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Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 0:04related countries:
NigeriaNigeria's greatest challenge on its 60th anniversary remains its diversity, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.
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Rwanda's clothing spat with the US helps China
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 0:05related countries:
United States, 
ChinaAs the African nation continues to ban the import of used US clothes, China takes advantage.
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Families of 12 Hong Kong activists captured at sea by China look for answers
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 1:29related countries:
ChinaThe families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return.
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Australian jailed for Islamophobic attack on pregnant woman
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 7:10related countries:
ArubaStipe Lozina punched and stamped on the woman at least 15 times in a suspected Islamophobic attack.
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US football team walk off after 'homophobic slur'
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 8:01related countries:
United StatesSan Diego Loyal forfeit a match in protest after an alleged homophobic comment was aimed at their midfielder Collin Martin, who is gay.
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Presidential debate: Rules to change after Trump-Biden spat
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 8:52related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Trump
Tuesday's ugly and ill-tempered first US presidential debate is being widely condemned.
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Technical glitch halts trading on Japan's exchanges
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 8:57related countries:
Japanrelated places: Tokyo
Stock markets in Tokyo and other cities suffered a day-long suspended trading session on Thursday.
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Balrampur: Anger grows after new India 'gang rape' death
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 11:02related countries:
IndiaThe latest incident comes just as another woman died this week after being allegedly gang raped.
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Subway rolls ruled too sugary to be bread in Ireland
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 14:04related countries:
IrelandA court says the bread used in the firm's hot sandwiches must be taxed because of its sugar content.
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Brexit: EU starts legal action against UK over deal breach plan
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 14:20related countries:
United KingdomIt comes after an EU deadline for the UK to ditch powers to override its Brexit divorce deal expired.
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Alexei Navalny blames Vladimir Putin for poisoning him
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 15:15related countries:
Germanyrelated places: Kremlin
Germany says Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Novichok agent but the Kremlin denies any involvement.
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US election 2020: Debate pulled in 73 million TV viewers
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 15:32related countries:
United StatesOnce online streaming figures are counted, the audience could have been tens of millions higher.
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US Senate subpoenas heads of Google, Facebook and Twitter
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 15:33related countries:
United StatesSundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey will be quizzed by senators.
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Joyce Echaquan death: Canada PM Trudeau decries 'worst form of racism'
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 16:18related countries:
Canadarelated places: Quebec
PM Justin Trudeau joins the outcry over the treatment of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital.
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Lebanon and Israel to hold 'historic' maritime border talks
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 16:24related countries:
Israel, United StatesThe US says it brokered the "historic agreement" between the two nations, which are formally at war.
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US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden?
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 18:14related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Trump, White House
An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.
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US cyclist apologises for 'divisive' tweet
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 18:25related countries:
United StatesTrek-Segafredo's junior road race world champion Quinn Simmons apologises after he made "divisive, incendiary, and detrimental" statements on Twitter.
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Coronavirus: Paris poised for maximum Covid alert
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 18:34related countries:
FranceFrance's health minister has warned that new measures could be introduced by Monday.
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NY Times reviews IS reporting amid hoax accusation
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 19:09related countries:
CanadaA Canadian interviewee's arrest on hoax-terrorism charges prompts a review of his media portrayal.
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Delphine Boël: Belgium ex-king's love child wins royal titles
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 19:20related countries:
BelgiumA court has ruled that Daphne Boël and her children can claim the title of Princess of Belgium.
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C$1m cash and guns seized in police raid on 'illegal casino' at mansion in Canada
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 19:40related countries:
CanadaVideo shows Canadian police raiding an alleged operation at a lavish mansion in Ontario.
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Turkey and Greece set up military hotline amid energy tensions
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 20:21related countries:
GreeceThe two countries are locked in a row over energy resources and borders in the Mediterranean.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan: Both sides defy Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire calls
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 20:23related countries:
Azerbaijan, 
Armenia, 
RussiaHeavy shelling persists despite calls from world powers to halt the fighting over a disputed region.
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Spitting Image: The voice of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 22:44related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesComedian Matt Forde shows us his impressions of the British prime minister and the US president.
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China's robot taxis: Would you ride in one?
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 23:01related countries:
Chinarelated places: Shanghai
Driverless taxis are now available in China’s biggest city, Shanghai. The BBC took a ride.
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Avoiding war in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 23:07related countries:
ArmeniaRos Atkins explains why despite calls for a ceasefire, fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh continues to intensify.
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US Election 2020: Can you trust the polls?
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 23:08related countries:
United StatesDid US election polling get it wrong in 2016? Reality Check considers whether polls can predict who'll be the next US president.
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US airlines lay off thousands of staff as federal relief ends
Thursday 1st of October 2020, 23:46related countries:
United StatesMore than 30,000 employees are laid off amid deadlock over a new government bailout package.
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