Monday, 8 August 2016

Today's Headlines

Republican security experts attack Trump
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Today's Headlines August 8
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Republican security experts attack Trump
Fifty Republican national security experts warn that Donald Trump "would be the most reckless president", but he dismisses them as a "failed Washington elite".
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Erdogan in Moscow to 'reset' Russia ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, on his first foreign visit since an attempted coup last month.
Rio 2016 - day three action
How the third day of the 2016 Olympics unfolded - all the video and text updates plus the best of social media.
Delta passengers stranded by power cut
Thousands of passengers around the world are left stranded after a power cut forces US airline Delta to suspend flights.
 
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China warns UK over Hinkley delay
Failing to proceed with the Hinkley Point nuclear project could threaten China's relationship with Britain, its ambassador to the UK warns.
Stories from India
World's longest hunger strike
Indian activist Irom Sharmila Chanu is ending her hunger strike against a controversial armed forces law after 16 years.
VIDEO: India activist to end 16-year hunger strike
Political activist Irom Sharmila who has been on a hunger strike for 16 years in north-east India is to end her fast.
VIDEO: Team GB prove too strong for India
Great Britain win 3-0 against India with goals from Giselle Ansley, Nicola White and Alex Danson in the women's Pool B hockey at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Pakistan hospital bomb attack kills dozens
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World's costliest fender bender?
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Irom Sharmila: India activist to end 16-year hunger strike
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Britain's secretive and lethal force in Syria
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Should overhead lockers be centrally locked?
What can be done to make air passengers leave their bags behind during an emergency evacuation like that in Dubai last week?
Sport
Paul Pogba: Manchester United re-sign France midfielder for world-record £89m
Paul Pogba says "the time is right to go back to Old Trafford" as he completes his world-record £89m transfer to Manchester United.
Round-up: Joy for diving duo but GB miss out in gymnastics
Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow win bronze in diving, Ed Ling clinches trap bronze but Britain's gymnasts miss out on day three in Rio.
King beats controversial Efimova to Olympic gold
Controversial Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova is beaten to Olympic gold by Lilly King of the USA in the women's 100m breaststroke.
Business
Walmart to buy Jet.com for $3.3bn
Walmart announces plans to buy e-commerce site Jet.com for $3.3bn (£2.5bn) in a move that could help boost its online retail sales.
Barclays pays a further $100m over Libor
Barclays bank has paid $100m (£77m) to settle a claim by 44 US states that it rigged the Libor interest rate system between 2005 and 2009.
 
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Technology
Android bug fear in 900 million phones
Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data are found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices.
Hackers for Hillary
Hillary Clinton gains some unlikely support from the hacking community, which is gathering in Las Vegas this week.
Autos
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Why are train seats so ugly?
The secret science behind one of transport's universal truths
 
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Horse-drawn carriages are here to stay
In the age of Uber and self-driving cars, old-timey buggies are going nowhere
Capital
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The downsides of being an Aussie expat
Want work down under? It's not all beaches and barbecues
 
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The secret to paying off student loans
The smartest ways to get that burdensome debt off your shoulders
Culture
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The most amazing national anthems
From the controversial to the bizarre
 
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What is the greatest Beatles album?
From Revolver and Sgt Pepper to Rubber Soul
Earth
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15 crazy and weird real animals
15 of the world's weirdest real animals that look like Pokemon
 
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The forgotten people of the Arctic
They have a unique culture
Future
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Will skyscrapers outlast the pyramids?
What it takes to make a building last millennia
 
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Will China create the first GM baby?
The technology to edit our DNA is finally with us
Travel
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A beer with healing powers?
Where bubbling hot springs turn water into beer
 
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Our damaged, beautiful world
Stunning photos of a world that never makes the headlines
 
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