Xi Jinping 'most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong'
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Today's Headlines October 23
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Xi Jinping 'most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong'
China's president is now on a level where challenging him means threatening Communist Party rule.
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Weinstein assistant 'was paid for silence'
Briton Zelda Perkins alleges she was sexually harassed by the American film producer.
Myeshia Johnson: Soldier's widow says Trump made me cry
She says President Trump could not remember her husband's name when he phoned to offer condolences.
Fox News: Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly clash over sex claims
NBC presenter Megyn Kelly says she complained about her ex-colleague when they were both at Fox News.
 
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Why does the US have so many child brides?
Angel was 13 when her mother forced her to marry and start a family. 'I felt like a slave,' she says.
Sport
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Fifa best male player award
Cristiano Ronaldo is named the world's best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London for the second successive time.
Everton look like a group of players, not a team - Pat Nevin on Ronald Koeman sacking
Former Everton winger Pat Nevin explains why he believes Ronald Koeman was sacked by the club.
No understanding & easy to play against - ex-Evertonians on Koeman woes
Manager Ronald Koeman's failure to inspire his Everton players probably cost him his job, says former defender Michael Ball.
Top Videos
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'It made me cry': Trump's condolence call gone wrong
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Florida police search for suspect linked to three murders
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George Clooney and Matt Damon speak out over Harvey Weinstein
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Thai king funeral: The royal pyre built over a year
Magazine
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Feeling isolated as an asexual in a sexualised society
Readers share their experiences of what it is like to be asexual in a sexualised society.
Business
You're hired: Who will Trump choose to chair the Fed?
President Trump will soon choose who runs the most powerful central bank - the US Federal Reserve.
Singapore to freeze car numbers
The country cited land constraints and improved public transport as reasons for the cap.
 
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Technology
FBI failed to access 7,000 encrypted mobile devices
Encryption has become "a huge, huge problem" for investigations, the FBI director says.
Mini phone maker admits performance shortcomings
The Jelly handset's battery life, originally billed at three days, can be as little as three hours.
Capital
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The baffling words Germans use at work
How one tiny phrase binds workers together and reminds them of work-life balance
 
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The trouble with working from home
When working from home, temptations abound which can eat up our time
Culture
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What makes South African comedy unique?
Trevor Noah is a hit in the US, but he changes his act for his homeland
 
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India’s fight for freedom on screen
The struggle for independence has been a popular theme in Indian cinema
Earth
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BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
A finalist in three categories ‘honouring the best of the European internet'
 
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New BBC Earth film coming soon
Earth: One Amazing Day, the long awaited sequel to box-office hit Earth
Future
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Are bald men really more virile?
The truth about testosterone and hair loss
 
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The hidden crisis shaping life on Earth
A huge change is underway in the natural world
Travel
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95 ideas that forever changed history
They rocked the foundations of politics and power across Europe
 
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An epic train journey to a lost fortune
One hundred years ago, an infamous treasure train set the course of a revolution
 
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