Wednesday 29 June 2016

Today's Headlines: Obama warns on growth after Brexit vote, Turkey mourns after airport attack, EgyptAir black box 'confirms smoke'

Obama warns on growth after Brexit vote
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Today's Headlines June 29
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Obama warns on growth after Brexit vote
US President Barack Obama says that the British vote to leave the European Union raises "longer-term concerns about global growth".
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Duterte sworn in as Philippine president
The tough-talking former mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, is sworn in as the president of the Philippines, after a landslide election win.
Hollywood Oscars push for diversity
Oscar organisers invite a record number of new members to vote in the next Academy Awards, in response to sharp criticism about lack of diversity.
Turkey mourns after airport attack
Turkey observes a national day of mourning as the death toll in a suicide gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport rises to 42, including 13 foreign nationals.
 
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EgyptAir black box 'confirms smoke'
Black box recording from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 confirms smoke on board, Egyptian investigators say.
Stories from India
India police pair's Everest claim probed
Police investigate claims by two climbers who say they are India's first couple to scale Mount Everest, after doubt is cast on photos of the ascent.
VIDEO: Inside India's 'dying' Irani cafes
Persian-style Irani cafes have been a part of Mumbai's culture since the 19th Century, but these institutions are steadily dying out.
Hands on with India's £3 smartphone
The BBC is given a first look at a smartphone costing less than £3, set to launch in India next week.
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Istanbul airport: Footage shows Istanbul attacker
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Istanbul airport attack: 'We all started to hide'
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UK's 'glaring absence' at EU summit after referendum
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Somme battlefields from the air 100 years on
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Inside the UK's secret weapons research facility
Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary.
Business
Obama warns on growth after Brexit vote
US President Barack Obama says that the British vote to leave the European Union raises "longer-term concerns about global growth".
Singapore bank halts London property loans
Singapore's UOB suspends its loan programme for London properties, citing uncertainty caused by the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
 
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Technology
Facebook gives friends higher priority
Facebook is to give posts by users' friends and family greater prominence - a move that may challenge professional publishers.
Microsoft reveals update to Windows 10
Microsoft reveals plans to add new features to Windows 10 and reminds users that a free update offer will soon expire.
Autos
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Welcome to the kitchen-table grand prix
What explains the curious appeal of the car-racing board game?
 
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Six battlegrounds in the war on cars
As cities fight pollution and congestion, the car-free movement gathers speed
Capital
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Why start-up culture fades out fast
It all comes down to these five truths about the way office culture works
 
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The expats who got poorer overnight
For these UK-based expats, paying their bills back home just got a lot tougher
Culture
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The trans artist far ahead of her time
The 'perfect artist for our times' you've probably never heard of
 
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The books travelling around the world
Share books, not selfies
Earth
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The last bastion of the dodo
The extinct bird is preserved at a single site
 
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Award-winning environmental images
Winners of the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016
Future
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Why are oil ships waiting offshore?
Oil tankers are mysteriously stalling around ports without trading. Why?
 
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'I am gay – but I wasn't born this way'
We need a better explanation for the fluid, shape-shifting nature of our desires
Travel
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A national park that lies below the sea
Dry Tortugas National Park is home to North America's only barrier reef
 
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The Bali village with a magic tree
This village is known for its unique death ritual and a magic, ancient tree
 
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