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Boy gets stuck in vending machine

Monday 29th of February 2016, 0:26
related countries: Australia

A boy from Australia's remote far north spent six hours stuck in the first vending machine he had ever seen.
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VIDEO: Cardinal addresses Australia abuse inquiry

Monday 29th of February 2016, 0:27
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has said the Catholic Church has made "enormous mistakes" in dealing with claims of sexual abuse.
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Tense wait for baby Slovenian 'dragons'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 0:50
related countries: Slovenia

In a Slovenian cave visited by a million tourists each year, a bizarre and rare amphibian is guarding a significant clutch of eggs.
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Europe can't allow Greek chaos - Merkel

Monday 29th of February 2016, 1:44
related countries: Greece, Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into chaos after several members introduced restrictions stranding migrants.
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When gods were hauled into Indian courts

Monday 29th of February 2016, 1:55
related countries: India

When gods were hauled into Indian courts
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VIDEO: Last moments of Jakarta's red light zone

Monday 29th of February 2016, 3:44
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

The bulldozers are set to move in to demolish Jakarta's most notorious red light district.
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Cardinal Pell testifies about abuse

Monday 29th of February 2016, 4:21
related countries: Aruba

In long-awaited testimony, Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell says the Catholic Church has made "enormous mistakes" in dealing with claims of sexual abuse.
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Ex-Tepco bosses charged over Fukushima

Monday 29th of February 2016, 5:17
related countries: Japan
related places: Fukushima

For the first time, three former Tepco executives in Japan are charged with negligence over the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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US student 'stole propaganda' in N Korea

Monday 29th of February 2016, 5:22
related countries: North Korea, United States

A US student who was arrested in North Korea for a "hostile act" appears on state TV admitting to trying to steal a propaganda sign.
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HK protests activists go on trial

Monday 29th of February 2016, 7:25
related countries: Hong Kong

Three prominent student leaders in Hong Kong go on trial for their roles in the 2014 mass pro-democracy protests.
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DiCaprio finally wins first Oscar

Monday 29th of February 2016, 8:07
related countries: Denmark, United Kingdom

Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first Oscar after six nominations, while Spotlight wins best picture and Mark Rylance and Sam Smith are among the British winners.
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India budget to boost farm growth

Monday 29th of February 2016, 8:54
related countries: India

India's government unveils a budget aimed at boosting farm growth and appealing to the rural poor.
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VIDEO: 'Oldest ice racer' back on track

Monday 29th of February 2016, 10:33
related countries: Sweden

Olle Ahnstrom, who is 96 and said to be the oldest ice-racing driver, has taken to the track once again at the national championship in Sweden.
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Starbucks to open first shop in Italy

Monday 29th of February 2016, 10:50
related countries: Italy

Starbucks is taking its boldest step yet by expanding into Italy - the birthplace of the espresso.
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Missing booksellers paraded on China TV

Monday 29th of February 2016, 11:24
related countries: Hong Kong, China

Four of the five missing Hong Kong booksellers appear on Chinese TV, saying they have been detained for "illegal book trading" in the mainland.
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Iran hardliners suffer more setbacks

Monday 29th of February 2016, 11:30
related countries: Iran

Moderates and reformists deal another blow to Iran's hardliners, winning all but one of Tehran's seats in the Assembly of Experts in Friday's polls.
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Al-Shabab claims Somali football attack

Monday 29th of February 2016, 11:35
related countries: Somalia

Somali militant group al-Shabab says it carried out Sunday's attack on people gathered to watch English football on TV that killed at least 30 people.
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Aids rumour empties Sri Lankan school

Monday 29th of February 2016, 12:10
related countries: Sri Lanka

All but one of the pupils at a school in western Sri Lanka are removed from class amid false rumours the six-year-old boy has Aids.
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Sunday morning at the Bamako Hippodrome

Monday 29th of February 2016, 12:26
related countries: Mali

Going to the races in unexpected places
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VIDEO: US man 'confesses' to N Korea theft

Monday 29th of February 2016, 12:28
related countries: North Korea, United States

A US student who was arrested in North Korea has appeared on state media admitting to trying to steal a piece of propaganda from a hotel.
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Malaysia ex-PM to leave ruling party

Monday 29th of February 2016, 12:35
related countries: Malaysia

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he is leaving the ruling party, Umno, because it is "seen as supporting corruption".
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Woman held for Moscow child 'beheading'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 12:40
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Police in the Russian capital Moscow arrest a woman on suspicion of murdering a child after she is arrested apparently carrying a severed head.
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VIDEO: How do ex-leaders spend retirement?

