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Reinventing the Japanese home after the war

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 0:22
related countries: United Kingdom, Japan
related places: London

An exhibition in London traces the reinvention of the traditional Japanese home after World War Two.
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MOAB strike: 90 IS fighters killed in Afghanistan

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 7:14
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The fighters were killed in the most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used by the US in combat.
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Sri Lanka rubbish dump deaths: 'Still they dump'

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 8:46
related countries: Sri Lanka

Four children are among 16 people killed after a rubbish dump collapsed on their homes in Sri Lanka.
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North Korea 'ready for nuclear attack' amid show of force

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 9:40
related countries: United States

The warning to the US came during an elaborate display of military force in the country's capital.
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Dana Vollmer, the Olympic swimmer racing while six months pregnant

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 12:11
related countries: Japan

Dana Vollmer is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, with a brief pause to have another child.
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Parading with precision

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 14:34
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

Pyongyang's Day of the Sun procession combines missiles, goose-stepping and pom-poms.
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France gives citizenship to 28 African WW2 veterans

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 16:42
related countries: France

President Francois Hollande says France owes them a debt of blood.
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World's oldest person Emma Morano dies at 117

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 17:42
related countries: Italy

Italian Emma Morano was officially the last person born in the 1800s still living.
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Trump tax march draws thousands to streets

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 20:56
related countries: United States

Protesters gather in cities across the US to call for the president to release his tax returns.
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North Korea: Mike Pence in Seoul to reaffirm support to Asia allies

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 22:51
related countries: South Korea, North Korea, United States
related places: Seoul, Asia

Mike Pence is to reaffirm US support to its allies amid concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
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N Korea 'missile launch fails'

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 23:02
related countries: South Korea, North Korea

North Korea has launched a missile on its east coast which is believed to have failed, South Korea's military says
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Street kids

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 23:34
related countries: Brazil
related places: Salvador

In 1937, Jorge Amado published Captains of the Sands, a novel about a gang of orphans living in Salvador, Brazil. Eighty years on, little has changed.
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Ghetto talent

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 23:37
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Ajegunle

Ajegunle, a Nigerian slum, has a reputation for crime but it's also produced some of Nigeria's top footballers.
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Belgium's Brits

Saturday 15th of April 2017, 23:41
related countries: Belgium, United Kingdom

Some of the 25,000 British people living in Belgium are applying for its nationality.
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