Clashes as millions strike in Venezuela
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Today's Headlines July 20
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Venezuela crisis: Deadly clashes as millions join strike
Three people are killed across the country as pressure grows on President Maduro to cancel election.
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Strong earthquake kills two on Greek island of Kos
The deaths were reported on Kos following a 6.7 magnitude quake in the Aegean Sea.
As an open-air heroin camp is closed, options narrow
A half-mile stretch of rail track in Philadelphia has become a refuge for hundreds of addicts, but the city is about to descend.
Trump legal team spokesman Mark Corallo resigns, reports say
Reports say Mark Corallo disagreed with the strategy to discredit the team leading the Russia probe.
 
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Come on a tour of the village dividing North Korea from the South
Take a tour of Panmunjom - in the demilitarized border zone where North and South Korea meet for talks.
Sport
The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka & Matt Kuchar tied for lead
Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar shoot 65 to share the first-round lead on five under at The Open at Royal Birkdale.
Froome takes big step towards Tour title - but victory 'not yet certain'
Chris Froome should win his fourth Tour de France title - but the race is "not over yet", says ex-British road race champion Rob Hayles.
West Ham agree £16m deal for striker Hernandez
West Ham agree a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Mexico striker Javier Hernandez for a fee of £16m.
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OJ Simpson's joy as he wins prison parole
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Come on a tour of the village dividing North Korea from the South
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Egypt's Uighurs fear deportation to China
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Why three isn't a crowd: Meet the trio who 'married' each other
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Watching Russia's Syrian build-up from central Istanbul
Russian warships sailing from the Black Sea to Syria pass through the centre of one of Europe's biggest cities - where amateur ship spotters watch their every move.
Business
New agreement will allow US rice exports to China
Agreement includes strict measures to prevent pests and plant diseases being brought into China.
UK air traffic controllers warn of over-crowded skies
Air traffic controllers are expected to guide a record 8,800 flights across the UK on Friday.
 
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Technology
AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down
The AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces were known for trade in drugs, weapons and malware.
Kodi magazine 'directs readers to pirate content'
The guide is being investigated by the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
Capital
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Why it's not so bad to be bored
Embracing tedium could help you achieve more
 
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The power of uncomfortable silences
Mastering an awkward pause is more rewarding than you might think
Culture
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A term with no exact match in English
The ‘third gender’ of South Asia
 
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Dunkirk is a five-star triumph
Christopher Nolan’s is one of the greatest war movies
Earth
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Incredible science of surfing and waves
The impressive facts, figures and science behind surfing and the waves
 
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The chameleon the size of an ant
Life is hazardous when you risk being run over by a millipede
Future
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The words that betray your personality
Every time we open our mouths, we unwittingly reveal our personalities
 
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Are women cleaner than men?
The bacterial battle of the sexes
Travel
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Where shipwrecks lurk beneath paradise
It has more shipwrecks per square mile than any other place on Earth
 
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The country that can’t choose a side
Most people don’t know that the Swiss had to choose a policy of neutrality
 
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