Friday, 5 August 2016

Today's Headlines: Trump insists campaign is united, One dead and five hurt in London stabbings, Australia government denies abuse claims

ANC suffers major electoral setback
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Today's Headlines August 5
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ANC suffers major electoral setback
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) suffers its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994.
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Fifa boss Infantino cleared of wrongdoing
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is cleared of breaching the organisation's ethics code after an investigation.
Obama daughter lands restaurant job
Sasha Obama, daughter of US President Barack Obama, swaps the comforts of the White House for the counter of a busy seafood restaurant, US media report.
Rio set for Olympics opening ceremony
The 2016 Olympic Games officially get under way in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
 
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Militants open fire on busy India market
Suspected separatist rebels kill at least 13 people in a market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials say.
Stories from India
Militants open fire on busy India market
Suspected separatist rebels kill at least 13 people in a market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials say.
Nine India bus plunge bodies recovered
The bodies of nine people who died when road bridge between Mumbai and Goa collapsed after heavy rains are recovered from the river below.
The museum in India that shrinks you
The BBC's Geeta Pandey visits India's first Click Art Museum in the southern city of Chennai which has been drawing in massive crowds since its opening in April.
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Rio 2016: City hopes to win hearts with 'budget' ceremony
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Russia: 'Everyone can be jailed here now'
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South Africa local election results explained
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A rather peculiar cabinet meeting
Magazine
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How one night in the riots changed my life
In 2011, thousands of people rioted in English cities. Here is the story of two people deeply affected by what went on.
Sport
10,500 athletes, 207 teams, 28 sports - Rio 2016 set to begin
The 2016 Olympic Games officially get under way in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
Champions League: Man City face Steaua Bucharest; Celtic meet Hapoel Beer Sheva
Manchester City will face Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League play-off round, while Celtic meet Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Fifa boss Infantino cleared of breaching ethics code
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is cleared of breaching the organisation's ethics code after an investigation.
Business
US jobs growth beats forecasts in July
US companies added 255,000 jobs in July, official figures show, far outstripping expectations.
Nissan: 'No doubts' over Olympics
The boss of Nissan says it was "the right decision" to sponsor the Rio Olympics, despite a slump in Brazilian car sales.
 
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Technology
Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change
Apple is urged to rethink its plan to convert the handgun emoji symbol into a water pistol icon.
Could online bug hunting make me rich?
How easy is it to find security bugs on websites that might be exploited by cyber-thieves?
Autos
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Horse-drawn carriages are here to stay
In the age of Uber and self-driving cars, old-timey buggies are going nowhere
 
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The motorcycle inspired by a skeleton
What's behind this £42,000, 3D-printed e-bike from aircraft-maker Airbus?
Capital
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The Olympians who struggle to get by
The real feat: competing as 'ordinary people riddled with extraordinary debts'
 
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Can you engineer a happy country?
State-sponsored happiness is on the rise. Are you benefitting?
Culture
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What is the greatest Beatles album?
From Revolver and Sgt Pepper to Rubber Soul
 
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The great Hillary Clinton cover-up
The presidential nominee, the bikini and the burqa
Earth
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Baby monkeys smile in their sleep
The smiles are just like those of newborn babies
 
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Why anthrax is everywhere
The disease is found on almost every continent
Future
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How to take an oil rig apart
An engineering challenge of enormous size
 
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Do we need to drink more water?
What happens to your body and mind when you get dehydrated
Travel
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Rio's favourite singing taxi driver
"You can't get too stressed, it's better to sing than to cry"
 
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A cave of secrets beneath the desert
Inside the 'living laboratory' that scientists hope holds a medical breakthrough
 
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