Friday 29 July 2016

Today's Headlines: Clinton: US faces 'moment of reckoning', Amazon boss becomes world's third richest, New hitch for UK nuclear plant deal

Clinton: US faces 'moment of reckoning'
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Today's Headlines July 29
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Clinton: US faces 'moment of reckoning'
Hillary Clinton tells voters the presidential election is a "moment of reckoning", as she makes history by accepting the Democratic nomination.
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Amazon boss becomes world's third richest
Strong earnings from Amazon and a boost to the company's stock make its founder, Jeff Bezos, the world's third richest person, according to Forbes.
Pope Francis to pray at Auschwitz camp
Pope Francis is due to pray and walk in silence around the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, on the third day of his visit to Poland.
Red Cross urges guarantees for Aleppo
Civilians allowed to flee besieged areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo using new humanitarian corridors must be given protection, the Red Cross says.
 
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El Salvador targets feared street gang
Authorities in El Salvador raid one the country's most powerful street gangs, making 120 arrests and seizing financial assets.
Stories from India
India couple killed over 22 cents debt
A couple from India's Dalit community are hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 17 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state.
Over 100 dead in monsoon flooding
More than 100 people are killed in monsoon floods in South Asia, as torrential rain causes chaos in several countries.
Baby rhinos rescued from India floods
Wildlife officials in India rescue three baby rhinos from the Kaziranga national park in flood ravaged Assam state.
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Turkey coup attempt: Schools and media outlets shut
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Syria conflict: Why this family needs an exit corridor
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Chinese rocket lights up skies over Utah and California
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David Bowie Prom in London 'gives his music a twist'
Magazine
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Syria's secret library
Enthusiasts have stocked an underground library in Syria with books rescued from bombed buildings - and users dodge shells and bullets to reach it.
Sport
McIlroy makes poor start to US PGA
Rory McIlroy lies nine shots off the lead after a four-over 74 in the first round of the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
Yusra had to swim for her life - now the Syrian refugee will swim in Rio
Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was swimming for her life in the sea towards Europe a year ago - now she is about to swim at Rio 2016.
Ex-England number eight Easter retires at 37
Former England number eight and Harlequins captain Nick Easter retires from playing at the age of 37.
Business
Amazon boss becomes world's third richest
Strong earnings from Amazon and a boost to the company's stock make its founder, Jeff Bezos, the world's third richest person, according to Forbes.
Weak pound hits BA owner's profits
Airline group IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, says currency movements cost it €148m in the latest quarter of trading, mainly due to the weak pound.
 
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Technology
Pets left hungry as smart feeder breaks
Owners of smart pet-feeding device Petnet are told to "feed their pets manually" after a server problem stopped the device from working.
Democrat hack: Who is Guccifer 2.0?
A lone hacker is claiming responsibility for the hack on the US Democratic Party but is that person to be believed?
Autos
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The weird story of ice cream jingles
How your childhood memories fuel summer's sweetest industry
 
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The boat that sinks on purpose
This radical semi-submersible leads a double life
Capital
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They play all day with the boss's OK
What's behind Pokemon Go at work? Simple: 'Work is boring. Games aren't.'
 
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The city drawing London's best away
This capital is already benefiting from a post-Brexit boon
Culture
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Hidden adult themes in Beatrix Potter
Why the children's book author was more subversive than you think
 
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Does this image sum up Britain?
Amazing photos of skinheads, punks and parlour-maids
Earth
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The bees that are unlike all others
No other bee looks and behaves like this
 
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What made this huge stone corkscrew?
It baffled everyone who looked at it
Future
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VR: What is hype and what is real?
The problems and the promise of virtual reality
 
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What can we learn from reading dreams?
The quest to find meaning in our nightly adventures
Travel
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The rollercoasters of the future
Can virtual reality ever accurately capture an adrenaline thrill?
 
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A smokejumper's first leap of faith
Where jumping from a plane is the only option
 
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