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UK PM Johnson announces four-week England lockdown

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:41:47 GMT

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Boris Johnson says the country must act to prevent a "medical and moral disaster" for the NHS.

Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:28:19 GMT

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Torrential rain and "catastrophic violent winds" are expected on the main island of Luzon on Sunday.

US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:15:55 GMT

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Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race.

Obituary: Sir Sean Connery

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:26:42 GMT

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Sir Sean Connery left school at 13 and delivered milk, polished coffins and laid bricks.

Covid-19: Austria and Portugal announce restrictions

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:55:05 GMT

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A number of European countries are enforcing new measures as cases continue to rise.

Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:24:49 GMT

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He was the first to bring James Bond to the big screen and played the role seven times.

Lyon attack: Orthodox priest wounded in shooting

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:51:20 GMT

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Police detain a suspect who resembles witness descriptions of the gunman.

Turkey earthquake: Search for survivors continues

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:33:37 GMT

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Rescuers workers have pulled people from the rubble in Izmir after Friday's powerful earthquake.

Niger: American hostage rescued by US special forces

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:55:06 GMT

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Philip Walton, an American citizen, was abducted from a village in Niger by armed men on Monday.

US footballer Rapinoe announces engagement

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:28:36 GMT

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Two-time US World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe and WNBA star Sue Bird have announced their engagement.

Oregon voters to decide on decriminalising hard drugs in US first

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:14:47 GMT

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A ballot measure calls for possession of small amounts of drugs like heroin to be decriminalised.

Rare 'blue moon' to enchant Halloween stargazers

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 06:10:58 GMT

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A full moon at Halloween is a rare event but this year it is a blue moon which is even more unusual.

Storm Aiden: Heavy rain and winds hit UK

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:33:08 GMT

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Warnings for rain in Northern Ireland, much of Scotland, Wales and parts of England are in force.

Tanzania elections: Main opposition parties demand fresh vote

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:34:25 GMT

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Opposition calls for mass protests after denouncing last week's presidential election as fraudulent.

Indian doctor duped into buying 'Aladdin's lamp' for $41,600

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:57:35 GMT

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The alleged con artists said the lamp would make him rich, and pretended to conjure spirits from the lamp.

In pictures: Sir Sean Connery

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:30:18 GMT

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Look back at the life of the first and (possibly) greatest James Bond and all-round movie hero.

The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars

Created: Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:02:10 GMT

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The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is just one star who's recorded with a group of girls from Afghanistan.

Berlin airport opens... 10 years late

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:02:02 GMT

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Berlin's new airport is finally opening to the public, 10 years behind schedule and billions over budget.

ICYMI: Big wave surfing to socially-distanced theatre

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:12:56 GMT

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Some of the stories you may have missed this week.

Covid-19 and Halloween: Lockdown means witches' coven 'can't meet'

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:19:22 GMT

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The coven says it cannot meet online during lockdown until uninitiated members get training.

Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:28:52 GMT

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The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?

Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house'

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:28 GMT

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Could this zombie-inspired experience be for people who want to be frightened but be Covid-19 safe?

Chip wars: The US v China

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:35:06 GMT

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Chips that power nearly all electronic devices are at the heart of the battle for global dominance.

Week in pictures: 24-30 October 2020

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:35:30 GMT

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A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

Growing up as a black child in post-war Germany

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:17:28 GMT

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The racism and abuse suffered by thousands of children born to African-American fathers and white German mothers in post-war Germany.

US election 2020: Trump is in the fight of his political life

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:05:36 GMT

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In the throes of an epoch-defining election, those looking for a healing process will be disappointed.

Covid: When will it be over and we can do this again?

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:22:42 GMT

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Christmas? Spring? A return to life as we knew it could be quite a long way off.

Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for rethink

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:34:23 GMT

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Everyone in Slovakia over the age of 10 is to be tested for Covid - but the president is sceptical.

Meng Wanzhou: Questions over Huawei executive’s arrest as legal battle continues

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:21:05 GMT

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More details emerge as a legal battle over the extradition of Meng Wanzhou continues in Canada.

Far from home, Rohingya refugees face a new peril on a remote island

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:46:12 GMT

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Bangladesh has begun relocating hundreds of refugees to a small remote island, against their will.

The Kashmir journalists 'harassed' and 'questioned' for doing their job

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:05:31 GMT

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The BBC speaks to journalists in the region who say doing their job has become increasingly difficult.

The 400,000 seafarers who can't go home

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 07:25:21 GMT

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Unions say Covid has in effect trapped thousands of seafarers on ships - waiting to go home.

Nice attack: 'Such friendly faces' - city in shock after murders

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:55:44 GMT

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Colleagues and neighbours pay tribute to the three victims of Thursday's attack at Notre-Dame basilica.

US election 2020: What has Trump said about your country?

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:36:50 GMT

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A look at how Donald Trump's direct approach has changed US relations around the world.

Why the humble text message is still a campaign weapon

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:44:25 GMT

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Every election campaign uses more sophisticated tech, but the text message still cuts through.

Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:27:29 GMT

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A British lawyer exposed huge oil industry corruption - and now Monaco wants him extradited.

Six Nations 2020: England win title after France beat Ireland

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:12:48 GMT

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England win the Six Nations title after France beat Ireland on a thrilling final day of the delayed tournament.

Oleksandr Usyk beats Derek Chisora on points in stylish display

Created: Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:06:45 GMT

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Oleksandr Usyk earns a unanimous points win over Derek Chisora at Wembley Arena to underline his credentials at heavyweight.

Ireland beaten by France as title bid comes up short

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:01:07 GMT

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England are crowned Six Nations champions after four-try France record a deserved 35-27 win over Ireland in Paris.

