Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Today's Headlines: Earthquake strikes central Italy, Turkey begins anti-IS campaign in Syria, North Korea sub fires ballistic missile

Earthquake strikes central Italy
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Today's Headlines August 24
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Earthquake strikes central Italy
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least six dead and others trapped under rubble, officials say.
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Turkey pounds IS positions inside Syria
A ferocious bombardment of so-called Islamic State positions marks the start of a Turkish offensive to drive the militants away from the Syrian border.
North Korea sub fires ballistic missile
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, which flew for 500km (300 miles) before falling in the sea, say the US and South Korea.
UK woman stabbed to death in Australia
A 21-year-old British woman dies after she was attacked with a knife in front of 30 people at an Australian backpackers' hostel.
 
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Russian hackers 'targeted NY Times'
The FBI is investigating whether Russian hackers have carried out a series of cyber attacks on the New York Times, officials tell US media.
Stories from India
Floods stop funerals in India holy city
Floods in India's holy city of Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh force a halt to cremations along the banks of the river Ganges, officials say.
French submarine company springs a leak
Leaked documents from French shipbuilder DCNS reveal crucial details about submarines that the company is building for India, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil.
Forty knives removed from man's stomach
Doctors in India say they have surgically removed 40 knives from a man's stomach, although it is not clear why the man had swallowed them.
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Gaza's last tiger to leave for new home in South Africa
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Cat 'adopts' baby squirrel monkey
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Dreams and despair in the desert: Africa's new gold rush
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Hundreds of thousands of dead fish wash up in New Jersey
Magazine
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How John Hersey's Hiroshima revealed the horror of the bomb
Seventy years have passed since the publication of a report hailed as one of the greatest pieces of journalism ever written - one that described the terrible effects of the atomic bomb.
Sport
Celtic hang on to reach Champions League
Celtic reach the Champions League group stage for the first time in three years despite losing at Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Russian doping officials 'should apologise' for ban
Officials behind Russia's state-sponsored doping should apologise to their athletes, says a British member of the International Paralympic Committee.
Trott 'frustrated' by rivals' questions over GB success
Four-time Olympic champion Laura Trott dismisses questions from rival riders about Great Britain's Rio performance.
Business
Qantas airline soars to record profit
Australia's national carrier Qantas posts a record annual profit of A$1.42bn ($1.1bn, £820m), nearly doubling last year's result.
French submarine company springs a leak
Leaked documents from French shipbuilder DCNS reveal crucial details about submarines that the company is building for India, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil.
 
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Technology
Is Wikileaks putting lives at risk?
Wikileaks has been criticised for not doing enough to screen sensitive information found in documents released via the site.
Ashley Madison slated over security
The Ashley Madison dating site had "inadequate" security systems and used fake icons to make people think it was safe, reveals a report.
Autos
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Volkswagen channels its hot-rod history
Top Gear takes a nostalgia trip with the new Beetle Dune Cabriolet
 
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Rebuilding Hong Kong's 20p time machine
How a tiny team is prepping the beloved 'ding-ding' trams for their next century
Capital
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Where expats can earn $200,000
Why it may be worth commuting to another country for groceries just to live here
 
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Why you don't give praise in Japan
Replying with accolades to colleagues could cause you to lose face
Culture
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What makes Mulholland Drive so good?
Why David Lynch's film is the critics' top pick
 
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The new golden age of cinema
Why we're in an exciting era for film
Earth
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Did life begin in a bed of wet clay?
One scientist suggested that it did, 50 years ago
 
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Why bullying so often works
It is terribly effective - in the short term
Future
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The first nurse of the space race
An unsung heroine of space medicine
 
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How to make people see the impossible
A magician and psychologist explains the power of persuasion
Travel
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The coast that welcomes the world
Why expats are drawn to the South of France
 
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The demise of a famed food mecca
Will a plan to tidy up Bangkok's streets destroy its street food culture?
 
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