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MH370 anger

Friday 15th of July 2016, 0:19
related countries: Malaysia

Families of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 say they believe the authorities are not investigating possible new evidence.
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Nice attack: 'You could see the fear in people's faces'

Friday 15th of July 2016, 1:16
related countries: France
related places: Nice

Will Shore is an ex-military officer who helped rescue people after a lorry struck a crowd in Nice, France.
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Cash revolution

Friday 15th of July 2016, 1:45
related countries: Italy

The economy of a small town in southern Italy, which is home to a group of asylum seekers, has been boosted by the legal spending of fake money.
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US police shootings: Obama urges unity amid racial tension

Friday 15th of July 2016, 2:08
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama appeals to police and black communities to come together, saying it should not be "us versus them".
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Nice attack: Hollande condemns lorry terror attack

Friday 15th of July 2016, 2:53
related countries: France
related places: Nice

President Francois Hollande extends France's state of emergency by three months after the lorry attack in Nice.
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Enjoy tea?

Friday 15th of July 2016, 8:41
related countries: India, United Kingdom

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt discusses the dark history of tea - India and Britain's favourite drink.
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India 'gold man' battered to death

Friday 15th of July 2016, 9:58
related countries: India

An Indian man who bought one of the world's most expensive shirts made of gold is allegedly battered to death, police said.
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Witnesses: Never seen such fear

Friday 15th of July 2016, 10:21
related countries: France
related places: Nice

Eyewitnesses describe scenes of terror after a lorry ran into a crowd during national day celebrations in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people.
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French newspapers stunned

Friday 15th of July 2016, 10:54
related countries: France

Front pages from newspapers across France are dominated by images of the Bastille Day lorry attack.
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Full story: Nice attack

Friday 15th of July 2016, 12:25
related countries: France
related places: Nice

A lorry strikes a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what officials say was a terrorist attack.
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New Zealand kakapo sees bumper breeding season

Friday 15th of July 2016, 12:32
related countries: New Zealand

Population of the critically endangered parrot booms by 28% after a record-breaking breeding season.
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Bangladesh mosques urged to give sermon against extremism

Friday 15th of July 2016, 14:30
related countries: Bangladesh

Mosques in Bangladesh are asked to give a sermon against terrorism and extremism in their Friday prayers, after deadly attacks in the country this month.
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Hounded out

Friday 15th of July 2016, 15:27
related countries: Australia

Australia's most populous state will ban greyhound racing after a report identified widespread abuse of animals, but breeders say politicians are opportunistically destroying their industry.
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Minute's silence at Tour de France

Friday 15th of July 2016, 16:18
related countries: France
related places: Nice

Sport has been paying tribute to the victims of Thursday's attack in Nice, with minute's silences at the Tour de France.
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French prosecutor: Attacker 'known for violence and threats'

Friday 15th of July 2016, 16:29
related countries: France

Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was known by police for violence and threats, French prosecutor Francois Molins says.
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Morocco seeks to rejoin African Union after Western Sahara row

Friday 15th of July 2016, 16:42
related countries: Western Sahara, Morocco

Morocco sends a special envoy to lobby African leaders to rejoin the African Union 32 years after it left in a row over Western Sahara.
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'28 Pages': Newly released 9/11 documents find no official Saudi link

Friday 15th of July 2016, 19:45
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Previously classified documents find no official links between the Saudi government and the 9/11 hijackers
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Turkish military blocks Istanbul bridges

Friday 15th of July 2016, 20:05
related countries: Turkey
related places: Ankara, Istanbul

Both of the bridges crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul are blocked by security forces, with reports of jets flying low in Ankara.
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Nice attack: Gingrich wants 'Sharia test' for US Muslims

Friday 15th of July 2016, 20:09
related countries: United States

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggests testing all US Muslims to see if they believe in Sharia law, and deporting those who do.
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Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel

Friday 15th of July 2016, 20:54
related countries: Tunisia, France
related places: Nice

The driver of a lorry that killed 84 people in an attack in the French city of Nice is confirmed as Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31.
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Brazil reviews security measures ahead of Rio Olympics

Friday 15th of July 2016, 21:50
related countries: Botswana

The Brazilian government reviews security measures ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the wake of the Nice attack.
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'Some police, intelligence resisting' in Turkey

Friday 15th of July 2016, 22:09
related countries: Turkey

"It became apparent that some police were resisting, and also some elements of military intelligence", says Mark Urban.
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Turkey's state TV reads army group's statement

Friday 15th of July 2016, 23:31
related countries: Turkey

An announcer on Turkey's state TV read a statement on the coup attempt.
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Welcome 'invader'

Friday 15th of July 2016, 23:38
related countries: India

Biriyani is the quintessential celebratory dish in India that dazzles as a sublime one-dish meal, writes historian and food expert Pushpesh Pant.
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