The moment when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands
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Today's Headlines June 11
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The moment when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have shaken hands in a historic meeting.
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US rejects asylum case in landmark ruling
The justice department says the "asylum statute is not a general hardship statute".
UK government tries to avoid Brexit bill defeat
Theresa May backs customs compromise but Tory rebels may still defy her over vote on final deal.
Spain to accept disputed migrant ship Aquarius
PM Pedro Sánchez will give "safe harbour" to hundreds of migrants caught in an international row.
Chloe Ayling 'vindicated' over kidnapper's conviction
Lucasz Herba lured Ms Ayling to Italy with the promise of a photo shoot and kidnapped her for ransom.
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Sport
Lukaku scores twice as Belgium thrash Costa Rica in World Cup warm-up
Romelu Lukaku scores twice as Belgium eased to victory against Costa Rica in their final World Cup warm-up match.
Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver raced in Montreal without family & manager present
Max Verstappen's third place for Red Bull in the Canadian Grand Prix came after he attended a race without a support group for the first time.
Errani 'disgusted' as ban increased after cancer drug ended up in tortellini
Italy's former world number five Sara Errani's ban is increased from two to 10 months after a cancer drug showed up in a failed test.
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Trump-Kim: Historic one-on-one at Singapore summit
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The moment when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands
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One-handed cookbook for stroke patients
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Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim on Mahathir: 'We have to move on'
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The punk who returned from the dead - and handed himself in
Former punk singer Gilles Bertin spent decades on the run before handing himself in to face trial for a robbery.
Business
Russia 2018: Chinese firms fill World Cup sponsorship gap
The value of World Cup sponsorship has dropped between the 2014 event in Brazil and this year's in Russia, says Nielsen.
Daimler forced to recall Mercedes with defeat devices
The German government says 774,000 Mercedes were fitted with illegal software that masks diesel emissions.
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Technology
E3: Sony PlayStation's Last of Us Part II has kisses and kills
PlayStation firm contrasts a lesbian kiss with extreme violence at an E3 event to promote the game.
US officially repeals net neutrality rules
The rules demanded that net providers treated all data crossing their networks equally.
Capital
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How to eliminate boredom from our lives
There's a common trait among innovators and rule-breakers
 
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The true cost of being a wedding guest
How much pressure is put on guests to spend money?
Culture
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How good is the Jurassic World sequel?
‘Good old-fashioned summer entertainment’
 
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Is Ocean’s 8 any good?
Our critic asks: ‘Why has a man directed this film?’
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 health risks of maturing early
Being a child inside an adult's body can have a lasting impact
 
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The time our personality changes most
The crucial period when our personalities are in an intense period of flux
Travel
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A nation of introverts
‘I sensed that these aren’t the most gregarious of people’
 
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A world outraged over crispy chicken
‘Crispy?’ came the rallying cry from South-East Asia
 
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