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The Winter Olympics political backdrop: In 100 and 500 words
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The Winter Olympics political backdrop: In 100 and 500 words
The Pyeongchang Games are taking place in intriguing circumstances: here is the long and short story.
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Couple marries 400ft in the air above a Utah canyon
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Couple weds 400ft above Utah canyon
Ryan Wenks and Kimberly Weglin said their wedding vows to each other on a suspended space net.
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Stockholm prepares for ban on sexist adverts
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Stockholm prepares for ban on sexist adverts
Sweden's capital is poised to ban sexist and racist outdoor advertising, but not everyone agrees with the move.
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Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy
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Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy
What Homer's tale of the fall of Troy can teach us about our own 21st Century interconnected world.
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Villagers still waiting for share of $6.5m diamond
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Villagers still waiting for share of $6.5m diamond
The villagers who dug up Sierra Leone's $6.5m "peace diamond" say they are still waiting for a share of the sale.
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Australia child sex abuse: Victims to receive national apology
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Australia to apologise to sex abuse victims
An inquiry found that tens of thousands of children were abused in churches, schools and sports clubs.
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Winter Olympics: Lizzy Yarnold named Team GB flagbearer
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Winter Olympics 2018: Lizzy Yarnold named Team GB flagbearer
Defending skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold will carry the Great Britain flag at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang on Friday.
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Scotland: Walter Smith 'safest bet' for manager's job - Steven Naismith
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Scotland: Walter Smith 'safest bet' for manager's job - Steven Naismith
Hearts striker Steven Naismith says Walter Smith's man management would be ideal to guide Scotland to a major tournament.
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Pro-EU campaign secures £400,000 from George Soros
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Pro-EU campaign secures £400,000 from George Soros
Group fighting against Brexit secures donation from billionaire investor's foundation.
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World Club Dome put on the world's first zero-gravity rave
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The world's first zero-gravity rave
The rave took place in a specially converted A310 aircraft.
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Syria conflict: US in rare counter-strike after Deir al-Zour attack
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Syria war: US bombs government forces after Deir al-Zour attack
Up to 100 pro-government fighters were killed attacking US-backed forces, US officials say.
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'Halo' can take weight of London bus - Mercedes' James Allison
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'Halo' can take weight of London bus - Mercedes' James Allison
The 'halo' added to F1 cars to improve driver safety can take the weight of a double decker bus, says Mercedes technical boss James Allison.
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Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia guilty of corruption
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Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia jailed amid clashes
Khaleda Zia, who leads the opposition, was given a five-year jail sentence for corruption.
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Germany's Daimler issues 'full apology' to China over Dalai Lama
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Germany's Daimler issues 'full apology' to China over Dalai Lama
The Mercedes car maker was heavily criticised in China after an Instagram post quoted the Dalai Lama.
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Winter Olympics: 'I thought email was spam, now I'm an Olympian'
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Winter Olympics: 'I thought email was spam, now I'm an Olympian'
Canadian medical student thought she was being spammed by an ice hockey recruitment email is part of historic Team Korea Olympic team.
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Six Nations: England's Jonathan Joseph and Danny Care start against Wales
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Six Nations: England's Jonathan Joseph and Danny Care start against Wales
Jonathan Joseph returns to the England XV for Saturday's Six Nations match with Wales, while Danny Care is set to become England's most-capped scrum-half.
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Netball Superleague: Layla Guscoth on juggling junior doctor life with new season
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Netball Superleague: Layla Guscoth on juggling junior doctor life with new season
Team Bath's Layla Guscoth on juggling life as a junior doctor with the Netball Superleague, as the 2018 season approaches.
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Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: Pick your combined north London XI
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Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: Your combined north London XI
Take a look at the results after we asked who you would pick in a combined north London XI for the Spurs-Arsenal derby?
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Italy cycling team head arrested in doping investigation
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Italy cycling team head arrested in doping investigation
Several officials at a top amateur team are suspected of encouraging cyclists to take banned drugs.
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Lucas Warren: Baby with Down's becomes face of Gerber
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Lucas Warren: Baby with Down's becomes face of Gerber
Lucas Warren is the first baby with Down's syndrome to be selected as a Gerber model.
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Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi breaks record in eight-hour speech
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Congresswoman makes record-breaking speech
The congresswoman shares stories of undocumented immigrants in an unprecedented talkathon.