Monday 29th of February 2016, 14:24
related countries: Bolivia

The Bolivian president has said he would like to be a sports trainer when he leaves office, but what have other world leaders got up to?
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VIDEO: No arrests in Cairo over academic's death

Monday 29th of February 2016, 15:18
related countries: Egypt, Italy
related places: Cairo

One month after the brutal killing of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni in Cairo, the authorities in Egypt say they have no made arrests.
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Suicide bomber hits Iraq's Shia funeral

Monday 29th of February 2016, 15:51
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 18 people are killed and 50 injured in a suicide bombing at a Shia funeral north-east of Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say.
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VIDEO: Migrants smash fence with 'battering ram'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 16:24
related countries: Macedonia

Police near the Macedonia-Greece border have fired tear gas after migrants broke down a fence.
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The Pakistani woman with two Oscars

Monday 29th of February 2016, 16:24
related countries: Pakistan

The first Pakistani to win two Oscars - and she's female
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VIDEO: Plight of 'Europe's uninvited guests'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 17:13
related countries: Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro

Macedonia has said it will only allow in as many people as Serbia, the next country north on the Balkan migrant corridor, accepts.
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US judge breaks 10-year court silence

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:06
related countries: United States

One of the eight judges at the US Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas, asks his first question from the bench in 10 years.
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VIDEO: Inside Europe's biggest disaster drill

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:17
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Europe's biggest emergency disaster drill is taking place in London - simulating a tower block collapsing into a station.
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US warns of dam collapse in Iraq

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:33
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US embassy in Iraq warns that the risk of the Mosul Dam collapsing is "serious and unprecedented" and urges people downstream to be ready to evacuate.
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Argentina ends 15-year bond fight

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:42
related countries: Argentina, United States

Argentina signs an agreement with US hedge funds to settle what has been described as a "pitched battle" over billions of dollars of defaulted bonds.
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Body of German found in floating yacht

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:45
related countries: Philippines, Germany

Police are investigating the death of a German sailor whose body was found slumped in a yacht drifting off the southern Philippines.
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Migrants break down Macedonia fence

Monday 29th of February 2016, 18:53
related countries: Macedonia

Macedonian police fire tear gas at a crowd of migrants who destroyed a barbed-wire fence on the Greek border using a makeshift battering ram.
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Assault row presenter jailed in Egypt

Monday 29th of February 2016, 22:03
related countries: Egypt

A TV presenter in Egypt is jailed for 'violating the privacy' of an assault victim interviewed on her show about sexual harassment.
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The sudden intensity of Indonesia's anti-gay onslaught

Monday 29th of February 2016, 22:12
related countries: Indonesia

The sudden intensity of Indonesia's anti-gay onslaught
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VIDEO: Bright flash in sky caught on camera

Monday 29th of February 2016, 22:30
related countries: United Kingdom

A bright flash seen in the skies over Scotland on Monday evening is caught on camera by Jenni Morrison from Aberdeenshire.
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Morales 'wants to meet estranged son'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 22:34
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he wants to meet a son he was told had died nine years ago.
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Naked Gun star George Kennedy dies

Monday 29th of February 2016, 22:52
related countries: United States

US actor George Kennedy, star of Cool Hand Luke and Naked Gun, has died at the age of 91, his grandson announces.
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Clashes as France clears Calais 'Jungle'

Monday 29th of February 2016, 23:36
related countries: France
related places: Calais

French police fire tear gas at rock-throwing protesters as demolition teams dismantle huts in part of the Calais migrant camp known as the Jungle.
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UN steps up Syria aid as truce holds

Monday 29th of February 2016, 23:42
related countries: Syria

An aid convoy reaches a besieged suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus as the UN takes advantage of a truce brokered by the US and Russia.
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Judge backs Apple in new access fight

Monday 29th of February 2016, 23:55
related countries: United States
related places: Apple

A US judge rules that Apple cannot be forced to give the FBI access to a locked iPhone in a case that echoes an ongoing legal battle.
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