US destroyer collides with oil tanker
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Today's Headlines August 20
Top News Stories
US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore
Ten sailors are missing and five hurt after the warship hit an oil tanker off Singapore's coast.
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US-South Korea set for divisive military drills
Pyongyang has already lashed out at the annual drills, saying they were "adding fuel to the fire".
Jerry Lewis: US comedian dies aged 91 in Las Vegas
One of Hollywood's most successful comedians has died at his home in Las Vegas.
Killer robots: Experts warn of 'third revolution in warfare'
A letter to the UN warns the world is getting closer to a dangerous "third revolution in warfare".
 
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Aryana Sayeed: Kabul concert goes ahead despite threats
Aryana Sayeed, known to fans as Afghanistan's Kim Kardashian, sang to hundreds of delighted fans.
Sport
Mo Farah wins final race in Britain at Birmingham Diamond League meeting
Britain's Mo Farah wins his final track race on home soil in the 3,000m at the Diamond League in Birmingham.
United States retain Solheim Cup with win over Europe
The United States retain the Solheim Cup with a 16½-11½ victory over Europe in Iowa.
Huddersfield go second in Premier League with win
Huddersfield make it two wins from their first two Premier League games as Aaron Mooy's stunning strike sees off Newcastle.
Top Videos
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Barcelona attack: Ripoll, the town where suspects lived
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The border between North and South Korea
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Masks for smear test patients in Thailand
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The village in Nepal cut off by floods
Magazine
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'Upskirting': It happened to me
After Gina Martin took a stand against 'upskirting', we asked if readers had ever experienced it. They had.
Business
US to review China intellectual property policies
China has voiced "serious concern" over the investigation, which could result in US trade sanctions.
FTSE chief executives' median pay 'down almost 20%'
Deloitte says its annual survey of executive pay suggests policies to limit bosses' pay are working.
 
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Technology
Killer robots: Experts warn of 'third revolution in warfare'
A letter to the UN warns the world is getting closer to a dangerous "third revolution in warfare".
Google and UC Berkeley to create movie from eclipse images
The pictures of the total solar eclipse will also be used to study the Sun's outermost atmosphere.
Capital
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Could a personality test get you a job?
Companies are increasingly using character profiling in the hiring process
 
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Are you guilty of 'cyberloafing'?
Bosses need to get creative if they want workers to stop idly browsing the web
Culture
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The photographs that are like paintings
How two German teachers revolutionised an art form
 
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When is it OK to pull down statues?
How recent images have echoes in the 18th Century
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 two ways civilisation can collapse
Could they be happening now?
 
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The world's greatest space mission
Voyager 1 and 2's 40-year journey into the unknown
Travel
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The town that wakes the world
It may come as a surprise, but it’s the loudest place on Earth
 
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Africa's mystical underground churches
Angels or the Knights Templar – no-one knows who really built these churches
 
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