World News: May 2019

Friday 31 May 2019

UK weather forecast: Britain to BASK in 29°C HEAT this weekend before HEAVY downpours

BRITAIN will bask in scorching sunshine this weekend with temperatures set to tip the mercury at 29°C.

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Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women

Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Death toll in Virginia Beach shooting now 12, plus shooting suspect: police

05/31/19 7:08 PM

Deaths of indigenous women 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says

Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide.

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Deaths of indigenous women was 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says

Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide.

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Hungary boat crash: Strong currents hamper rescue efforts

South Korea vows to continue the hunt for survivors as rescuers struggle in the fast-flowing waters.

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MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

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What is the least valuable British coin ever?

Is the current 1p piece the least valuable British coin since the currency was unified in 1707?

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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

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Week in pictures: 25-31 May 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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South China Sea: Philippines warns Beijing and US row becoming a ‘FLASHPOINT of troubles’

THE South China Sea could be in danger of becoming a “flashpoint” according to Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte who has urged for a code of conduct for the hotly contested zone.

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The woman fighting back against India's rape culture

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls.

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Champions League final: Visiting Sadio Mane's hometown

BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal.

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Educated and 'estranged': Getting through uni without the bank of mum and dad

When student finance doesn’t stretch and you have no parents for help – how do you make it through your degree?

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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

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REVEALED: Iran's underground MISSILE bunker packed with bombs that could SAVAGE the west

IRAN has revealed it has an underground missile bunker stacked with bombs according to footage broadcast on the nation’s television network.

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JK Rowling to release new Harry Potter eBooks

The Harry Potter author is releasing a non-fiction eBooks series based on the lessons taught at Hogwarts.

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Netflix price increase for UK customers

The company says costs are going up because of the investment it's made in new TV and film.

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The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka's Easter bombings

Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim.

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'I was so naive': Cheryl reflects on fame

"I'd no idea what I was getting into," says the star as she flips through a scrapbook of her career.

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The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free

The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.

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Australia's 'new wave' of stereotype-shunning comedy

A new era of "seriously formidable" acts have shunned past stereotypes to find global success.

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Neil and Katya on Strictly Come Dancing and 'surviving'

The married professionals put the Seann Walsh kiss controversy behind them with a new show.

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Fran Rivera: Bullfighter sparks revenge porn row in Spain

Spanish women hit back at Fran Rivera's comments after a revenge porn victim took her own life.

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'It was a fluke' - Stokes lights up England World Cup win as Archer shows off sizzling pace

Ben Stokes enjoys a "full day out" as he and Jofra Archer dazzle in England's opening World Cup victory over South Africa.

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Ex-Chelsea manager Conte appointed Inter Milan boss

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is appointed Inter Milan manager, replacing the sacked Luciano Spalletti.

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Brexit Party MEP explains KEY fact MPs missed as she SHUTS DOWN pro-EU BBC QT panel

BREXIT Party MEP Alex Phillips made one key point concerning the original Brexit referendum on BBC Question Time on Thursday.

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Royal RIFT: ‘Animosity over Meghan, status and money’ saw Royal Family tensions soar

MEGHAN MARKLE, the Duchess of Sussex, was one of the main reasons Royal Family tensions erupted after it was confirmed the Sussexes and Cambridges would be splitting from their joint charity, it has been claimed.

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‘You should be DISGUSTED!’ BBC QT audience member SAVAGES politicians over Brexit

A BBC Question Time audience member savaged MPs over their failure to deliver on Brexit in a scathing attack on Thursday night.

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BBC Question Time audience member hits out at Brexit - 'The public didn't understand!'

THE BBC Question Time audience erupted last night as one audience member suggested the public didn’t fully understand what they were voting for in the Brexit referendum.

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Westminster CHAOS: Brexit Party SURGES AHEAD of Tories in shock general election poll

THE Conservatives have been dealt another crushing blow after a shock new poll indicated Britons could vote for the Brexit Party over the Tories in a general election, in a move certain to send shockwaves throughout Westminster.

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The Queen’s lady-in-waiting SCOLDS garden party guest for BREAKING royal protocol

THE QUEEN’s lady-in-waiting told a guest off after she gifted the monarch with flowers at Her Majesty’s Royal Garden Party.

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EU panic: Barnier's Brexit team ‘TERRIFIED’ of Verhofstadt ‘causing TROUBLE’ - shock video

MICHEL BARNIER’S Brexit team were ‘TERRIFIED’ of Guy Verhofstadt making the Brexit negotiation more difficult, it has been revealed in shocking behind the scenes footage.

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Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp says Brexiteers ‘MISUNDERSTOOD' 2016 vote in anti-Brexit rant

LIVERPOOL football manager Jürgen Klopp has claimed Brexiteers "misunderstood the opportunity" the 2016 referendum presented for the country in a pro remain speech.

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Prince Harry’s OUTRAGE at royal reporter for 'five virgins' headline – 'Watch yourself'

PRINCE HARRY reacted to a reporter writing a headline about him meeting “five virgins”, revealed Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills.

