Monday, 7 November 2016

Today's Headlines

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Today's Headlines November 7
Top News Stories
Hong Kong lawmakers barred by Beijing from office
The Beijing government intervenes in Hong Kong politics to bar two elected lawmakers from taking office.
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Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 'may have been found'
A diver off the west coast of Canada may have found a US nuclear weapon missing since 1950.
UK opposition 'won't frustrate' Brexit
Labour will not "frustrate" the process of leaving the EU, shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer says.
Mosul battle: Kurdish forces push into IS-held Bashiqa
Iraqi Kurdish forces battle IS militants for control of a town north-east of the city of Mosul.
 
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UK PM: Current Indian visa system 'good'
Theresa May rejects calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a "good system".
Stories from India
Sushma Swaraj scripts happy end to India-Pakistan love story
A cross-border love story has a happy ending after India's Foreign Minister gets the bride her visa.
Theresa May rejects calls to raise Indian visa quota
Theresa May rejects calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a "good system".
India news channel NDTV uses mime in media freedom debate
News presenter interviews mime artists to make a point about questioning those in power.
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Hillary Clinton's team 'glad email matter is resolved'
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Why are there so many stray cats in Istanbul?
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Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton 'guilty' over emails
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Muslim civilians 'killed by Burmese army'
Magazine
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Five pictures that show how social media can be a minefield
Pictures that a woman in the West would post without a second thought might, in parts of North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, be extremely controversial.
Sport
Australia lose fourth Test in a row as SA win opener
Kagiso Rabada takes 5-92 as South Africa win the opening Test in Perth and inflict a fourth successive defeat on Australia.
Why Liverpool are better now than with Suarez
Liverpool's goal rush, Kane's taste for derbies and another landmark for Ibrahimovic - the stats and facts from the weekend's Premier League action crunched.
Murray is the 'gift that keeps on giving' - but is No 1 spot just the start?
Andy Murray becoming world number one could be the start of something even more beautiful, says Tom Fordyce.
Business
HSBC profit falls 86% on Brazil disposal
HSBC's pre-tax profits fall sharply in the third quarter after it books a loss from the sale of its Brazilian unit.
Theresa May rejects calls to raise Indian visa quota
Theresa May rejects calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a "good system".
 
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Technology
Tesco bank attack: What do we know?
As Tesco suspends some aspects of its online bank thanks to "online criminal activity", what is known about the attack so far?
Virgin becomes last major UK 4G network
Virgin Media launches its first 4G tariffs, the last major UK network to offer high-speed mobile internet plans.
Autos
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Plane on fire? Leave your luggage
And the rest of the week's most intriguing air travel news
 
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The best handling car in the world?
'Just sublime,' writes Top Gear's Ollie Kew of the new Lotus Evora Sport 410
Capital
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The best fake marriages are 9-to-5
If you don't have a work spouse, you should probably get one. This is why
 
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The expats with no place they call home
Can you ever fit in again once you've lived abroad? The answer is complicated
Culture
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The sailors who sing to penguins
Strange sounds from the world's smallest music scene
 
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An image that tramples others into dust
Life for a shepherd in Iraq is no rural idyll
Earth
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The other man who discovered evolution
Charles Darwin was not the only one who figured it out
 
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How big can earthworms grow?
It may be bigger than you think
Future
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The tablet that could save your life
A heart-healing doctor – in computer form
 
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A guide to the 'antibiotic apocalypse'
An expert offers her insights on the future of medicine
Travel
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A city with a rebel heart
"New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, and Belfast has the reason"
 
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An ancient fortress in the sky
Where 400 perfectly round homes perch 3,000m above sea level
 
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