Trump threatens further $100bn in tariffs against China
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Today's Headlines April 5
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Trump threatens further $100bn in tariffs against China
It is an escalation of a tense trade stand-off that has unsettled global markets in recent weeks.
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Brazil judge tells Lula to turn himself in on Friday
An arrest warrant for the ex-president requires him to report to police before Friday afternoon.
Spy poisoning: Russia says UK is 'playing with fire'
Moscow's UN ambassador accuses the UK of inventing a "fake story" over the Salisbury spy poisoning.
Skripal phone call: 'I have no doubt it was Yulia'
Viktoria, the cousin of Yulia Skripal, says the alleged conversation with her cousin is real.
 
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'Grave of the Fireflies' director Isao Takahata dies at 82
Isao Takahata helped create some of Studio Ghibli's most famous animated works.
Sport
Garcia puts five in the water as Spieth leads & Woods toils at Masters
Defending champion Sergio Garcia takes a 13 at the par-five 15th, equalling the worst score for a hole at the Masters, as Jordan Spieth leads at six under.
Five-time darts world champion Bristow dies aged 60
Eric Bristow, the British five-time darts world champion, dies at the age of 60, the Professional Darts Corporation announces.
'We have done half a job' - Arsenal demolish CSKA Moscow in Europa League
Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey both score twice as Arsenal take control of their Europa League quarter-final by demolishing CSKA Moscow in the first leg.
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Russian TV airs 'Skripal phone call'
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Skripal phone call: 'I have no doubt it was Yulia'
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The pest controller of Kandahar
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Why are female mass shooters so rare?
Magazine
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'I thought I was losing my mind, but I was actually losing my sight'
Kirsty James was struggling to deal with the news that she was going to go blind when she started seeing visions which made her fear she was also losing her mind.
Business
Trump threatens further $100bn in tariffs against China
It is an escalation of a tense trade stand-off that has unsettled global markets in recent weeks.
Google should not be in business of war, say employees
Google employees have sent an open letter protesting at a Pentagon artificial intelligence project.
 
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Technology
Scammers abused Facebook phone number search
The company was warned by security researchers that the search tool could be abused.
South Korean university boycotted over 'killer robots'
Experts express concern about the South Korean institution's plans to develop AI for weapons.
Capital
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How Greece is reversing its brain drain
Why venture capitalists could offer an answer
 
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Do our names lead us to certain jobs?
The subtle selfish reason we pursue some professions over others
Culture
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The ‘invisible’ artists of Africa
A new museum aims to shed light on emerging photographers and sculptors
 
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‘One of the strangest films ever made’
Why 2001: A Space Odyssey remains a mystery
Earth
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The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
Future
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Inside the world of instruction manuals
They reveal more about us than you might think
 
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The quest to map the ocean floor
An unexplored world, just offshore
Travel
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An ancient word no-one can translate
Many interpretations exist, but its true meaning has been lost to time
 
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The burger McDonald’s can’t master
It just couldn’t compete with Mumbai’s beloved vada pav
 
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