N Korea leader opts to wait on Guam plan
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Today's Headlines August 14
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N Korea leader 'briefed' on Guam plan but opts to wait
Kim Jong-un reviews plans for firing at Guam, but opts to watch the US before acting, state media say.
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Brexit: UK suggests 'temporary customs union' with EU
The government sets out the "ambitious" new arrangement it wants to secure after Brexit.
Taylor Swift wins assault case against DJ
A jury finds that US singer Taylor Swift was assaulted by Colorado DJ David Mueller.
Post-war US anti-Nazi film makes comeback
A 1947 US government film warning about the dangers of intolerance has made a comeback following a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the weekend.
 
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Stuntwoman dies on set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver
Witnesses described how the driver lost control of the bike, jumped a kerb and hit a building.
Sport
Costa's behaviour is 'disgraceful' - Wright
Chelsea forward Diego Costa's refusal to return to training is "disgraceful", says former Arsenal striker Ian Wright.
Ronaldo banned for five matches after pushing referee in win over Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo is suspended for five games after he was sent off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Barcelona.
How to avoid being dropped by England - Compton's open letter
Nick Compton draws on his own experience as an under-pressure England batsman to offer advice on how not to follow the same path.
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Sierra Leone floods: Streets inundated in Freetown
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Charlottesville death: Marianne Rubin, 89, joins protests
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India's Partition 70 years on: 'I killed a man'
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Mass Saman dance in Aceh breaks Indonesian record
Magazine
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Me and my scar: It took me 45 years to love my body
Sylvia Mac spent most of her life trying to hide the scars which cover her body - the legacy of a childhood accident. But at the age of 48, she decided it was time to stop hiding.
Business
Merck chief Ken Frazier resigns from Trump council
Ken Frazier resigns from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council over Charlottesville.
Trump orders review of China's trade practises
The president asks the top US trade official to review China's approach to intellectual property.
 
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Technology
Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle
The facility in the north of Norway will take advantage of cheap energy and the cool air.
NHS cyber-defender Marcus Hutchins back online
Marcus Hutchins was arrested earlier this month on a trip to cyber-security conferences in Las Vegas.
Capital
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Do single workers get unfair treatment?
Do employees with kids work less than their childless colleagues?
 
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Taking the desk lunch to new extremes
China’s latest YouTube star cooks up gourmet meals using only office equipment
Culture
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Can trees make you happy?
How woodland can save your life
 
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The erotic songs lost in translation
How a muse is reinventing her lover’s classics
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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Why do eclipses cause apocalypse fears?
Humans have long thought celestial events signalled doomsday – but why?
 
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The secret lab hidden in a monument
There's a giant telescope inside, too.
Travel
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The islands that changed English
Although it’s based on phonetic English, Bislama isn’t exactly easy to pick up
 
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The country that transformed breakfast
How did this nation capture the culinary zeitgeist of the early 20th Century?
 
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