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Cancer-faking blogger faces legal action

Friday 6th of May 2016, 5:14
related countries: Aruba

An Australian blogger and author who faked terminal brain cancer faces legal action over her deception.
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US busts 'huge money laundering scheme'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 6:15
related countries: Colombia, United States

US authorities say a prominent family in Panama ran businesses as a front for a major drug money-laundering operation.
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Thousands airlifted from Canada fire

Friday 6th of May 2016, 6:30
related countries: Canada
related places: Fort McMurray

Some 8,000 people are being airlifted to safety after they fled the city of Fort McMurray, which has been devastated by a massive wildfire.
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VIDEO: The 'terrifying' journey out of Canada's wildfires

Friday 6th of May 2016, 6:45
related countries: Canada

Spreading wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta have forced more people from their homes.
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Israeli shell kills Gaza woman - medics

Friday 6th of May 2016, 7:40
related countries: Israel

Israeli tank fire kills a Palestinian woman in Gaza, Palestinians say, in some of the worst clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas since 2014.
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Trump declares Hispanic love with tacos

Friday 6th of May 2016, 8:01
related countries: Mexico

Republican front-runner Donald Trump declares his love for tacos and Hispanics with a tweet on the Cinco De Mayo Mexican national holiday.
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Gucci sorry for funeral fakes warning

Friday 6th of May 2016, 8:38
related countries: Italy, Hong Kong

Italian luxury goods maker Gucci apologises for sending warning letters to Hong Kong shops selling paper versions of its products as offerings to the dead.
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Handless girl wins US handwriting award

Friday 6th of May 2016, 10:47
related countries: United States
related places: Virginia

A seven-year-old girl from Virginia who was born without hands wins a US national handwriting contest.
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Pakistan man 'poisoned brother's sweets'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 10:58
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani police say the brother of a sweet-shop owner poisoned a batch of sweets that killed more than 30 people last month.
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The unmarried Pakistani woman who wrote about her sex life

Friday 6th of May 2016, 10:59
related countries: Pakistan

The unmarried Pakistani woman who wrote about her sex life
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Top Kenyan businessman shot dead

Friday 6th of May 2016, 11:07
related countries: Kenya
related places: Nairobi

Controversial businessman Jacob Juma is shot dead in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, several months after warning there was a plot to kill him.
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Syria refugee camp strike 'war crime'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 11:11
related countries: Syria

An air strike on a Syrian refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people could amount to a war crime, a senior UN official says.
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First Cologne sex attack trial begins

Friday 6th of May 2016, 11:29
related countries: Algeria

A 26-year-old Algerian appears in court in the German city of Cologne, in the first trial over sexual assault at New Year celebrations.
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N Korea leader seeks to cement power

Friday 6th of May 2016, 12:19
related countries: North Korea

North Korea holds its most important political event in decades, a rare party congress where Kim Jong-un will try to consolidate his control.
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VIDEO: Brazil dam collapse: Six months on

Friday 6th of May 2016, 13:10
related countries: Botswana

Julia Carneiro reports six months after Brazil's worst ever environmental disaster, the collapse of a dam near the city of Mariana.
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VIDEO: Syria: 'Little hope of real ceasefire'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 14:32
related countries: Syria
related places: Idlib

In the aftermath of an air strike on an Idlib refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people, Will Ross reports that there is 'little hope of real ceasefire' in Syria.
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Nigeria finally signs delayed budget

Friday 6th of May 2016, 14:49
related countries: Nigeria

After months of wrangling, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari finally signs into law a 2016 budget designed to kick-start the economy.
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Cologne sex attack charge dismissed

Friday 6th of May 2016, 14:53
related countries: Germany, Algeria
related places: Cologne

A judge in the German city of Cologne dismisses sexual assault charges against an Algerian man, in the first trial over sexual crimes at New Year celebrations.
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Afghan raid 'frees captives of Taliban'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 14:55
related countries: Afghanistan

More than 60 people held by the Taliban in the south of Afghanistan are freed by special forces in an overnight operation, Nato officials say.
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Brazil dam burst: Six months on, the marks left by sea of sludge

Friday 6th of May 2016, 15:28
related countries: Brazil

Victims of Brazil’s dam collapse speak out, six months on
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Kenya starts demolition of unfit houses

