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A fake billionaire is fooling people on Twitter
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A fake billionaire is fooling people on Twitter
Businessman Warren Buffett is being impersonated in a wildly popular account tweeting inspirational advice
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Endometriosis: The pair who helped change Australia's conversation
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Elevating 'a silent epidemic' in Australia
Syl Freedman's petition for an endometriosis drug went viral - then she helped to change policy.
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Syria war: The entrepreneur opening bars in Damascus
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Syria war: The entrepreneur opening bars in Damascus
Somar Hazim says having a drink between mortar shelling is "really tempting" for lots of people.
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FGM: The Maasai woman on a mission to educate her community
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The Maasai woman trying to stop FGM
Agnes Pareiyo is a Kenyan Maasai woman on a mission to educate people on the harm done by female genital mutilation.
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Riding the jet engine-powered FlyBoard Air
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Riding the jet powered FlyBoard Air
The FlyBoard Air has five jet engines and can travel at high speed over water.
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Boats collide over scallop fishing
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Boats collide over scallop fishing
French and British fishing fleets have come to blows over when they can catch scallops.
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Goats 'drawn to happy human faces'
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Goats 'drawn to happy human faces'
Scientists find that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions.
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Teenagers who smoke and drink suffer ill effects by age of 17
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Teenagers who smoke and drink suffer ill effects by age of 17
Signs of stiffening arteries show up by that age and can lead to heart problems in later life.
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Roger Federer beats Yoshihito Nishioka at US Open to reach second round
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Roger Federer beats Yoshihito Nishioka at US Open to reach second round
Roger Federer reaches the US Open second round with a routine victory over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka at Flushing Meadows.
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What's got these New Yorkers in a buzz?
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Bee a part of it New York, New York
Thousands of bees swarmed on a hot dog stand in Times Square.
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Hong Kong woman marries stranger after being 'tricked' by work
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Hong Kong woman marries stranger after being 'tricked' by work
The woman says she thought she was taking part in a mock wedding as part of training for a new job.
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US Open 2018: 'Heat-related' issues force five players to retire on day two
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US Open 2018: 'Heat-related' issues force five players to retire on day two
Conditions at the US Open are described as "dangerous" as five men retire from their first-round matches on Tuesday because of heat-related issues.
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The 'Muppets' director on his more adult version of puppetry
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Brian Henson on his 'miscreant' puppets
The 'Muppets' director on his more adult version of puppetry.
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Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border
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Brazil to send troops to Venezuela border
Brazilian soldiers will be sent to "guarantee law and order" after an influx of Venezuelan migrants.
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Myanmar rejects UN accusation of 'genocide' against Rohingya
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Myanmar rejects UN accusation of 'genocide' against Rohingya
The government says the scathing report into the treatment of Rohingya contained "false allegations".
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BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award 2018: Meet the hero maker
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BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award 2018: Meet the hero maker
The man who nominated Denise Shannon for the 2017 BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award (and some of her predecessors) explains the importance of recognising volunteers.
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Julia Banks: Exiting Australia MP decries 'bullying' of women
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Julia Banks: Exiting Australia MP decries 'bullying' of women
"Women have suffered in silence for too long," says Julia Banks, in a rebuke of parliamentary culture.
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Drake fan Sofia Sanchez receives new heart after birthday wish
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Drake fan Sofia Sanchez receives new heart after birthday wish
Terminally ill 11-year-old Drake fan Sofia Sanchez has had heart surgery days after meeting the rapper.
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Mark Cavendish: British cyclist to take period of total rest because of Epstein-Barr virus
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Mark Cavendish: British cyclist to take period of total rest because of Epstein-Barr virus
Britain's Mark Cavendish is to take a period of "total rest" from cycling because of illness.
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Trump warns of 'left-wing violence' if Democrats win mid-term elections
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Trump warns of left-wing 'violence'
He seeks to rally the religious right for the mid-term elections, saying basic freedoms are at risk.
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Headless corpse found in fish tank at home of missing man
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Headless corpse found in fish tank at home of missing man
The gruesome discovery was made at the San Francisco home of a man who has been missing for weeks.