North Korea 'considers strike on Guam'
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Today's Headlines August 8
Top News Stories
North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam
The threat ratchets up tensions after Donald Trump threatened "fire and fury" against Pyongyang.
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Kenya election 2017: Kenyatta ahead as votes counted
The incumbent president takes a strong lead but the opposition says it rejects the partial results.
Country star Glen Campbell dies at 81
The singer of Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Linesman has died at the age of 81, his family says.
Deadly earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province
Several people die and scores more are injured by a strong quake in mountainous Sichuan province.
 
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France: Macron to abandon plans for official first lady
Thousands of people are signing a petition to ensure the president's wife has no official status.
Sport
Classy Real Madrid beat Man Utd in Super Cup
Manchester United are outclassed as Spanish and European champions Real Madrid retain the Uefa Super Cup with victory in a sweltering Skopje.
Van Niekerk storms to world 400m gold
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk completes the first leg of a possible World Championship double with 400m victory.
Gerrard's slip, Arsenal's Invincibles and Aguero - Premier League title-defining moments
To celebrate 25 years of the Premier League BBC Sport looks back at some of the pivotal moments that have decided the fate of the Premier League title.
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Spy plane pilot in South Korea prepares for flight
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Ugandan gold rush stopped by authorities
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Delcy Rodriguez: Venezuela's most powerful person?
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Kris Maharaj: Jailed for 31 years in Miami
Magazine
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Kenya election: The men of violence making a fresh start
Ten years after a contested election led to 1,500 deaths in Kenya, two perpetrators of that violence are trying to prevent a repetition.
Business
Disney to start online streaming, bypassing Netflix
Walt Disney will start its own streaming service, as it grapples with the rise of online video platforms.
Would you get on a pilotless plane?
Remotely controlled planes could save more than £20bn in costs, a survey says, but passengers are wary.
 
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Technology
'Hate speech' tweets painted at Twitter HQ in protest
A German satirist paints offensive tweets outside Twitter HQ after the firm failed to delete them.
Facebook's app for under-21s Lifestage flops
The video-focused service had been criticised for offering limited privacy controls.
Capital
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How a street can cost less than a house
A centuries-old trend shows a very American approach to the role of government
 
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The true importance of good spelling
There's nothing like a glaring typo to help people take you less seriously
Culture
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Striking images of America’s dark side
How Walker Evans captured the tough realities of US life
 
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Twenty-five amazing culture podcasts
From film, music and art to language and history
Earth
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Incredible science of surfing and waves
The impressive facts, figures and science behind surfing and 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 unexpected force ruining sex
The reason many species are struggling to mate
 
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How glass can heal a broken bone
It seems a strange use of a traditionally fragile material
Travel
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Countries where people live the longest
Each has their own secret source of vitality
 
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My wild car ride with an African king
‘I became a story for his people, while he became a story for mine’
 
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