Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site
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Today's Headlines April 16
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Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site
Russia says investigators will be allowed to visit the alleged chemical attack site on Wednesday.
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Sean Hannity unmasked as Trump lawyer's mystery client
Sean Hannity acknowledges seeking "input" from the president's lawyer on unspecified legal matters.
Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit
A judge rules Facebook's facial recognition tagging will be the subject of a class action law suit.
Going for a helicopter pub crawl in Australia
Tourism operators are offering a novel way to find a beer in Australia's vast outback.
 
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Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Science created a 'wonder material' in plastic; now nature is helping to unmake it.
Sport
Mourinho to drop players for Man Utd's FA Cup semi-final v Spurs
Jose Mourinho say Manchester United players who performed poorly in league defeat by West Brom will be dropped for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham.
Hamilton driving with 'regret & frustration' - Palmer
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is driving with 'regret and frustration' so far in 2018 and needs to stop dwelling on errors, says BBC F1 columnist Jolyon Palmer.
German side awarded penalty at half-time by VAR with players already in dressing room
A penalty was awarded after players had already left the pitch for half-time in Mainz's Bundesliga win over relegation rivals Freiburg on Monday.
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Starbucks staff to get 'unconscious bias' training
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Benin basketball star on returning to the court after a car crash
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Going for a helicopter pub crawl in Australia
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North Korea's secret slave gangs
Magazine
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Solving the world's problems, one prize at a time
Challenge prizes take innovation outside the research establishment - and they are becoming more popular.
Business
China's first quarter growth beats expectations at 6.8%
The world's second largest economy has continued to grow as the prospect of a US trade war looms.
Pound's strong run continues with push above $1.43
Sterling breaks above $1.43 as recovery continues from post-referendum lows.
 
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Technology
Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit
A judge rules Facebook's facial recognition tagging will be the subject of a class action law suit.
China's ZTE 'poses risk to UK security'
Cyber-defence watchdog tells the UK telecoms sector not to use the Chinese firm's equipment.
Capital
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'I hadn't been home for three years'
Chinese migrant workers travel far for hard, dangerous work
 
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The real business of fake trainers
How designers build their own brand-name shoes
Culture
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The art hidden from Nazi bombs
Masterpieces were stored away in a Welsh slate mine
 
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Is The Wire the greatest TV show ever?
How the iconic crime series broke the mould
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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The prison problem that’s often ignored
Many incarcerated women are victims themselves
 
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The building of an empathy machine
Could virtual reality make us nicer people?
Travel
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The soup quarrelling politicians share
It’s become a modern-day symbol of diplomacy and reconciliation
 
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The letter Anne Frank wrote to the US
The surviving correspondence speaks volumes
 
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