Monday, 23 May 2016

Today's Headlines: Greece starts to move Idomeni migrants, Leaked tape forces Brazil minister out, EgyptAir flight 'did not swerve'

Greece starts to move Idomeni migrants
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Greece starts to move Idomeni migrants
Greece has begun evacuating thousands of migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.
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EgyptAir flight 'did not swerve'
An EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean did not swerve and change direction, an Egyptian official says, contradicting a Greek version.
Bourdain and Obama: Six things about the $6 meal
An Instagram photo of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dining in Vietnam with visiting US President Barack Obama has gone viral. But what does the picture say?
Unity call after divisive Austria poll
Austria's new president vows to listen to the people's "fear and anger" after his far-right opponent narrowly misses out on a landmark victory.
 
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Leaked tape forces Brazil minister out
A key minister in Brazil's new government steps aside after he was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct a major corruption probe.
Stories from India
Kashmir's tree of protest
A fallen tree in a university in Indian-administered Kashmir becomes a symbol of protest and creativity for students.
India and Iran in 'historic' port deal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will build and operate a key Iranian port after talks with President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.
India lions caged after fatal attacks
Officials in the Indian state of Gujarat cage a pride of 13 lions after they kill and eat a teenager, the latest of three such deaths.
Magazine
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Super-sizing science
Five ways China is leaping ahead
Videos
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VIDEO: Cyprus president laughs off hijacking
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VIDEO: Armed man shot at US Capitol building
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VIDEO: FBI unlocks San Bernardino gunman's iPhone
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VIDEO: On the ground with Kurdish forces in Aleppo
Sport
Sportsday - latest sports news
Jose Mourinho to Man Utd latest, FA Cup reaction, breaking sports news, transfer gossip, best of social media, plus more.
Van Gaal at Man Utd training ground
Louis van Gaal arrived at Manchester United's training ground on Monday morning with the club still expected to replace him with Jose Mourinho.
Injured Stokes replaced by Woakes
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and replaced in the squad by Chris Woakes.
Business
Sugar shortage hits Coke in Venezuela
A sugar shortage has forced Coca-Cola to stop producing soft drinks in Venezuela amid an escalating food and energy shortage.
Review call over European GM crop ban
The ban on GM crops by European countries should be reassessed, the president of UK science body the Royal Society has said.
 
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Technology
Facebook sorry over plus-size ad ban
An Australian feminist group expressed fury after Facebook rejected an ad it created because of the image it used.
Oculus anti-piracy update cracked
An anti-piracy update for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is cracked within a day of release.
Autos
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Beach-hopping on the Ring of Kerry
Road-tripper Andrew McCarthy discovers Caribbean blue on the Emerald Isle
 
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Is it time to retire the stick shift?
Driving Aston's manual-trans V12 Vantage is 'a buttock-clenching experience'
Capital
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The country you can never quite leave
Meet the man who spends half his life abroad, but seems to always come back here
 
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Biggest interview outfit fails
You've got the interview now how can you make the right impression?
Culture
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Ten things we learned from Cannes
Twelve days of the festival – from the silly to the serious
 
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Why The Neon Demon is so outrageous
Nicolas Winding Refn's new film shows at Cannes
Earth
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The stars no one can ever see
Even the best telescope will not show them
 
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There are only 35 kinds of animal
Most of them are utterly bizarre
Future
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The gruesome reality of Mt Everest
As bodies rack up, the mountain is fast becoming a graveyard
 
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The invisible ways Facebook controls us
Tech can influence your decisions without you realising
Travel
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A medieval castle – that floats?
This astonishing fortress can be accessed on foot – but only at low tide
 
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How the Irish lost their words
Meet the man who's charged with getting Ireland talking again
 
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