South Africa: Ramaphosa leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests
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Today's Headlines April 19
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South Africa: Ramaphosa leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests
Cyril Ramaphosa leaves the Commonwealth summit in London to deal with violent clashes at home.
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Comey: No one around Trump to stop impulsive behaviour
The ex-FBI chief tells the BBC the US is becoming "numb" to the president's "impulsive behaviour".
Berlin set for mass evacuation as WW2 bomb is defused
An area including the city's main railway station will be cleared before experts defuse the device.
Lance Armstrong settles $100m US government lawsuit for $5m
Lance Armstrong agrees to pay $5m (£3.5m) to the US government to settle a long-running lawsuit that could have cost him $100m (£71m) in damages.
 
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Syria returns Legion d'honneur award to France
The Legion d'honneur is handed back after France joined the US and Britain in air strikes on Syria.
Sport
Lance Armstrong settles $100m US government lawsuit for $5m
Lance Armstrong agrees to pay $5m (£3.5m) to the US government to settle a long-running lawsuit that could have cost him $100m (£71m) in damages.
Barcelona one win from title after Atletico defeat
Barcelona are one win away from securing a 25th Spanish league title after second-placed Atletico Madrid lost at Real Sociedad.
Saints must 'go for it now' - Hughes wants more in attack after draw at Leicester
Southampton have to "take more risks" and "just go for it" says manager Mark Hughes after they were held to a draw against Leicester
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The holiday village run by spies
An idyllic holiday resort on the banks of the Red Sea was a base for Israeli spies with a secret mission.
Business
Australia bank inquiry ousts first executive amid fee scandal
The head of the nation's largest wealth manager steps down over a damaging fee scandal.
Premier League club revenues soar to £4.5bn
England's top 20 teams posted record revenues and also bounced back into profit in the 2016-17 season.
 
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Technology
Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws
A total of 1.5 billion international Facebook users will not be protected under GDPR.
Ikea's TaskRabbit app back online after data breach
The odd jobs marketplace has been investigating a "cyber-security incident".
Capital
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The death of the conference call?
Half of US workers are expected to telecommute by 2020
 
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How Sweden changed overnight
The biggest and most expensive traffic conversion project Europe had ever seen
Culture
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The shady past of the colour pink
How a hue now associated with innocence once had a murkier meaning
 
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There’s more than one way to be a girl
Pippi Longstocking and the subversive heroines children love
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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A British rocket base returns to life
Once a Cold War relic, it’s launching once more
 
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The complex causes of laughter
All humans have the ability to laugh. But do we all use it in the same way?
Travel
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A national park with a valuable secret
The full story can only be experienced by heading underground
 
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The world’s toughest highway?
It took four years to build and can withstand temperatures of -40C
 
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