Friday 6th of May 2016, 15:58
related countries: Kenya

Kenya starts demolishing 226 houses condemned as unsafe, following a building collapse last Friday that killed at least 42 people.
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Gunman attacks Turkey journalist

Friday 6th of May 2016, 16:06
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

Turkish journalist Can Dundar survives attempt on his life after gunman opens fire outside Istanbul courthouse.
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Panama Papers source breaks silence

Friday 6th of May 2016, 16:35
related countries: Panama

The source behind the leak of the Panama Papers speaks for the first time, offering to help with prosecutions in return for immunity.
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N Korea leader praises nuclear tests

Friday 6th of May 2016, 16:49
related countries: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un opens rare party congress by praising nuclear achievements in front of thousands of delegates.
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Is there something fishy about Mozambique's debt?

Friday 6th of May 2016, 17:06
related countries: Mozambique

Is there something fishy about Mozambique's debt?
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Leading rights lawyer arrested in Egypt

Friday 6th of May 2016, 17:31
related countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia

A leading Egyptian human rights lawyer who opposes President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's decision to hand two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia is arrested.
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Brazil committee backs Rousseff trial

Friday 6th of May 2016, 17:59
related countries: Botswana

A senate committee in the Brazilian congress votes in favour of President Dilma Rousseff facing trial for breaking budget laws.
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Two killed in US shopping mall shootings

Friday 6th of May 2016, 18:28
related countries: United States
related places: Maryland

Three people have been killed and three injured in three shootings in Maryland that police believe may be linked.
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Syrian troops 'storm mutinous prison'

Friday 6th of May 2016, 18:52
related countries: Syria

Syrian government troops storm a prison in the central city of Hama to try to put down a mutiny among some 800 inmates, monitors say.
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Images reveal Canada fire destruction

Friday 6th of May 2016, 19:36
related countries: Canada
related places: Fort McMurray

Pictures obtained by the BBC show swathes of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in ruins following a devastating wildfire.
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Colombia to use warplanes against gangs

Friday 6th of May 2016, 19:44
related countries: Colombia

Colombia announces it will use military force, including air strikes, against major criminal gangs.
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Canadian fire: Evacuation convoy halted

Friday 6th of May 2016, 20:10
related countries: Canada
related places: Fort McMurray

The only evacuation convoy leaving the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been suspended due to 200ft (61m) flames flanking the road, officials say.
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Turkey jails prominent journalists

Friday 6th of May 2016, 20:30
related countries: Turkey

Prominent Turkish journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul are jailed for revealing state secrets.
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Baseball games moved due to Zika fears

Friday 6th of May 2016, 21:07
related countries: Puerto Rico

Two Major League Baseball games scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico are moved due to players' concerns about the Zika virus.
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VIDEO: Kim Jong-un opens historic party congress

Friday 6th of May 2016, 21:39
related countries: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un opens the first party congress in decades by praising his country's nuclear achievements.
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Chile TV host sacked after pisco row

Friday 6th of May 2016, 22:02
related countries: Chile

A Chilean TV presenter has been sacked after being accused of being unpatriotic when discussing alcohol.
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Cameroon's Ekeng dies after collapse

Friday 6th of May 2016, 22:03
related countries: Cameroon, Romania

Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng dies of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch.
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Afghans endure 'Jungle' squalor in hope of better life

Friday 6th of May 2016, 23:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Young Afghans endure camp squalor in hope of reaching UK
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Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile

Friday 6th of May 2016, 23:05
related countries: China

Scientists say new fossils found in China are of a crocodile-like creature that was the first known plant-eating marine reptile.
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UN counts 'more than 50' IS mass graves

Friday 6th of May 2016, 23:34
related countries: Iraq

A UN envoy says more than 50 mass graves have so far been found in parts of Iraq that were previously controlled by so-called Islamic State.
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The cute creature Sweden wants to wipe out

Friday 6th of May 2016, 23:36
related countries: Sweden

Why Sweden has a team trained to destroy this animal
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Left in the dark as Venezuela crisis deepens

Friday 6th of May 2016, 23:55
related countries: Venezuela

Hospital shortages increase anger in Venezuela
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