Tuesday 26 July 2016

Today's Headlines: Bill Clinton backs 'best friend' Hillary, French 'priest killer' was monitored, Apple sees iPhone sales fall again

Bill Clinton backs 'best friend' Hillary
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Today's Headlines July 27
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Bill Clinton backs 'best friend' Hillary
Former US President Bill Clinton argues why his wife and "best friend" Hillary should lead the nation, in a very personal speech at the Democratic convention.
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French 'priest killer' was monitored
The suspected killer of a priest in a French church was being monitored by police and wearing a tag at the time of the attack, prosecutors say.
Rousseff will miss Rio Olympic ceremony
The suspended Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, says she will not attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.
Teen abused in detention speaks out
The Australian teenager who has become the face of a juvenile detention scandal has apologised for his actions.
 
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Japan knife attack suspect's home searched
Police search the home of Satoshi Uematsu, suspected of killing 19 people at a disability care centre in Japan's worst mass killing in decades.
Stories from India
The tiny restaurants delighting Indians with just one wonder dish
The BBC's Vikas Pandey profiles five restaurants which have relied on one signature dish to become legendary among food lovers.
India activist Irom Sharmila to end fast
Indian activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who who has been fasting for 16 years against a draconian military law, decides to end her agitation.
Suicide as protest among Gujarat Dalits
More than 30 members of the Dalit community in India's western Gujarat state took an extreme step to draw attention to allegations of injustice.
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Bill on Hillary: 'I hope you'll elect her'
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France church attack: Nun describes horror
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Shirley Chisholm: The first woman to run for US President
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Baghdad bomb site now a shrine to the dead
Magazine
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Is there such a thing as 'bore out'?
A Frenchman is suing his former employer for "bore out" - being "killed professionally" through boredom - but is there any such thing?
Sport
Russian drug cheats will still be at Olympics - whistleblower Stepanova
Russian drug cheats will still be competing at the Rio Olympic Games despite recent efforts to target them, whistleblowers tell the BBC.
Injured Federer to miss Rio and rest of season
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer will miss the Olympics and the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Higuain joins Juventus from Napoli for 90m euros
Gonzalo Higuain joins Juventus from Napoli in the third most expensive transfer in history and the biggest domestic deal of all time.
Business
Apple sees iPhone sales fall again
Apple reports a second consecutive quarter of falling iPhone sales, but the 15% drop was not as bad as analysts had feared.
Twitter reports slowest growth since 2013
Twitter has reported its slowest quarterly sales growth in three years, as the company fends off competition from a growing number of social media sites.
 
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Technology
Apple sees iPhone sales fall again
Apple reports a second consecutive quarter of falling iPhone sales, but the 15% drop was not as bad as analysts had feared.
Twitter reports slowest growth since 2013
Twitter has reported its slowest quarterly sales growth in three years, as the company fends off competition from a growing number of social media sites.
Autos
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Meet the department store sports car
Retailers are offering limited edition luxury vehicles in their catalogues
 
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Secrets of the two-second pit stop
How do Formula 1 pit crews service racing cars so quickly?
Capital
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Smart ways to get Harvard on your CV
Top universities for much less time and cost
 
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Is 10 pieces of clothing quite enough?
Meet the people with almost nothing to wear
Culture
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Is Jason Bourne worth the wait?
The rogue super-spy returns
 
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The mystery of Van Gogh's madness
What the artist's last work tells us about his mental state
Earth
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The fly answering our biggest questions
Fruit flies have helped make some of the greatest discoveries in modern science
 
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The hidden wildlife of New York City
The Big Apple is home to living things no one ever sees
Future
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Why can't you remember being a baby?
And is it ever possible to retrieve those recollections?
 
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Why are we all so tired?
Is exhaustion a result of modern life – or part of the human condition?
Travel
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The most expensive cheese in the world?
It's made with milk believed to slow down the aging process and boost virility
 
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The heritage that couldn't be erased
Where you unknowingly pass abandoned cemeteries and schools
 
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