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Friday, 31 August 2018
Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving
Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU.
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China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children
New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children.
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India winking song: Actress not blasphemous, court rules
India's top court dismisses a Muslim group's complaint over a video that has gone viral this year.
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Aretha Franklin: Four Tops lead Detroit tribute concert before funeral
Stars of soul, gospel and jazz honour the music legend on the eve of her funeral in Detroit.
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Who is getting dressed up to watch a goat race?
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.
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New York Today: A Maple Syrup Boom
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Cambodia jails Australian filmmaker found guilty of espionage
James Ricketson was arrested while he was flying a drone over an opposition rally in Cambodia.
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Man charged over threats against reporters who criticised Trump
The man is charged after allegedly saying he would kill journalists who criticised Donald Trump.
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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization
The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".
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Australia abuse inquiry: Catholic Church rejects call to overhaul confession
Catholic leaders in Australia say priests should not be forced to break the seal of confession.
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Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station
A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.
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UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs
The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps.
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Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape
French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies.
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John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'
A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries.
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Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'
A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.
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Argentina raises rates as peso plummets
Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.
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Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'
"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting.
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Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown
Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.
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Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery
One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.
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McCain and Biden's long friendship
The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.
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The power of 'pink money' in India
Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.
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Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'
Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American.
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The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest
JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.
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Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above
A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'
A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.
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How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain
Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.
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Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?
One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.
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Why Australia is talking about a French au pair
A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention.
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Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full
Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results.
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Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'
Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career.
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Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm
The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests.
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