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Royal Wedding: The world reacts

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married at St George's Chapel in Windsor, Britain, on Saturday, May 19.

20/05/2018

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Royal Wedding: The highlights

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are married. If you missed it, here's what you need to see. If you watched it, here's what you need to see again.

19/05/2018

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Paris knife attack: What we know so far

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said a 29-year-old man has been killed in Saturday's attack in Paris.

14/05/2018

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Britain's Rich List shows wealth becoming more meritocratic

Majority of Britain's 1,000 wealthiest people are self-made with old money losing ground, the annual Rich List shows.

13/05/2018

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Time travellers welcome to Stephen Hawking's memorial service

People born between 2019 and 2038 can apply for a ticket to attend Stephen Hawking's Thanksgiving service held next month in London.

12/05/2018

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Racism in UK more normalised since Brexit vote: UN report

Since the Brexit vote, British politicians have failed to "consistently and unequivocally" condemn racist rhetoric, the UN special rapporteur on racism said.

12/05/2018

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Trump nominates US ambassador to EU: What you need to know

President Donald Trump nominated Gordon D. Sondland to become the next US ambassador to the EU, nearly a year and a half after the previous one was let go.

11/05/2018

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Spanish lawmakers vote to debate euthanasia

Euthanasia — or assisted dying — is currently illegal in Spain but lawmakers have approved a motion to debate a bill which would make it legal to cause or help cause the 'painless' death of people in certain cases.

10/05/2018

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Over 4 million anti-Semitic posts recorded on Twitter in one year: report

A report from the Anti-Defamation League estimated that some 3 million Twitter users posted or retweeted 4.2 million anti-Semitic English-language tweets in the 12 months ending on Jan 28, 2018.

10/05/2018

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Royal wedding: The people trying to cash in

Retailers, pubs and hotels are all trying to cash in on the Royal Wedding taking place on may 19 in Windsor. But they're not the only ones.

10/05/2018

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Price of cocaine most expensive in New Zealand, cheapest in Colombia: report

New Zealand and Australia are among some of the most expensive countries to buy cocaine in, a new survey published on Wednesday has revealed, while South American users pay the least.

09/05/2018

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India approves death penalty for child rapists

Recent cases of child rapes have stoked protest across the country.

21/04/2018

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Syria: chemical weapons inspectors visit Douma

Western countries blame the Syrian government for the alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7, in which 40 people were killed.

21/04/2018

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Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on animals

New analysis published Thursday of a 5000-year-old cow skull with holes drilled into it suggest Neolithic people practiced brain surgery on animals before trying it on humans.

20/04/2018

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Austism pioneer Hans Asperger 'collaborated' with Nazi regime, study finds

The late Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, known for his pioneering work on autism, assisted in the Nazi regime’s euthanasia programme in Austria, a new study revealed on Thursday.

19/04/2018

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Cinema opens in Saudi Arabia, ending decades-old ban

The first commercial cinema will open in Saudi Arabia on Friday, putting an end to a 35-year-old ban, as the conservative Muslim Kingdom looks to open up culturally.

19/04/2018

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Privately-funded 'mission to the moon' to celebrate Apollo 11 anniversary

A privately-funded space exploration mission to launch in 2019 and to land on the moon will carry a time capsule about humanity and Earth.

19/04/2018

Germany

German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas

German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws.

18/04/2018

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Facebook to roll out Europe's stringent privacy rules worldwide

Facebook’s two billion users may get the full benefit of the European Union’s stringent data protection regulations

18/04/2018

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NASA to use 3D-printed parts for spacecraft for first time

As NASA prepares to send a spacecraft deeper into space than ever before, it will do so achieving yet another milestone: For the first time ever, some of the spacecraft's components will be 3D printed. An innovation that could speed up space exploration.

17/04/2018