Sunday, 18 December 2016

Today's Headlines: Hundreds leave Aleppo as evacuations resume, Myanmar military accused of 'crimes against humanity', Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99

Evacuations resume from east Aleppo
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Today's Headlines December 19
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Aleppo battle: Hundreds leave Syria city as evacuations resume
Evacuations resume from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of Syrian city, UN official says
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Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of 'crimes against humanity'
Rights group Amnesty says Myanmar's military may be committing "crimes against humanity".
Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99
Hollywood actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99, her husband confirms.
Russian plane crashes in Siberia with 16 injured
Russia's defence ministry now says all on board an IL-18 which crashed in Siberia survived.
 
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Venezuela's President Maduro tries to calm nerves
Venezuela's President Maduro tried to calm nerves over the withdrawal of the 100-bolivar banknote.
Stories from India
'Hundreds die' in India police custody, says rights group report
Some 600 people died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015, says a rights group report.
The man who looks after 735 dogs
Rakesh Shukla is a software engineer who looks after 735 dogs that no-one wants.
Scots architect Lachie Stewart missing in India found
A Scottish architect who was reported missing in India after being out of contact with his family has reportedly been found.
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Hollywood star Zsa Zsa Gabor dies aged 99
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China finds new love for wildlife films
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More migrants returning to cleared Calais 'Jungle' camp
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Donald Trump says supporters after US election 'mellowed'
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
Murray wins record third Sports Personality award
Andy Murray is voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time, capping a remarkable 2016 for the Briton.
Pakistan fall short of record run chase in Australia
Pakistan fall short of completing a world record run chase in the first Test against Australia in Brisbane, despite Asad Shafiq's 137.
Man City fight back to beat Arsenal and move second
Raheem Sterling scores a second-half winner as Manchester City come from a goal down to defeat Arsenal at Etihad Stadium.
Business
Joint call for EU citizens to stay in UK
Businesses and unions call on Theresa May to guarantee immediately the right of EU citizens to stay in the UK.
Apple and Ireland to challenge EU tax ruling this week
Apple will this week appeal the EU's ruling that it pays Ireland up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes.
 
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Technology
Apple and Ireland to challenge EU tax ruling this week
Apple will this week appeal the EU's ruling that it pays Ireland up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes.
US hacking claims: Russia says 'indecent' without evidence
The US should detail evidence of alleged Russian hacking or stop talking about it, the Kremlin says.
Autos
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Electric car charging etiquette
The dos and don'ts of fuelling your petrol-saving vehicle
 
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Inside the world's longest rail tunnel
How the just-opened Gotthard Base Tunnel is a testament to Swiss ingenuity
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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The world's largest fish
A whale shark and tuna come together to feed
 
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This fly puts you into a deadly sleep
It causes a lethal sleeping sickness
Future
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A British jet that flew to new heights
The closest the UK got to putting men in space
 
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How to make other planets habitable
We need to start learning ways to build living ecosystems in space
Travel
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The country full of contradictions
One of the world's great travel writers tells us of seduction and surprises
 
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South America's most underrated city?
It has more restaurants in the San Pellegrino World 50 list than London or Paris
 
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