Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Today's Headlines: EgyptAir flight from Paris missing, Superbugs to 'kill every three seconds', Chinese jets 'intercept' US spy plane

EgyptAir flight from Paris missing
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EgyptAir flight from Paris missing
EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board has disappeared from radar, the airline says.
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 latest updates
EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo goes missing with 66 people on board.
Superbugs to 'kill every three seconds'
Superbugs will kill someone every three seconds by 2050 unless the world acts now, a hugely influential report says.
Chinese jets 'intercept' US spy plane
Two Chinese fighters have carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon says.
 
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American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam
A B-52 bomber crashes and bursts into flame at a military base in Guam but all seven crew escape to safety, the US Air Force says.
Stories from India
India's BJP leads in Assam elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is leading in India's north-eastern state of Assam for the first time, early trends suggest.
Why India's aspiring engineers are killing themselves
The BBC's Shilpa Kannan finds out what's driving an alarming rate of suicides among students in an Indian town known for educational excellence.
VIDEO: Apple CEO aims to make inroads in India
Apple's boss Tim Cook is in India for his first visit and looking to tap the country's fast-growing smartphone market.
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
Magazine
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India's dying mother
Can the sacred but toxic River Ganges be cleaned up?
Sport
Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla
Sevilla come from behind to beat Liverpool in the Europa League final to win the competition for a third successive season.
Chinese businessman agrees Villa deal
Chinese businessman Dr Tony Xia agrees a deal to buy Aston Villa for £60m following their relegation to the Championship.
Rodgers is frontrunner for Celtic job
Former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers emerges as the frontrunner to take over as manager at Celtic, the BBC learns.
Business
US interest rates could rise in June
The US Federal Reserve could increase interest rates next month if the economic data support such a move, the central bank's latest minutes show.
Brexit may hit business says Bloomberg
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says that a Brexit vote on 23 June could hit UK-EU trade and financial sector businesses.
 
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Technology
Google's chat Assistant takes on Amazon
Google announces a voice-controlled virtual assistant that it wants be at the heart of how people use smartphones and smart home kit.
The bank account that gives you a shock
One British firm is seeking to put the buzz back into budgeting by giving bank customers an electric shock if they overspend.
Autos
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One family's neverending road trip
Seven years, 30 countries and two kids in the back seat
 
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Andrew McCarthy's Irish quests
Part 4: Driving the undiscovered Dingle Peninsula
Capital
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Why is China obsessed with this stone?
Coveted for millennia, the quest for this gem comes with a dirty underbelly
 
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The job with no Sunday night blues
How to find work that won't make you hate Monday mornings
Culture
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The shocking kiss that's gone viral
When Putin 'snogged' Trump
 
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A sexy revenge thriller from Korea
Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden delights Cannes
Earth
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Mystery of Wales's abandoned hillforts
3,000 years ago, the people of Wales fled to high ground
 
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Chimps filmed grieving for dead friend
In an extraordinary last act, one ape even tends to the body of the deceased
Future
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Is it wrong to use a dead man's sperm?
A man can have a child after his death, but what if he didn't consent?
 
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A jet engine you can print at home
How to turn a garage into an aircraft factory
Travel
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The midnight train to a Tokyo tradition
A long and lively tradition ends as Tsukiji finally shutters its doors
 
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The island ready to welcome the world
A forgotten island finally comes out of isolation
 
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