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VIDEO: A look around Hendrix's London home

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 0:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

The London flat lived in by Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s has been restored.
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Why are Indian gurus selling noodles?

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 0:35
related countries: India

Why do Indian gurus sell noodles?
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Polls close in key New Hampshire vote

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 0:36
related countries: United States
related places: New Hampshire

Polls close in the New Hampshire primary, as officials predict a historic turnout for the second electoral test in the Republican and Democratic presidential race.
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Mexico students: Official story doubted

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 0:43
related countries: Mexico

A second report into the disappearance of 43 Mexican students says there is no evidence to support the official version of what happened to them.
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Why South African mayor offers virgin scholarships

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 0:46
related countries: South Africa

The S African mayor who wants schoolgirls to stay 'pure'
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FBI 'still can't crack' gunman's phone

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 3:56
related countries: United States
related places: San Bernardino

US investigators still cannot unlock a phone owned by one of the San Bernardino attackers, with the FBI warning encryption is inhibiting law enforcement.
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Cuba migrants flown to Mexico-US border

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 4:44
related countries: Costa Rica, United States, Mexico

Migrants including children and pregnant women are flown by the Costa Rican authorities to a Mexican border town, where they are set to enter the US.
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HK to investigate police warning shots

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 7:57
related countries: Hong Kong
related places: Mong Kok

Hong Kong police say they will hold an inquiry after an officer fired two warning shots during clashes over food stall clearances in Mong Kok.
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Court halts Obama's key climate plan

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 9:16
related countries: United States

President Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants are stalled by the Supreme Court.
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Two children killed in France crash

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 9:29
related countries: Switzerland, France
related places: Doubs

Two 15-year-olds are killed when a school bus crashes in snowy conditions in the French department of Doubs, near the Swiss border.
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French MPs back removing citizenship

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 9:50
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French MPs narrowly approve the first stage of a plan to enable those convicted of terrorism offences to lose their nationality.
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Japan stocks tumble into bear market

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 10:36
related countries: Japan

Japanese shares have continued to fall, hitting their lowest level since October 2014 and entering a bear market.
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Israel court extends Olmert jail term

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 11:18
related countries: Israel

An Israeli court extends former PM Ehud Olmert's 18-month jail sentence for bribery by a month, after rejecting a plea bargain over another charge.
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Trump and Sanders win New Hampshire

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 12:11
related countries: United States
related places: New Hampshire, Sanders

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both win decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary, the second contest in the race for US presidential nominees.
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Korea joint venture halted after tests

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 12:31
related countries: South Korea

South Korea suspends operations at the Kaesong industrial park run with North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and rocket tests.
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French Foreign Minister Fabius to quit

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 12:49
related countries: France

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, seen as the architect of the country's interventions against militants, says he is standing down.
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Greeks crow over Deutsche Bank woes

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 12:58
related countries: Greece

Greek schadenfreude over Deutsche Bank's struggles
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Liberian finance minister spared jail

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 13:00
related countries: Liberia

Liberia's Supreme Court blocks the Senate's attempt to jail the country's finance minister after he tried to clamp down on politicians' expenses.
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Scientists to recreate ancient voyage

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 13:14
related countries: Japan

Scientists are planning to recreate the ocean journey that brought first settlers to Japan.
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Did a meteorite kill a man in India?

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 13:17
related countries: India

Did a meteorite kill a man in India?
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'Disquiet' over Mandela heir conversion

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 14:22
related countries: South Africa

Traditional leaders in South Africa express their "disquiet" over chief Mandla Mandela's conversion to Islam.
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Asahi to buy Peroni and Grolsch

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 14:30
related countries: Japan
related places: Asahi

Japanese brewer Asahi says it has agreed to buy the Peroni and Grolsch beer brands, which are being sold to allow AB InBev to take over SABMiller.
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Mexico missing students: Knowns and unknowns

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:05
related countries: Mexico

What happened to Mexico's missing students?
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Uganda candidate makes Idi Amin pledge

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:14
related countries: Uganda

A candidate in Uganda's presidential vote promises to repatriate the remains of the former dictator, Idi Amin, and build a museum in his honour.
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Yellen warns on US financial conditions

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:20
related countries: United States

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen pours cold water on the prospect of a second rise in interest rates any time soon.
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Thieves steal Pins from US tax agency

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:31
related countries: United States

The US government's tax collection agency says attackers fooled its computers into generating more than 100,000 tax return Pin codes.
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Who was N Korea's 'executed' general?

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:40
related countries: North Korea

Who was N Korean military chief Ri Yong-gil?
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German train focus 'on human error'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 16:55
related countries: Germany

A signal controller is said to be at the heart of the Bavarian train crash inquiry that killed 10, but police reject the reports as speculation.
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Elephant rampage causes panic in India

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 17:01
related countries: India

A wild elephant went on an hours-long rampage in India's West Bengal state, sending residents fleeing in panic.
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Farc to 'stop recruiting minors'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 17:10
related countries: Cuba
related places: Havana

Farc rebels announce at peace talks in Havana that they will stop recruiting minors, a move they say is another step on the road to peace.
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French MPs back constitutional changes

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 17:11
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French MPs vote overwhelmingly to enshrine state-of-emergency provisions in the constitution, following November's attacks in Paris.
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Has US court holed Paris climate deal?

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 18:16
related countries: France, United States
related places: Paris

Has US court holed Paris climate deal?
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Israeli PM's wife 'mistreated staff'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 18:28
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara mistreated household staff, an Israeli court rules, in a case brought by a former caretaker.
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N Korea executes army chief - reports

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 18:44
related countries: North Korea

North Korea has executed its army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports.
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Scores killed in Nigeria camp bombings

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 20:07
related countries: Nigeria

At least 56 people are killed in a double suicide bombing at a camp sheltering people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria.
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Turkey denounces US support for Kurds

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 20:11
related countries: Syria, United States

Turkey's president lashed out at the US over its support for Syrian Kurdish groups, accusing it of creating a "sea of blood".
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'Strongest evidence' of Zika effect

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 22:31
related countries: United States

One of the US's most senior public health officials reveals the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Women flee Australia 'murder attempt'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 22:58
related countries: Aruba, Australia
related places: Adelaide

An Australian man is charged over the alleged kidnapping and attempted murder of two female backpackers on a beach south of Adelaide.
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US worried over 'Rwanda's Burundi role'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 23:11
related countries: United States, Burundi, Rwanda

The US raises concerns with Rwandan officials over reports suggesting it is involved in "destabilising activities" in neighbouring Burundi.
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VIDEO: Syrian rebels: 'The West has abandoned us'

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 23:31
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom, United States
related places: West, Aleppo

A senior Syrian rebel commander inside Aleppo tells the BBC that his fighters felt abandoned by countries such as Britain and the United States.
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Chris Christie ends White House bid

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 23:35
related countries: United States
related places: New Hampshire, White House

Republican Chris Christie drops out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire.
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LA to spend $1.9bn on homeless crisis

Wednesday 10th of February 2016, 23:35
related countries: United States
related places: Los Angeles, America

The US city of Los Angeles, known as the homeless capital of America, is passing a $1.87bn (£1.29bn) plan to help get 40,000 people off the streets.
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