Key North Korea official meets Pompeo in New York
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Key North Korea official meets Pompeo in New York
Talks on preparing a summit with the US are under way in New York, Singapore and on the Korean border.
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Arkady Babchenko: Russian journalist 'back from the dead'
Ukraine staged Arkady Babchenko's murder in Kiev on Tuesday to "foil a Russian assassination plot".
Roxana Hernandez: Transgender migrant detainee 'murdered' by US
Roxana Hernandez, 33, was being held by immigration authorities in New Mexico when she fell ill.
Melania Trump tweets 20 days after last public appearance
"Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family," a tweet posted on her account says.
Top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women executives
A report on boardroom diversity reveals the top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women.
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Sport
Salah will be fit to play some part at World Cup, say Egypt
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part in Egypt's World Cup campaign, his country says.
People are starving so I accept my problems - Djokovic
Novak Djokovic, into the third round of the French Open, says that with "people starving to death" his struggles on court are insignificant.
'We go to Russia with hope' - Messi treble fires Argentina to win
Lionel Messi says Argentina will "go to Russia with hope" after he scores a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti.
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Arkady Babchenko: Russian journalist 'back from the dead'
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The mystery of Russia's missing IS brides
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Do these photos change your view of pigeons?
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Liège shooting: Belgium gunman caught on camera
Magazine
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'I was a nurse at the start of the NHS'
Olive Belfield was a young nurse when Britain launched the National Health Service in 1948.
Business
Brexit: Time is running out, big business warns May
Major European firms warn the Prime Minister they may cut investment without clarity on Brexit customs plans.
Trump tariffs: Europe braced for US tariffs on steel and aluminium
The White House reportedly plans to let a temporary exemption granted to European steel and aluminium expire.
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Technology
World Cup 2018: BBC iPlayer to stream matches in 4K HDR
The iPlayer service will offer 29 matches in higher-than-normal quality, but access will be limited.
School shooting game Active Shooter pulled by Steam
Active Shooter is removed from the Steam Store a week before its release after a public outcry.
Capital
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Why we love robots
They’re supposed to steal all our jobs - and yet we can’t help adoring them
 
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Reviving Canada's most dangerous town
Residents are striving to leave their town's deadly past behind them
Culture
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The poems that shaped Chinese thought
How a collection of ‘folk poems’ influenced politics
 
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Did the hippies have nothing to say?
The flower children of the '60s may have been a movement fuelled by privilege
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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Is swimming in cold water worth it?
At times, the risks may outweigh the benefits
 
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‘My genes made me do it’
Can criminals blame their genetic history for their acts?
Travel
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Belfast’s forgotten underground river
It still flows silently through the heart of Northern Ireland’s capital
 
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New Orleans' secret cure for hangovers
It’s a remedy affectionately dubbed ‘Old Sober’
 
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