries:
United KingdomTwo European leaders tell the BBC that the UK is yet to reveal any details about what it wants to achieve in a renegotiation with the EU.
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US alarmed that Zanzibar poll scrapped
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 9:35related countries:
Tanzania, United Statesrelated places: Zanzibar
The US says it is "gravely alarmed" by the scrapping of tightly contested presidential and parliamentary polls on the Tanzania archipelago of Zanzibar.
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China to buy 130 aircraft from Airbus
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 9:36related countries:
Germany, Chinarelated places: Beijing
China signs a $17bn contract to buy 130 aircraft from European consortium Airbus, during a visit by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Beijing.
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Shifting to a two child policy in China?
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 9:39related countries:
ChinaCan a two child policy prevent a demographic time bomb in China ?
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Chinese students face 'character test'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 9:42related countries:
ChinaA professor in China's Sichuan province introduces a difficult penalty for his students - to write a new and complicated character 1,000 times.
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VIDEO: The constant flow of migrant boats
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 10:21related countries:
GreeceMore than 4,000 migrants and refugees have had to be rescued by the Greek Coast Guard off the shores of Lesbos this month alone.
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Swift files counterclaim over groping
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 10:34related countries:
United StatesSinger Taylor Swift launches a counterclaim against a US radio DJ who is suing her after she accused him of groping her during a photo shoot.
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Nigeria's 'most-wanted Islamists' photos
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 11:26related countries:
NigeriaNigeria's army publishes 100 photos of its most-wanted Boko Haram suspects as it steps up efforts to hunt down the Islamist militants.
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Saudi blogger wins human rights prize
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 11:48related countries:
Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused a global outcry, is awarded the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
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VIDEO: 'Strange mix of guests' at Iceland hotel
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 11:50related countries:
IcelandThe BBC's Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg takes a tour through the hotel in Iceland where the Northern Future Forum is being held.
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DNA test in battle for tycoon riches
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 12:00related countries:
Georgia, 
Russiarelated places: Moscow
A woman claiming to be a Georgian oligarch's daughter wins the right to have tissue samples released for DNA tests in Moscow, amid a court battle over Kakha Bendukidze's fortune.
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New Zealand unchanged for final
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 12:05related countries:
Australia, New ZealandDan Carter will play in his first World Cup final as defending champions New Zealand name an unchanged side to play Australia.
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VIDEO: Quake trauma in Pakistan villages
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 12:14related countries:
PakistanThe Pakistan government has said it it will offer relief and compensation to survivors of Monday's powerful earthquake.
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Mascherano admits tax fraud charges
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 12:35related countries:
Spainrelated places: Barcelona
Barcelona's Javier Mascherano pleads guilty to tax fraud charges as he appears in court in Spain.
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Kerry seeks end to Syria war 'hell'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 12:53related countries:
Syria, United StatesThe US is intensifying diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
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Indian top scientist to return award
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 13:08related countries:
IndiaOne of India's top scientists says he will return a prestigious government award to protest against the "growing intolerance in the country".
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VIDEO: Turkey: 'This is now a nervous country'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 13:42related countries:
TurkeyTurkey holds an election on Sunday - the second in five months - with the governing AK Party hoping to win back its majority.
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VIDEO: Twitter ad sparks social media backlash
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 14:21related countries:
United StatesAn television advert for Twitter screened in the US is mocked by many users who found it "incomprehensible".
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Russia detains Ukrainian library chief
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 15:11related countries:
Ukraine, Russiarelated places: Moscow
Russian investigators detain the director of a Ukrainian library in Moscow after a search found what they called "anti-Russian propaganda".
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VIDEO: Saudi FM: No doubt Assad will go
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 15:15related countries:
Austria, Saudi Arabia, Syriarelated places: Vienna
There is "no doubt" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "will go", Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said ahead of talks in Vienna.
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VIDEO: Sheltering in boxes at German border
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 15:52related countries:
Austria, GermanySome people waiting to cross from Austria into Germany have had to take shelter from the cold in cardboard boxes.
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Venezuela: Ex-prosecutor is a 'thug'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 15:54related countries:
VenezuelaVenezuelan National Assembly head Diosdado Cabello says former prosecutor Franklin Nieves - who alleges that the Venezuelan judiciary is corrupt - was bribed.
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Australia recall prop Sio for final
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 15:56related countries:
New Zealand, AustraliaAustralia recall fit-again prop Scott Sio in their only change for Saturday's World Cup final against New Zealand.