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Nigel Farage issues BOLD promise on action he will take if UK doesn't LEAVE on October 31

NIGEL FARAGE has delivered a bold promise to both the Conservative and Labour Party insisting he will take them on at the next general election in Brexit is not delivered by the end of October.

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Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants 'STOP'

05/30/19 4:47 PM

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Louisiana's governor, a Democrat, signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill into law

05/30/19 2:28 PM

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Former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who served in Congress for more than 45 years before retiring last year, has di

05/30/19 7:55 AM

Thursday 30 May 2019

South Africa gets gender-balanced cabinet

For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.

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Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health

By KATE MURPHY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2Z1Va8x

Why Is Israel Going to Have Another Election?

By SHMUEL ROSNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2IbQoyt

If You Licked These Photos They Would Taste Like New York. (So Don’t Lick Them.)

By JOHN LELAND from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2EJYRHY

Learning With: ‘Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option’

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2MkY06Q

This Summer, Opera Grapples With Race

By MICHAEL COOPER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WejpU1

Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law

Disney's CEO says it would be "difficult " to over-rule people who didn't want to work in the state.

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Nesamani: Who is he and why is the world praying for him?

Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter?

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White House 'asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain'

President Donald Trump denies making the request, saying he was "not informed about anything".

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EU SHOCK: How Tony Blair was PAID by EU before helping to DOUBLE UK's budget contribution

TONY BLAIR received a financial reward of around £3,000 from the EU in recognition for his services to European integration just years before he helped to double Britain’s contributions to the bloc budget, unearthed reports reveal.

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I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem?

By DAVID COLMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2QzVyYB

New York’s Toughest Homeless Problem

By NIKITA STEWART from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2YTPvB7

Balloon Face

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2wtDIxm

Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2WwinBU

Michael Wolff Talks ‘Siege,’ Trump, Journalism and His Definition of Truth

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wuv5RD

Brexit LIVE: Barnier declares ‘NO deal - FINE’ and insists EU ‘DELIVERED what UK wants’

MICHEL Barnier has declared that it is “fine” for Britain to unshackle itself from the EU without a deal as the Brexit crisis continues.

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Hungary boat capsize: Seven South Koreans die on Danube

The victims on the Danube in Budapest are all South Korean, with another 19 of their group missing.

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Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition

Country set for unprecedented second snap poll after re-elected PM is unable to form government.

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More Democrats call for impeachment after Mueller makes statement

Three more Democratic presidential hopefuls join chorus calling for President Trump's impeachment.

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What are the real reasons behind Venezuela’s blackouts?

The country's political crisis is resulting in power cuts and blackouts - is it sabotage, or something simpler?

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Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement

Terrill Thomas died in a Milwaukee jail after officers turned off his water supply for a week.

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US energy department rebrands gas exports 'molecules of freedom'

Department of Energy announces plan to spread "molecules of US freedom" throughout the world.

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Baseball player distraught after child hit

A child is taken to hospital after she was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr at the Houston Astros' stadium, leaving the player in tears.

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Fukushima: How to move a mountain of radioactive soil

Eight years after the disaster at the Japanese nuclear power station, the clean-up is continuing.

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Tankers almost certainly damaged by Iranian naval mines, US says

National Security Adviser John Bolton blames Iran for attacks off the UAE, but provides no evidence.

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Russia 'probably' conducting banned nuclear tests, US official says

Moscow is likely testing low-yield nuclear weapons in the Arctic, a US intelligence official says.

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Papua New Guinea chooses James Marape as new prime minister

A former finance minister takes the reins after weeks of upheaval in the South Pacific nation.

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Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive

The schoolgirl was set on fire after filing a sexual harassment complaint against her principal.

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg: 'We apologise to the families'

Dennis Muilenburg gives his first interview since the two 737 Max crashes that killed more than 300 people.

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What happened after BBC exposed Cameroon killings?

BBC Africa Eye identified who killed a group of women and children last year, but what happened next?

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Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?

A photo of this year's finalists has placed them at the centre of a storm over skin colour.

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Octavia Spencer: Ditching the 'sassy black woman' for horror

The Oscar winner on why she hopes horror film MA, her first lead role, can change Hollywood for black actresses.

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How damaging is the Huawei row for the US and China?

What do Washington's latest moves against Huawei mean for any US-China trade deal?

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Cartoon scavenger hunts brighten Portland

Wooden cutouts of famous cartoon characters and memes are popping up all over the city in Oregon.

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Burkina Faso's war against militant Islamists

Attacks on Christians by armed groups in Burkina Faso signals a worrying new shift, experts say.

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Trump Russia investigation: Charging Trump 'not an option', says Mueller

The US Special Counsel spoke publicly for the first time since publishing the results of the Russia inquiry

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Thousands pay respects to Niki Lauda

Formula 1 stars including Lewis Hamilton and other celebrities in Vienna as Lauda's body lay in state at St Stephen's Cathedral.

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