Italy bridge: Rescuers search for survivors in Genoa
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Today's Headlines August 14
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Italy bridge: Rescuers search for survivors in Genoa
Rescuers vow "round the clock" efforts to save survivors of the disaster in which at least 26 died.
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New Mexico compound judge receives death threats
One man told Judge Sarah Backus he "wished her throat were slit" after she bailed five abuse suspects.
Fraser Anning: Australia MPs condemn 'final solution' speech
Senator Fraser Anning is condemned for using the Holocaust-associated term in an immigration debate.
Illinois sues Trump Tower over Chicago River water use
The state's lawsuit claims the hotel uses millions of gallons of river water "without a permit".
Mesut Ozil racism row: Germany's minorities speak out with #MeTwo
Germany's minorities are speaking out about racism after the Mesut Ozil row over his Turkish roots.
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Sport
McLaren's two-time world champion Alonso to retire from Formula 1
Spanish two-time world champion Fernando Alonso announces he is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season.
Real Madrid's Ramos criticises Liverpool boss Klopp
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos tells Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp "some of us have been operating at a very high level for many years - I'm not sure he can say the same".
Celtic knocked out of Champions League after loss in Greece
Celtic are out of the Champions League after AEK Athens secure an aggregate win to progress to the play-off round.
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Teenager recovers after lightning strike in Arizona
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Mesut Ozil racism row: Germany's minorities speak out with #MeTwo
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Whale rescued from fishing net in Chile
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Tenerife hospital fire: 'I smelt smoke then something exploded'
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Kelechi Okafor: 'I'm not hiding my white boyfriend'
Black rights activist Kelechi Okafor has come under fire for having a white partner - here she defends her choice.
Business
Turkey lira: Ankara to boycott US electronic goods
President Erdogan responds after US sanctions put Turkey's weak currency into freefall.
Tinder's founders and former boss sue dating app owners
Tinder's owners are accused of undervaluing it, cheating executives out of shares worth billions.
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Technology
Google tracks users who turn off location history
A study from Associated Press suggests that users are still tracked even if they turn off location history.
Instagram hack sees accounts replaced with film stills
Affected account holders are seeing random film stills replacing their profile photos.
Capital
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The only country with a $7 banknote
What money can tell us about a tiny nation’s sporting triumph
 
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Will we ever have trillionaires?
Space mining, AI, or something else: what would it take to get that rich?
Culture
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Does Crazy Rich Asians sink or soar?
‘High stakes for this first major Hollywood film in 25 years with an Asian cast’
 
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What connects Adam and Eve to Tinder?
Depictions of carnal pleasure – and online dating
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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Are other people having more sex?
Why we’re so wrong about other people’s intimacy
 
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Can this simple change save lives?
One common hospital feature was linked to more than 216 deaths
Travel
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A Greek island that defeated the Nazis
This little-known resistance caused grave damage to Hitler’s forces
 
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The islands with a 'third gender'
Here there is complete tolerance – and celebration – of gender fluidity
 
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