Wednesday 25 May 2016

Today's Headlines: French nuclear workers to join strike, Leaders visit shrine at start of Japan G7, Indonesia approves death for child rape

French nuclear workers to join strike
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French nuclear workers to join strike
Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to join a strike over labour reforms that has already paralysed oil refineries and triggered fuel shortages.
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Leaders visit shrine at start of Japan G7
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe takes world leaders to the Shinto religion's holiest site, as the Group of Seven summit begins in Tokyo.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to divorce
Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents reveal.
Indonesia approves death for child rape
Indonesia's president approves tougher punishments for child rapists, including the death penalty, amid public anger over recent attacks.
 
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US nuclear force 'uses floppy disks'
The US nuclear weapons force still uses 1970s-era computer systems and floppy disks, a government report reveals.
Stories from India
Sunny Leone: from porn star to author
Sunny Leone's journey from the adult entertainment industry to Bollywood now takes her to the world of erotic fiction, Sudha G Tilak writes.
Who will cook your Indian curry?
Nick Robinson looks at why curry houses appear to be Eurosceptic.
Africa envoys' anger over Delhi killing
A group of African embassies in Delhi ask India to cancel a cultural event after a student from the Democratic Republic of Congo is killed.
Magazine
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I had to leave my partner to lose weight
Celena and her partner Pete separated for 10 weeks to break their bad habits and lose weight.
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
Image rights hold up Mourinho deal
Negotiations over image rights delay a deal to appoint Jose Mourinho as the new Manchester United manager.
No tension with Rosberg - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he feels no tension with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg despite their crash together at the previous race in Spain.
Benitez stays as Newcastle manager
Rafael Benitez is staying as Newcastle United manager after signing a new three-year contract at the relegated club.
Business
Oil hits $50 for first time this year
Oil continues its recovery, with prices rising above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as a result of supply disruptions and increased global demand.
French nuclear workers to join strike
Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to join a strike over labour reforms that has already paralysed oil refineries and triggered fuel shortages.
 
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Technology
Xiaomi Mi Drone poses price challenge
China's Xiaomi announces its first drone, pricing it significantly lower than a comparable model by the market leader DJI.
Microsoft hangs up on phone workers
Microsoft reveals plans to cut up to 1,850 jobs as part of efforts to scale back its smartphone business.
Autos
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The world's most comfortable seat?
Luxury automakers are turning their attention to your car's most personal part
 
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Beach-hopping on the Ring of Kerry
Road-tripper Andrew McCarthy discovers Caribbean blue on the Emerald Isle
Capital
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The people who get rich off poker
And they don't even play a single hand
 
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Shedding a smoggy, dangerous reputation
There's a reason why this metropolis has become 'the' destination to visit.
Culture
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Apocalypse is the worst X-Men film yet
A 'senseless and uninvolving new sequel'
 
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Ten things we learned from Cannes
Twelve days of the festival – from the silly to the serious
Earth
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Giant pandas have a secret 'superpower'
Somehow nobody ever noticed it before
 
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Our otherworldly Earth
Share your best shots of our planet looking like another world
Future
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The people who cannot imagine
They have no 'mind's eye': could that be you?
 
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The weird apples few have tasted
Could Kazakhstan be hiding the future of our favourite fruit?
Travel
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Asia's secret World Heritage site
Enter a lost world that few know about – and even fewer get to see
 
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Where mortals drink like gods
In Nepal, making the best raksi is a point of pride
 
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