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UN promises to stamp out abuse after child rape allegations
Friday 24th of February 2017, 0:08related countries:
France, 
Central African RepublicChild abuse allegations have been made against French and UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic.
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Kung fu grandma is China's new internet sensation
Friday 24th of February 2017, 0:25related countries:
ChinaThe 94-year-old who has become China's latest internet sensation.
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Donkeys and Trump
Friday 24th of February 2017, 0:42related countries:
IndiaA list of bizarre barbs and rants by India's political leaders.
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Can 'Premium Friday' help reduce suicides?
Friday 24th of February 2017, 0:46related countries:
JapanJapan is trying out a new scheme called Premium Friday. It lets workers go home early one Friday a month, in a bid to reduce suicide.
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Who's hiding beneath US-Mexico border?
Friday 24th of February 2017, 0:47related countries:
United StatesPresident Trump's wall isn't a new idea- some stretches of the border already have one. But what lies beneath?
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Interrogation in a Cambodian death camp
Friday 24th of February 2017, 2:39related countries:
CambodiaA former interrogator in a Cambodian death camp tells us why he did what he did, and how he feels now.
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Guatemala army blocks Dutch boat offering abortions
Friday 24th of February 2017, 3:18related countries:
Netherlands, 
Guatemala, United StatesAbortion is only allowed in the Central American nation when the mother's life is at risk.
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Trump repeats call for US nuclear supremacy
Friday 24th of February 2017, 5:38related countries:
United StatesThe president says he wants the US to expand its nuclear arsenal, to be ''top of the pack".
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Why is it hard to say 'no' in Turkey?
Friday 24th of February 2017, 6:14related countries:
TurkeyWith a referendum looming, 'no' seems to be becoming a difficult word to say in Turkey.
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Leila de Lima: Top Duterte critic arrested on drug charge
Friday 24th of February 2017, 7:15related countries:
PeruSenator Leila de Lima says the charges are an attempt to silence her criticism of the drug war.
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Boy saved by spider anti-venom dose
Friday 24th of February 2017, 11:25related countries:
ArubaA 10-year-old boy is treated with 12 vials of anti-venom after a bite from a deadly funnel-web spider.
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What is the 'hairy blob' or globster found on the Philippines shore?
Friday 24th of February 2017, 11:30related countries:
PhilippinesA six-metre-long "hairy" sea creature has washed up on the shore of Dinagat Island in the Philippines and it's left people on Facebook questioning what it is.
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Turkey coup: 136 diplomats and relatives seek Germany asylum
Friday 24th of February 2017, 11:54related countries:
GermanyMany Turks abroad are thought to have backed the coup plot against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Iraqi forces enter IS-held neighbourhood in west Mosul
Friday 24th of February 2017, 12:37related countries:
IraqThe advance marks the first time troops enter an urban district in latest phase of campaign.
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India cash handler arrested over alleged ATM currency scam
Friday 24th of February 2017, 13:04related countries:
IndiaA customer reported receiving notes marked "children's bank of India".
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Sweden proposal to allow sex on government time
Friday 24th of February 2017, 13:17related countries:
SwedenSwedish town's proposal would allow workers a paid hour a week to have sex.
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Olathe shooting: Murder charge after Indian man killed in bar
Friday 24th of February 2017, 13:32related countries:
IndiaA man is charged over the fatal shooting of an Indian man in a Kansas bar, in a possible hate crime.
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France probes 'anti-Semitic' assault in Paris suburb
Friday 24th of February 2017, 13:47related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Two Jewish men report a brutal assault near Paris in which one allegedly lost a finger.
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Grey 'blob' takes seat in Ukraine parliament
Friday 24th of February 2017, 13:51related countries:
Ukraine, NetherlandsMP brings mini copy of Dutch sculpture to parliament to shame absent colleagues.
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Kim Jong-nam killing: 'VX nerve agent' found on his face
Friday 24th of February 2017, 15:00related countries:
North KoreaThe N Korean leader's half-brother was killed by a substance classified as a weapon of mass destruction.
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White House asked FBI to discredit reports of Russia links
Friday 24th of February 2017, 15:13related countries:
RussiaThe White House's chief of staff asked the FBI's deputy director to dispute a New York Times article.
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Trump's wrong, it's 'quiet and safe' in Malmo
Friday 24th of February 2017, 15:26related countries:
Swedenrelated places: Malmo
BBC News investigates whether Donald Trump was right to say Sweden's immigration policy had been a failure.
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BBC dismayed at German 'BND spying on journalists'
Friday 24th of February 2017, 17:19related countries:
Germanyrelated places: Spiegel
German intelligence spied on the BBC and other foreign journalists, Spiegel news reports.
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South Africa clashes at anti-foreigner protest in Pretoria
Friday 24th of February 2017, 18:10related countries:
South Africarelated places: Pretoria
South African police use force to break up rival groups at an anti-immigrant protest in Pretoria.
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European Parliament: Questions raised over Martin Schulz's spending
Friday 24th of February 2017, 18:13related countries:
GermanyEuropean Parliament ex-president Martin Schulz is a top candidate in this year's German elections.
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Slippery customer: Teenager pulls out snake tangled in car
Friday 24th of February 2017, 18:15related countries:
AustraliaOli Wardrope from Queensland, Australia, bravely pulls out a snake from underneath a car.
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People gathered in the US to celebrate their love of mermaids
Friday 24th of February 2017, 18:55related countries:
United StatesLast month, hundreds of people togged up in fishtails to swim and perform underwater in South Carolina.
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French magistrate to investigate Francois Fillon case
Friday 24th of February 2017, 20:17related countries:
FranceThe appointment steps up the inquiry into payments made to the family of the presidential candidate.
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VW cracks down on executive pay after diesel scandal
Friday 24th of February 2017, 20:46related countries:
GermanyGerman car maker returns to profit and posts record sales in 2016 despite emissions testing furore.
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Lesotho's 'pilot' fruit and flower farm
Friday 24th of February 2017, 21:42related countries:
LesothoAs part of a World Bank pilot programme, smallholders in Lesotho have been offered a stake in a commercial venture.
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Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle
Friday 24th of February 2017, 22:28related countries:
Saudi ArabiaThe airline admits that seven extra passengers stood in the aisle during a Karachi to Medina flight.
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Kansas victim's widow: 'We thought about leaving US'
Friday 24th of February 2017, 22:32related countries:
United StatesKansas widow demands answers after a shooting that the FBI is investigating as a possible hate crime.
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