Monday, 19 December 2016

Today's Headlines: Berlin lorry crash 'probably terror attack', MH370 'not likely to be in search area', Donald Trump wins electoral college vote

Berlin lorry deaths 'terrorist attack'
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Today's Headlines December 20
Top News Stories
Berlin attack: Police say lorry crash 'probably terror attack'
Police in Berlin say terrorism was probably behind Monday night's lorry attack that killed 12.
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MH370: Plane 'not likely to be in search area', say investigators
Experts say Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is unlikely to be found in the current search area.
Donald Trump wins electoral college vote
Donald Trump wins the US electoral college vote, confirming his election as the 45th president.
China returns seized underwater US drone
A US underwater drone seized by China last week has been returned, both sides confirm.
 
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Prostate cancer laser treatment 'truly transformative'
Surgeons describe a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as "truly transformative".
Stories from India
Is Mohanlalganj the best place to be a woman politician?
BBC Hindi's Divya Arya visits a constituency that has elected the most amount of women to parliament.
Sushma Swaraj released from hospital
India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is released from hospital after a kidney transplant.
Cyrus Mistry resigns from Tata boards
Cyrus Mistry resigns from the boards of all Tata Group companies, in the latest twist in a bitter management feud.
Top Videos
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Man captures chaos moments after truck hits
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Russian ambassador shooting: Video shows aftermath
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Aleppo evacuations: 'I've left my country, I've left my soul there'
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Michelle Obama makes farewell Oprah appearance
Magazine
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The 'miraculous' life of Zuzana Ruzickova
Zuzana Ruzickova endured three concentration camps in World War Two, including Auschwitz, before going on to become one of the world's leading harpsichordists.
Sport
Late Mane winner gives Liverpool derby win at Everton
Sadio Mane's injury-time goal secures a dramatic Liverpool victory over Everton in a lacklustre Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Jamie Vardy: Leicester City appeal against red card in Stoke draw
Leicester City lodge an appeal against the red card shown to striker Jamie Vardy in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Stoke.
McLaren to part company with new F1 boss
McLaren are set to part company with their new Formula 1 boss Jost Capito less than four months after the German's appointment.
Business
Italy seeks 20bn euros for banks as Monte dei Paschi flounders
Italy is seeking parliamentary approval to borrow up to €20bn (£17bn) to support its banking sector.
Softbank invests $1bn in space satellite startup OneWeb
Softbank's founder is investing $1bn (£806m) in US startup OneWeb as the "first step" in an investment pledge he made to Donald Trump.
 
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Technology
Tweet with flashing images sent to epileptic writer
Vanity Fair writer Kurt Eichenwald suffered a seizure after receiving a flashing image tweet
Super Mario Run reviews hit Nintendo share price
Bad reviews of Nintendo's Super Mario Run mobile game lead to an 11% fall in the firm's share price.
Autos
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The gallows where pirates met their end
'Sea robbers' including Captain Kidd were hanged at this spot on the Thames
 
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Electric car charging etiquette
The dos and don'ts of fuelling your petrol-saving vehicle
Capital
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Japan's KFC Christmas craze
How a fast-food chain became synonymous with Yuletide cheer
 
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You're speaking English all wrong
Native speakers are going back to school to learn a new, global English
Culture
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The lie that the stars tell us
How a new photo recalls one of the world's most famous paintings
 
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The chilling sci-fi that is coming true
Children of Men's dystopia is disturbingly familiar
Earth
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Killer chimps go into battle
Troops of chimpanzees fight and cannibalise their enemies
 
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The world's largest fish
It guzzles huge amounts of food
Future
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The jet that flew higher than any plane
And 60 years on, this record-breaking plane could fly again
 
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How the generation gap became a chasm
The downsides of being young in the 21st Century
Travel
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Where to find the rare white rainbow
It may sound like science fiction, but the moonbow is real
 
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The country full of contradictions
One of the world's great travel writers tells of Cuba's seduction and surprises
 
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