Monday, 20 June 2016

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Refugees at highest ever level - UN
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Today's Headlines June 20
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Refugees at highest ever level - UN
More than 65m people worldwide are displaced by conflict and war, the UN refugee agency says, half from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.
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MPs to pay tribute to killed MP Jo Cox
Politicians will return to Westminster later to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed in her constituency last week.
Bahrain revokes ayatollah's citizenship
Bahrain has stripped the Sunni-ruled kingdom's most prominent Shia cleric of his citizenship, accusing him of promoting sectarianism, state media say.
Solar plane sets off on Atlantic flight
Solar Impulse 2 sets off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy.
 
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Australian man admits online sex threats
Australian Zach Alchin pleads guilty to targeting women with explicit abuse on social media after his friend shared one woman's Tinder profile online.
Stories from India
Viewpoint: Why did India's central bank governor have to go?
Economic analyst Vivek Kaul explains why India's central bank chief, Raghuram Rajan, may have been under pressure to quit.
Mystery over India lynching lab results
Last year, a Muslim man in India was killed in a mob lynching over allegations he had been storing and consuming beef at home. Now, there's a fresh twist in the case.
India overhauls foreign ownership rules
India announces a radical overhaul of its foreign ownership rules to attract more overseas investment.
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Solar Impulse takes to the skies on Atlantic voyage
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The tribe standing up to illegal Amazon loggers in Brazil
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Is ancient South China Sea 'evidence'?
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Thousands flee Falluja amid 'humanitarian disaster' warning
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Why North Korea is a safe haven for birds
Ten of thousands of birds head to the North Korean coast during their biannual migration across the planet.
Sport
Euro 2016 - Tell us your stories from France
Reaction to weekend matches, newspaper headlines and countdown to games involving Spain, Republic of Ireland and Italy.
England treatment disrespectful - Jones
Head coach Eddie Jones says England's treatment so far in Australia has been "demeaning and disrespectful".
Legend can still deliver - Ibrahimovic
Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic warns the Republic of Ireland he "can still deliver" ahead of their Group E meeting on Monday.
Business
Top bosses move to back Remain
Top bosses including Sir Richard Branson, the Premier League chair and car industry executives voice support for staying in the EU, but Vote Leave says Brexit would boost industry.
Pound rises strongly against dollar
The pound makes strong gains against the dollar as traders react to the latest polls on the UK's referendum over European Union membership.
 
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Technology
China has world's most powerful computer
The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight in China has topped a newly published list of supercomputers.
Back to the Satoshi Bitcoin affair
A new article casts fresh light on the pressure Craig Wright was under when he claimed to be Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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The world's best beaches for driving
A seaside holiday isn't complete without a little sand in the tyres
 
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Rolls-Royce deviates from the norm
Old-school opulence meets futuristic technology in the radical 103EX concept
Capital
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The UK's most slippery export
These eels have the same EU status as Champagne
 
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Why is your office always freezing?
The fight for the best workplace temperature
Culture
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The monsters hidden beneath the sea
Why underwater beasts terrify and inspire
 
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'The most important thing is the story'
One of Australia's greatest writers on his work
Earth
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The monkeys like us
In one remarkable way, these monkeys behave just like people
 
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Ex-hunter saves his former victims
He has found a new use for his skills
Future
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An app that chooses your friends?
The algorithms that could manage your relationships
 
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The curse of extraordinary perception
A caress feels like sandpaper tearing the skin
Travel
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The pirate queen of County Mayo
Grace O'Malley was the scourge of Ireland's west coast
 
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Where condors learn to soar
It's like "watching your kids grow up"
 
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