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What is left to agree in the Brexit Treaty?

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 0:03
related countries: Ireland

From the Irish border to data protection to tax information, some key issues are still outstanding on the road to a deal.
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Trump: Immigrant gangs 'animals, not people'

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 1:00
related countries: United States

The president says the US has the "dumbest immigration laws in the world" and he wants that to change.
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Japanese train departs 25 seconds early - again

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 4:19
related countries: Japan

In the second such case in months, a train leaves 25 seconds early. "Inexcusable" says the operator.
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WeChat's owner Tencent sees profits soar by more than 60%

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 5:00
related countries: China

Profits at China's Tencent soar thanks to hugely popular online games like Honour of Kings.
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US birth rates drop to lowest since 1987

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 8:08
related countries: United States

Births decreased among young women and teenagers but increased among those aged between 40 and 44.
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Is removing 'Aboriginal' from birth certificates whitewashing history?

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 8:35
related countries: Aruba

One indigenous Australian was shocked to discover his relatives' birth records had been altered.
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New York man threatens to report Spanish-speaking staff to authorities

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 12:09
related countries: Spain

Video shows a customer threatening to call immigration authorities on staff at a New York restaurant.
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Nigerian students 'tied to cross and whipped' for being late

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 14:16
related countries: Nigeria

Three people, including the school's headteacher, are under arrest in Nigeria after the incident.
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Vape pen explosion pierces Florida man's cranium killing him

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 14:27
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

The Florida man's death is believed to be the first in the US caused by a vape pen.
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North Korea turns on 'incompetent' South

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 14:46
related countries: South Korea, North Korea, United States
related places: Pyongyang

Angry at US military drills, Pyongyang says it will not talk to South Korea until issues are settled.
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US Surgeon General Jerome Adams helps sick patient on Delta flight

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 15:22
related countries: United States
related places: Delta

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams helps with a medical emergency on board a Delta Air Lines plane.
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Venezuela political prisoners 'revolt' at Caracas jail

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 15:29
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Anxious relatives gather after reports of an uprising in a former shopping centre now used as a jail.
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Belgium migrants: Girl dies after police chase van

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 16:17
related countries: Belgium

She was found with fatal injuries after Belgian police pursued a van carrying 30 migrants for an hour.
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to Mbandaka city

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 16:34
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Mbandaka

At least 44 people are thought to have been infected and 23 deaths are being investigated.
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Kerry James Marshall: Record $21.1m sale for Chicago artwork

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 17:28
related countries: United States
related places: Chicago

Past Times depicts African-American life, a central theme to Kerry James Marshall's work.
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Royal wedding: Emmanuel Macron sends best wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 17:34
related countries: France

The French president says he hopes to watch the ceremony on TV, and will send them his best regards.
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Singapore's measures to reduce short-sightedness

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 17:42
related countries: Singapore

As global rates of short-sightedness - or myopia - increase around the world, Singapore is hoping to buck the trend with three simple but innovative solutions.
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Poland stops 'Russian hybrid war groups'

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 17:47
related countries: Ukraine, Russia, Poland

Poland says Russian networks were trying to foment Polish hostility to Ukraine.
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Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide makes plea for peace.

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 19:05
related countries: Rwanda

Clemantine Wamariya, who fled the Rwandan Genocide aged six and is a human rights advocate, makes a plea for peace.
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Viewpoint: Why racism in US is worse than in Europe

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 22:10
related countries: United States

Writer Barrett Holmes Pitner explains why he thinks American racism is unique.
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PayPal acquires Swedish payments firm iZettle

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 23:02
related countries: Sweden

The move will boost PayPal's in-store presence as competition in the digital payments sector grow.
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Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu on Cannes success and Kenya ban

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 23:12
related countries: Kenya

Wanuri Kahiu talks about Kenya's decision to ban the film, and its success at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Turning carbon dioxide into rock - forever

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 23:14
related countries: Iceland

A high-tech solution being tested in Iceland gets rid of waste carbon dioxide by pumping it 1,000m underground.
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The word Trump and Kim can't agree on

Thursday 17th of May 2018, 23:57
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Kim, Trump

The US and North Korea have very different ideas on what denuclearisation means.
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