Monday, 18 July 2016

Today's Headlines: German police kill train axe attacker, Trump's wife accused of plagiarism, Russia could face total Rio 2016 ban

German police kill train axe attacker
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Today's Headlines July 19
Top News Stories
German police kill train axe attacker
A teenage Afghan refugee attacks passengers on a train in Germany with an axe and a knife, wounding four, before being shot dead by police.
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Trump's wife accused of plagiarism
Donald Trump's wife, Melania, takes centre stage at the Republican Convention but faces accusations of plagiarising a speech by Michelle Obama.
North Korea 'fires ballistic missiles'
North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea, defying international sanctions, say US and South Korean officials.
Russia could face total Rio 2016 ban
Russia should be banned from the Olympics and Paralympics after evidence of state-sponsored doping, says the World Anti-Doping Agency.
 
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Nigerian children starving, UN warns
Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria's Borno state formerly controlled by Boko Haram are severely malnourished, the UN children's agency says.
Stories from India
Concern in Kashmir over police pellet guns
More than 100 civilian protesters have received serious eye injuries from pellet guns in Indian-administered Kashmir, Aarabu Ahmad Sultan reports.
India Maoist rebels kill 10 soldiers
Ten paramilitary soldiers die in a clash between security forces and Maoist rebels in India's eastern Bihar, police say.
Why India bullfighting ban 'threatens native breeds'
Native cattle breeds in southern India face a fight for survival if a "bull-taming" ban is not revoked, supporters of the sport tell Swaminathan Natarajan.
Top Videos
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Nice attack: 'You killed my sister, you're not a Muslim'
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Exiled cleric Gulen rejects Turkey 'coup' claims
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Nice attack: The struggle to stop radicalisation
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Barack Obama: 'Attacks on police are an attack on all of us'
Magazine
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VIDEO: I trekked across Europe so I could go to school safely
Eleven-year-old Israa trekked more than 2,000 miles (3,000km) with her family to northern Europe after their home in Syria was destroyed. They often had to walk, pushing her disabled sister in a wheelchair across muddy fields. Exodus: Our Journey To Europe is broadcast on BBC Two on 11, 12 and 13 July. Watch other migrants' stories every day this week online. Includes music by Simon Russell.
Sport
Russian doping: Olympic chiefs to decide on sanctions after McLaren report
Russia should be banned from the Olympics and Paralympics after evidence of state-sponsored doping, says the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Anderson, Stokes & Rashid recalled by England
England add James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Adil Rashid to their squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford.
Sagan wins stage as Froome keeps Tour de France lead
Green jersey holder Peter Sagan wins stage 16 of the Tour de France in Bern as reigning champion Chris Froome retains the yellow jersey.
Business
Price rises turn off Netflix subscribers
Netflix shares fall sharply after the video streaming firm added fewer subscribers than expected ahead of US prices rises.
Still no buyer for Yahoo as losses widen
Yahoo gave no update on attempts to sell its core internet business as the firm slumped to a $440m (£332m) loss in the second quarter.
 
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Technology
What is ARM and why is it worth £24bn?
ARM's technology is at the heart of millions of smartphones and tablets - but the company's inventions are used wider still.
Why Google wants your medical records
Google has made headlines for its forays into healthcare but what is its ultimate goal?
Autos
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Is this the world's wildest ride?
Alongside a world-class mass-transit system, one city's mad red minibuses endure
 
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How Pokémon Go is changing transport
The weird ways the year's biggest fad affects mobility
Capital
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Could commuting be good for you?
Hate your commute? You might be doing it wrong
 
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Is full-time work bad for our brains?
Why anyone over 40 should consider a 25-hour week
Culture
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The secret pantomime of power
An image that reveals as much as it hides
 
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The man who destroyed all he owned
What an artist can teach us about the value of things
Earth
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Can animals ever be truly selfless?
Many animals help others, but they often benefit in return
 
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Organisms might be quantum machines
Some lifeforms may actually be part quantum
Future
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Will we ever have x-ray specs?
The technology may be closer than you think
 
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An umbrella to explore deep space
A spacecraft that will sail away on the solar wind
Travel
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A desert of smugglers and skeletons
A day in the life of a Texas border control agent
 
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The nation that hates to be late
Which came first – the precise timekeepers or the precise people?
 
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