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Final push for Falluja some way off

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 0:31
related countries: Iraq

Setbacks for Iraqi push to retake Falluja from IS
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Golf tournament move angers Trump

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 1:56
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Trump

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump condemns the PGA Tour's decision to move a golf tournament from one of his courses to Mexico.
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China stresses 'friendly' N Korea ties

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 2:07
related countries: North Korea, China
related places: Pyongyang

China's President Xi Jinping stresses the importance of "friendly" ties with North Korea, during a rare visit from a senior Pyongyang official.
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Five dead in Germany and France floods

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 6:26
related countries: Austria, France, Germany

At least five people are dead and dozens of towns are inundated by flooding across France and Germany, authorities say.
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King Tut's knife 'made from meteorite'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 9:00
related countries: Egypt

A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.
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VIDEO: When Arnie was charged by an elephant

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 9:06
related countries: South Africa

Arnold Schwarzenegger is chased by an elephant while on a trip to South Africa.
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Threat to French air travel eases

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 9:47
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Threats of French air traffic disruption this weekend have been lifted, ministers say, although a rail strike is still halving services.
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Heartbreaking trauma of El Salvador baby swap family

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 10:23
related countries: El Salvador

How does it feel to be given the wrong baby?
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German councillor 'tied asylum-seeker'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 11:57
related countries: Iraq, Germany

German media say a councillor for Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats is one of a group of men who tied a young Iraqi asylum-seeker to a tree after threatening a shop worker.
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Monk held over tiger skin 'smuggling'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 12:29
related countries: Thailand

A monk is detained for attempting to smuggle tiger skins and fangs from a Buddhist temple accused of animal trafficking, Thai authorities say.
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Court convicts 24 over Gujarat massacre

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 12:41
related countries: India

A court in India finds 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
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Saudi wealth fund puts $3.5bn into Uber

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 12:43
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Ride-hailing service Uber attracts a $3.5bn (£2.43bn) investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to help it expand in the Middle East.
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'Rude' cartoon bear statue removed

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 12:58
related countries: China

A cartoon bear statue is removed from outside China's securities regulator after complaints about its "middle finger" gesture.
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Venezuela awaits referendum decision

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 13:26
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela's opposition is awaiting a decision by the country's electoral authorities on whether it can proceed with its efforts to call a recall referendum.
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Syria aid drops by air 'not imminent'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 13:49
related countries: Syria, France, United Kingdom

A senior UN official warns air drops of aid to Syrians are not imminent, despite calls for such action by the US, UK and France.
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Last journey: The migrant who lost everything

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 14:01
related countries: Greece

The migrant who lost everything trying to reach Greece
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Germany defies Turkey over 'genocide'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 14:08
related countries: Turkey, Armenia, Germany

German MPs recognise the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 as "genocide", prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador in anger.
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'I knew nothing' Messi tells court

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 14:37
related countries: Argentina, Spain
related places: Barcelona

Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi tells a court he had no knowledge of the tax issues that led to fraud charges against him.
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'True miracle' panda born in Belgian zoo

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 15:47
related countries: Belgium

A giant panda cub has been born at a zoo in Belgium, a rare event for an endangered species that numbers fewer than 2000 worldwide.
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Bomb explodes outside Syria mosque

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 15:54
related countries: Syria
related places: Latakia

A bomb explodes near a mosque in the Syrian coastal city Latakia, killing and wounding several people.
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VIDEO: Five drown at home in Europe floods

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 16:15
related countries: Germany

Heavy rains across Europe have left at least 10 people dead, most of them in Germany.
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Singer Prince 'died of overdose'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 16:20
related countries: United States
related places: Prince

The singer Prince died in April of an opioid overdose, a US law enforcement official tells the Associated Press news agency.
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Van Garderen pulls out of Rio over Zika

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 16:28
related countries: United States
related places: Tejay, Rio

American cyclist Tejay van Garderen will not be competing at the Olympics in Rio because of concerns over the Zika virus.
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Louvre to close as France floods worsen

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 17:23
related countries: France

The world's most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday to allow works to be evacuated amid worsening floods.
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Mantis species named after top US judge

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 17:28
related countries: United States

Esteemed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is honoured with her own species of leaf-dwelling praying mantis.
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Turkey recalls envoy in 'genocide' row

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 17:30
related countries: Turkey, Germany

Turkey recalls its ambassador in anger, after German MPs recognise the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as 'genocide'.
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Briton saves climber near Everest peak

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 17:34
related countries: United Kingdom

A British ex-serviceman abandons his Mount Everest climb just metres from the summit to help save a fellow mountaineer.
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VIDEO: Footage shows BA 'threat' plane search

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 19:01
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

A British Airways flight has been evacuated at Newark International Airport in the US after an "unspecified threat", airport officials say.
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US House Speaker Ryan to vote for Trump

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 20:50
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

US House speaker Paul Ryan says he will vote for Donald Trump in this year's presidential election, despite their differences.
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Looking into the massacres of Indonesia's past

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 21:14
related countries: Indonesia

Looking into the massacres of Indonesia's past
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VIDEO: 'I killed too many to count'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 21:14
related countries: Indonesia

After 50 years, the Indonesian government is going to investigate one of the worst massacres of the 20th century.
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BA plane evacuated in US after threat

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 21:17
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Newark, London

A British Airways flight from London to the US is evacuated at Newark airport after a phone threat which proves unfounded.
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VIDEO: Giant panda shows off 'miracle' baby

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 22:15
related countries: Belgium

A giant panda gives birth at a zoo in Belgium, a rare event for an endangered species that numbers fewer than 2,000 worldwide.
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Daisy Ridley's Japanese 'obsession'

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 23:15
related countries: Japan

Star Wars' Daisy Ridley voices passion for all things Japanese
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VIDEO: A 'colourful revolution'?

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 23:25
related countries: Macedonia

Demonstrators in Macedonia have covered famous monuments and buildings with paint in protest at political turmoil in the country.
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VIDEO: Rare look at Egypt's sunken cities

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 23:30
related countries: Egypt, United Kingdom
related places: London

A new exhibition in London displays treasures from two cities which have been underwater for more than 1,000 years.
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Stolen US stamp returned after 60 years

Thursday 2nd of June 2016, 23:51
related countries: United States

A rare American stamp stolen more than 60 years ago has been returned to its rightful owner.
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