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Viewpoint: Are Indian unicorns like Paytm and Zomato too powerful?

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 0:01
related countries: India

With massive funding from global sources, a handful of Indian start-ups are influencing policy.
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Why can't this doctor work in the UK?

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 1:05
related countries: United Kingdom

An refugee doctor would love to work in the UK, and the NHS would love to have him - but there's a hitch.
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Ukraine and Russia agree to implement ceasefire

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 7:44
related countries: Ukraine, France, Russia
related places: Paris

Talks between Russia and Ukraine's leaders end with a pledge of a ceasefire by the end of 2019.
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White Island: The privately owned New Zealand volcano that is always active

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 8:48
related countries: New Zealand

Experts explain the history of New Zealand's White Island and why tourists were there when it erupted.
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Bangalore: Dummies in police uniforms 'control' city traffic

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 9:12
related countries: India

Officials in India hope drivers will mistake them for real police and be less likely to break rules.
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Plane spins on runway during emergency landing in Costa Rica

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 10:14
related countries: Costa Rica

The pilot warned his passengers before he brought the plane down in Costa Rica.
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George Laurer, co-inventor of the barcode, dies at 94

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 10:27
related countries: United States

The US engineer helped to perfect the technology to read barcodes, which revolutionised retail.
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed: Inside the mind of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 10:32
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has published a book outlining his philosophy of "medemer".
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White Island volcano: Rescuer tells of 'Chernobyl'-like scene

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 11:37
related countries: New Zealand

A paramedic who saved tourists says conditions were like something from "the Chernobyl mini-series".
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St Petersburg bomb: Long jail terms for metro attack

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 13:35
related countries: Russia

Fifteen people died in the April 2017 attack in the Russian city, many of them students.
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Sanna Marin: The rising star who leads Finland's 5.5 million

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 14:04
related countries: Finland

Sanna Marin, who at 34 has taken power at the head of a coalition of female leaders in Finland.
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Chilean plane en route to Antarctica disappears with 38 on board

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 14:34
related countries: Antarctica, Chile

The Chilean Hercules military transport aircraft disappeared while en route to an air force base.
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Climate change: Greenland ice melt 'is accelerating'

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 16:03
related countries: Greenland

The ice sheet's contribution to sea-level rise is now seven times what it was in the 1990s.
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Czech shooting: Gunman kills six at hospital in Ostrava

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 16:44
related countries: Czech Republic
related places: Ostrava

The man opened fire at the hospital in Ostrava before going on the run and shooting himself dead.
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Volcano rescuer tells of 'Chernobyl'-like scene

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 16:49
related countries: New Zealand

A paramedic describes the scene he witnessed at the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand.
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South Africa hit by floods and power cuts

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 16:55
related countries: South Africa

Some 700 homes have been swept away, power stations have been flooded and mining has been affected.
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Child prodigy, nine, drops out of university

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 17:37
related countries: Belgium

His parents removed him after the university said he wouldn't graduate before turning 10.
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Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil formal charges

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 17:41
related countries: United States

The US president hits back after being accused of abusing his powers and obstructing Congress.
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Peter Handke receives Nobel Literature prize

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 18:18
related countries: Austria, Sweden
related places: Stockholm

The controversial Austrian winner of the 2019 prize was applauded at the ceremony in Stockholm.
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Chilled jogger calmly dodges avalanche in Canada

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 18:39
related countries: Canada
related places: Lake Louise

Watch how Bryon Howard reacts as a huge wall of snow heads towards him on a run in Lake Louise, Alberta.
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USMCA: Agreement reached on Nafta trade deal replacement

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 20:51
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Congress

Democrats in Congress agree to approve the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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Steele dossier: Ex-British spy rejects Trump inquiry report

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 21:54
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

The author of the "Steele dossier" that alleged links between Mr Trump and Russia defends his work.
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Genaro García Luna: US arrests Mexico ex-minister on drugs charges

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 22:23
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Luna

Genaro García Luna, architect of Mexico's "war on drugs", is accused of taking bribes from a cartel.
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Finland's Sanna Marin sworn in as prime minister

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 22:37
related countries: Finland

Finland's Sanna Marin was sworn in as prime minister as part of an all-women coalition.
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Members of child abuse WhatsApp group arrested in 11 countries

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 22:55
related countries: Spain

The global investigation, led by Spain's National Police, tracked down 33 members of the group.
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WTO chief: 'Months' needed to fix disputes body

Tuesday 10th of December 2019, 23:19
related countries: United States

The system for resolving world trade disputes grinds to a halt after the US blocks any new WTO judges.
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