Barcelona now four games without a league win after Alaves draw

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:11:13 GMT

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Barcelona fail to win for the fourth successive La Liga game after being held by 10-man Alaves.

Liverpool go top after Jota winner against West Ham

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:51:28 GMT

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Substitute Diogo Jota scores for the third straight game as Liverpool come from behind to beat West Ham and go top of the Premier League table.

Hazard scores first goal in more than a year as Real go top of La Liga

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:42:14 GMT

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Eden Hazard scores his first goal for more than a year as Real Madrid move to the top of La Liga with an emphatic win over Huesca.

England beat Italy with bonus point to win Six Nations

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:02:11 GMT

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England's bonus-point victory against Italy proves to be enough to win the Six Nations title after France beat Ireland in Saturday's final fixture.

US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 22:59:23 GMT

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Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far.

US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:30:45 GMT

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For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump.

US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats'

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:01:29 GMT

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Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage.

US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody'

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:14:29 GMT

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Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't.

Predict the president 2020: Will Trump or Biden win the US election? You decide

Created: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:35:15 GMT

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Play our game to predict whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will win the key states in the election.

US election 2020: What to look out for on election night

Created: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:23:36 GMT

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Americans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here's what to look for as results roll in.

What Latino first-time voters want from this election

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:58:57 GMT

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Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote.

US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:16:00 GMT

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The presidential campaigns are coming to an end. We've fact-checked the candidates' latest claims.

US election 2020: The 750,000 people you didn’t know could vote

Created: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:28:08 GMT

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Hundreds of thousands of people in US jails are entitled to vote in 2020 - but most have no idea.

US election: 'How we learn about voting in India, France and US'

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:49:03 GMT

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The US trails other developed countries when it comes to voter turnout. Could it learn from others?

US election 2020: The Asians who are rooting for Trump to win

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:31:24 GMT

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Some people in Asia see Donald Trump as their man to stand up to China - and nervously hope he'll be re-elected.

US Election: 'Address climate change to get my vote'

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 06:58:29 GMT

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Hurricane Zeta has hit Jean Lafitte in Louisiana, where climate change is a major election issue for residents.

'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis

Created: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 23:51:25 GMT

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Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies.

US election 2020: How many Americans have voted early so far?

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:55:20 GMT

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A record number of people have already cast their votes - and that will have an impact on the results process.

Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?

Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:51:13 GMT

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What is the background to the claims made by President Trump about Ukraine, China and the Bidens?

The Countdown: Kellyanne Conway, Miles Taylor and the speculation game

Created: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:33:06 GMT

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The latest election drama, and what speculation about who wrote the book Anonymous really tells us.

US election: 'Our kids died in the Parkland shooting, but we disagree on guns'

Created: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:24:37 GMT

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The parents of two Parkland victims share different views on the issue of gun violence in the US.

US election 2020: The farmer helping Mexican immigrants

Created: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:18:02 GMT

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For one farmer in Wisconsin, undocumented workers are a lifeline. And he's going to great lengths to repay them.

US election 2020: A really simple guide

Created: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:48:26 GMT

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If you’re looking for a refresher or trying to understand it for the first time, this guide will help.

US election 2020: The five Senate races to watch

Created: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:27:48 GMT

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The battle for control of the Senate is as consequential as the race for the White House.

US election: The sinking island voting for Trump

Created: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:54:31 GMT

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Tangier Island is on the frontline of climate change but residents say saving jobs now is the priority.

US election: A generational divide over Trump among Vietnamese-Americans

Created: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:29:42 GMT

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Young Vietnamese-Americans see things differently to elders who settled in US after the Vietnam War.

US election: The Taiwan-sized challenge facing the next US president

Created: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:03:39 GMT

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China's ambition to retake Taiwan - possibly by force - could become a major flashpoint with the US.

US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden?

Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:35:58 GMT

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An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.

Why some votes count more than others

Created: Sun, 04 Oct 2020 23:29:18 GMT

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More than 245 million Americans are eligible to vote but only a few will decide the outcome.

US election 2020: The people who almost always predict the president

Created: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:23:59 GMT

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Vigo County in Indiana has backed every winning candidate since 1888, bar two.

US election 2020: LGBT voters on Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

Created: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:45:34 GMT

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A Republican, two Democrats and one independent voter react to her US Supreme Court confirmation.

Trump and Africa: How Ethiopia was 'betrayed' over Nile dam

Created: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:44:09 GMT

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The US president has sided with Egypt in the escalating dispute over a mega dam, analysts say.

US Election 2020: Trump's border wall and the battle over immigration

Created: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:06:24 GMT

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Will Trump’s promise to build a wall along the Mexico border help or hinder his attempt to win four more years?

Social media: Is it really biased against US Republicans?

Created: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:03:36 GMT

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Many conservative Americans believe Facebook and Twitter are biased against them, despite denials.

US election 2020: What does it cost and who pays for it?

Created: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:07:10 GMT

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With presidential candidates spending billions of dollars to win, the world's most powerful job doesn't come cheap.

US election 2020: Has Trump delivered on his promises?

Created: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:02:53 GMT

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Donald Trump made voters a number of promises before they elected him. But has he kept his word?

George Floyd death: A city pledged to abolish its police. Then what?

Created: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 19:48:04 GMT

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Minneapolis has struggled to keep a promise that made global headlines after George Floyd's death.

US election 2020: What the US election will mean for the UK

Created: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:14:27 GMT

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After four ragged years, the relationship is unlikely to improve no matter who sits in the White House.

US election 2020: What are Trump's and Biden's policies?

Created: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:14:28 GMT

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Some of President Trump's and Joe Biden's key policies explained and compared.

Why we might have to wait for a result

Created: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:39:14 GMT

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A surge in postal ballots, legal disputes and stubborn candidates could delay the results.

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