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Paul Ryan elected US House speaker
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 16:21related countries:
United StatesRepublican Paul Ryan is elected to the key job of US House of Representatives speaker, replacing John Boehner.
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Arsenal duo to miss England games
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 16:43related countries:
United KingdomArsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are out until after the international break.
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Ruling party wins Tanzania presidency
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 16:46related countries:
TanzaniaTanzania's governing party candidate John Magufuli has won Sunday's fiercely competitive presidential election with 58% of the vote, officials say.
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Ten dead in Greece boat sinkings
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:08related countries:
GreeceTen people, including children, die in four separate boat sinkings off Greece, with reports that many more may still be missing.
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VIDEO: Push to strengthen India-Africa ties
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:13related countries:
IndiaThe Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has called for a new partnership of prosperity between India and Africa.
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Turkey election: Young voters want peace and influence
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:18related countries:
TurkeyWhy many young Turkish voters feel left out
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Fifa 'must repay' Australia bid costs
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:20related countries:
AustraliaFifa should return the money spent on Australia's failed 2022 World Cup bid, says a member of the campaign team.
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China to end one-child policy
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:24related countries:
Chinarelated places: Xinhua
China decides to end its decades-long policy of allowing couples to have only one child, increasing the number permitted to two.
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Philippines anger at 'bullet scam'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:31related countries:
Philippinesrelated places: Manila
Philippine lawmakers call for an investigation following complaints of a "bullet scam" at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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Anger at Iraq Inquiry publication date
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 17:58related countries:
IraqThe author of the inquiry into the Iraq War is facing criticism after announcing his report will not be published until June or July 2016.
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US economic growth slows sharply
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 18:09related countries:
United StatesUS economic growth slowed to an annualised pace of 1.5% in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest official figures.
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European gossip
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 18:55related countries:
United KingdomCristiano Ronaldo wants a return to England, Barcelona target Alexandre Pato, Paul Pogba's asking price revealed, and more.
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Fifa 'big players' behind 2018 vote
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 18:56related countries:
RussiaThe agreement to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before a vote involved "big players" in Fifa, says president Sepp Blatter's adviser.
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US jets intercept Russia warplanes
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 18:59related countries:
Russia, 
North Korea, United Statesrelated places: White House
The White House confirms that the US scrambled F-18 jets to intercept Russian warplanes which flew near a US aircraft carrier off the Korean peninsula.
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Partied on Monday, slept on Tuesday
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 19:29related countries:
BermudaLewis Hamilton on his celebrations after winning a third world title, feeling "at peace", and future targets.
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UN panel can rule on South China Sea
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 20:06related countries:
Philippines, ChinaA Hague-based arbitration panel rules that it can hear a case brought by the Philippines in its dispute with China over islands in the South China Sea.
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Wall Street dips after weak GDP figures
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 20:08related countries:
United StatesUS stocks end Thursday slightly lower after official figures show a sharp slowdown in economic growth.
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Iberia denies pilot 'Palestine' remark
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 20:27related countries:
Israel, Spainrelated places: Tel Aviv
Spanish airline Iberia says a comment allegedly made by a pilot about "landing in Palestine" at Tel Aviv in Israel was "misunderstood".
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Jail for US prep school sex attacker
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 21:50related countries:
United StatesA man has been sentenced to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old at an elite prep school where they were students.
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New Zealand v Australia
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 22:20related countries:
New Zealand, AustraliaTeam news, match preview, stats and analysis of the World Cup final between champions New Zealand and Australia.
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Saudis: Iran must accept Assad exit
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 22:21related countries:
Saudi Arabia, Syria, 
IranAs international talks on the conflict in Syria begin, Saudi Arabia says Iran must accept the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
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VIDEO: Could rugby rival football in Nigeria?
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 22:33related countries:
NigeriaRugby veterans in Nigeria are trying hard to save the game, which is struggling to match football for popularity.
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How we found 'lost' Syrian refugee boy Azam
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 23:16related countries:
SyriaHow BBC tracked down the Syrian boy with a broken jaw
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Whale boat survivors 'tried to save man'
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 23:51related countries:
Canada, ArubaSurvivors from a whale boat that capsized in Canada tried to cling onto an Australian man still listed as missing before he disappeared underwater.
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Five numbers that sum up China's one-child policy
Thursday 29th of October 2015, 23:56related countries:
ChinaFive numbers that sum up the one-child policy
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