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Drugs testing in football: Premier League & EFL tests increased in 2016-17
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Drugs testing in football: No test for a quarter of EFL players
A quarter of players who appeared in the English Football League last season were not drugs tested by UK Anti-Doping.
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Vietnam War child finds father in America 45 years on
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Vietnam War child finds long-lost father
Toni Harrison was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam and raised in the UK.
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How to speak like Black Panther
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How to speak like Black Panther
The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.
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The tunnels that house old Korans
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The sacred site for old Korans
Thousands of old copies of the Koran are buried in tunnels beneath a mountain in western Pakistan.
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How bands are escaping the music industry snake pit
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How bands are escaping the music industry snake pit
Technology is helping musicians, bands and artists get a bigger share of the revenues from their work.
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Addicted to selfies: I take 200 snaps a day
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Addicted to selfies: I take 200 snaps a day
Junaid Ahmed admits he's addicted to selfies - the feeling of getting likes on his pictures is just too "amazing".
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How realistic are Libya's election plans?
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How realistic are Libya's election plans?
Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.
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Florida school shooting: Officer Scot Peterson defends actions
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Florida school officer defends his actions
Scot Peterson was branded a coward by President Trump for not confronting a school gunman.
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Canadians plead guilty over A$21m cocaine bust on Sydney ship
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Canadians plead guilty over A$21m cocaine bust on Sydney ship
Two Canadians admit hiding 95kg (210lb) of drugs after one of Australia's largest seizures.
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Austrian broadcaster ORF sues vice-chancellor Strache over 'lies' post
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Austrian broadcaster ORF sues vice-chancellor Strache over 'lies' post
Far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache went on Facebook to accuse the ORF and a presenter of lying.
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Venomous snake turns up in Australian lunchbox
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Venomous snake turns up in Australian lunchbox
An Australian woman found the reptile as she packed food for her child, a snake handler says.
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Why legal US cannabis businesses can’t use banks
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Why cannabis businesses can’t use banks
Cannabis is legal in nearly two-thirds of American states, but laws at the national level complicate things.
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Winter Paralympics: North and South Korea discuss attendance
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North Korea to field Paralympics team
The move follows talks between the North and South at the border village of Panmunjom.
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Syria conflict: Women 'sexually exploited in return for aid'
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Syrian women 'made to trade sex for aid'
Men delivering aid for the UN and international charities are exploiting women, the BBC has learned.
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Comcast makes $31bn bid for Sky
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Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast
US TV giant Comcast makes a bid for Sky challenging an existing offer from Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
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Syria conflict: Eastern Ghouta 'humanitarian pause' begins
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Shelling and strikes despite Syria 'pause'
It appears that no civilians were able to leave during the first five-hour truce in the Eastern Ghouta.
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The Kashmir villagers fleeing bullets from two nations
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The Kashmir villagers fleeing bullets from two nations
Villagers along the border are fleeing from their homes amid shelling between India and Pakistan.
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Barry Bennell: Crewe 'sacked coach after clash with parents'
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Barry Bennell: Crewe 'sacked coach after clash with parents'
Parents confronted the now convicted child abuser before he left for the US, one ex-player has said.
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Soccer Aid: Usain Bolt joins celeb football match at Old Trafford
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Usain Bolt to finally make Old Trafford debut
The Olympic sprinter will take on Robbie Williams's England team in the Soccer Aid charity match in June.
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China Anbang crackdown: Who might be next?
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China Anbang crackdown: Who might be next?
After Beijing moved on the insurance and financial giant, others are likely to be worried.
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Unseen photos of East End London in glorious colour
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Unseen photos of East End London in glorious colour
The recently-discovered photo collection reveals scenes of London life in glorious colour.