2017-09-04

Myanmar

Rohingya plight sparks international protests

Blasts and gunfire reported on Myanmar border with Bangladesh as Rohingya Muslms flee violence

04/09/2017

North Korea

Who is the newsreader entrusted with announcing North Korea’s nuclear tests?

04/09/2017

USA

Voyager probe 40th anniversary

Voyager One was launched 40 years ago on September 5, 1977. It is the only probe ever to leave our solar system

04/09/2017

Kenya

Kenya sets new date for presidential election rerun

Kenya's election commission has set October 17 as the date for a new vote ordered by the Supreme Court when it annulled an August poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

04/09/2017

France

Is this the world’s worst Airbnb guest?

An Airbnb guest has caused €10,000 in damage after renting a flat in Paris

04/09/2017

Cult

Mummies feel impact of climate change, say researchers

Mummies are suffering the impact of climate change, researchers say, as they apply for UNESCO special heritage status.

04/09/2017

North Korea

How the North Korean crisis could get out of hand

"There is a danger in all conflicts of tension escalating through miscalculation and misperception on both sides": expert warns that world powers should not simply consider sanctions against Pyongyang, but also dialogue.

04/09/2017

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British mermaids break world record

04/09/2017

United Kingdom

McDonald's staff strike for first time in UK

McDonald's workers have engaged in strike action in the UK for the first time in its 43 years of operation there.

04/09/2017

Cinema

Deauville Film Festival honours Laura Dern

A glamourous jury presided over by Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius has opened Deauville’s famed American film festival.

04/09/2017

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China's Xi Jinping hosts summit dinner

04/09/2017

World

War-ravaged Syria has just made the World Cup play-offs

War-torn Syria has defied the odds and clinched a spot in the World Cup play-offs.

04/09/2017

Russia

Vinyl revival in Russia

04/09/2017

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Queen officially opens UK's highest bridge in Scotland

Britain's Queen Elizabeth officially opened the UK's tallest bridge over Scotland's River Forth

04/09/2017

Economy

North Korea overshadows BRICS summit as Beijing slates Trump's trade threat

04/09/2017

Thailand

Meet the stray dogs using technology to keep the streets safe

Stray dogs in Thailand are using technology to keep the streets safe

04/09/2017

Spain

The devastating and surprising effects of Spain’s drought

Spain is suffering its worst drought in decades, with reservoirs at 43 percent capacity.

04/09/2017

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Feeding time at the zoo

04/09/2017

USA

Trump expected to end "DACA" program to curb illegal immigration

The US president promised to scrap the protection scheme but has run into stiff opposition

04/09/2017

North Korea

Timeline: North Korea’s six nuclear device tests

North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date on Sunday.

04/09/2017

Sport

Sharapova knocked out of US Open

The Russian former world number one seed is out of her first major Grand Slam since receiving a doping ban

04/09/2017

Sport

One of the best in a global sport, she still pays her own expenses

Mònica Gimeno has to balance her job and her sport, despite her status as a five-time European champion

04/09/2017

United Kingdom

Prince William and wife Kate expecting third child

As with her first two pregnancies, Kate, 35, is suffering from acute morning sickness and being cared for at Kensington Palace.

04/09/2017

Next Series

European winegrowers turn to robots to increase competitiveness

Engineers in Portugal are testing an autonomous robot that they claim will increase productivity in vineyards

04/09/2017

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California ravaged by wildfires

50 people have had a lucky escape after being trapped by a wildfire in California.

04/09/2017

Sweden

What kind of conflict is Sweden preparing for?

Sweden is shifting its military capacity from peacekeeping to defence.

04/09/2017

USA

People treated for putting sun cream on eyeballs to watch eclipse

Unsurprisingly, sun cream was not recommended as eye protection to watch the solar eclipse.

04/09/2017

Myanmar

Royhingya violence: nearly 90,000 flee Myanmar

04/09/2017

China

BRICS boost from China

China will give 500 million yuan (64 million euros) for a BRICS economic and technology cooperation plan.

04/09/2017

Germany

Merkel, Schulz call for end to EU-Turkey accession talks

Germany and Turkey have been at odds over Ankara’s crackdown on dissent since last year's failed coup.

04/09/2017