Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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Today's Headlines November 8
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Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Mr Trump had publicly humiliated the top law official over the Russia probe dogging his presidency.
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White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta
Jim Acosta was called a "rude, terrible person" by Mr Trump at the press conference on Wednesday.
Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi freed from jail
Some reports say she has boarded a plane but it is unclear where it was going.
Deadly smog returns to Delhi after Diwali
India's top court imposed a timeframe for burning firecrackers, but the order was openly flouted.
First 'retirement home' for showbiz beluga whales
Beluga whales held in a Chinese marine park are to be moved to a more natural habitat in Iceland.
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Sport
Juventus 1-2 Manchester United: Visitors strike late to win in Turin
Manchester United stun Juventus with two goals in the final five minutes to beat the Italian champions in Turin.
Viktoria Plzen 0-5 Real Madrid: Holders ease to victory in Czech Republic
Real Madrid scored four first-half goals to cruise past Viktoria Plzen and go top of Champions League Group G.
Floyd Mayweather: Retired boxer denies agreeing deal to face kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa
Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather says there is no deal in place to face kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.
Top Videos
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Jeff Sessions: how Trump turned on an early ally
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Nancy Pelosi: The return of the woman Republicans love to hate
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First 'retirement home' for showbiz beluga whales
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Ukraine Handzyuk death: Acid victim's defiant message
Magazine
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'I call my OCD Olivia'
Catherine Benfield was diagnosed with OCD as a young mum. Creating a character who personifies her condition helped her recovery.
Business
Japan's Toshiba to withdraw from UK nuclear power project
NuGen had been developing the Moorside nuclear power station project in Cumbria, north-west England.
Wall Street gains after US mid-terms
The Dow and S&P 500 jumped 2.1%, while the Nasdaq climbed 2.6%.
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Technology
Samsung folding smartphone revealed to developers
Samsung unveils a folding handset that turns into a tablet at an event in San Francisco.
Red Dead 2 suffragette clips deleted by YouTube
The video clips site says clips of attacks on the women's vote campaigner broke its rules.
Capital
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What we fail to understand about the 1%
Some startling misperceptions about the wealthiest in the land.
 
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'Work keeps our minds agile'
Meet Mexico City’s fastest grey-haired baristas
Culture
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The surprising story of wallpaper
How a staple of luxury décor has gone from work of art to designer must-have
 
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The art of the ménage à trois
Artistic threesomes and their fluidity in life, love, sex and creativity
Earth
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'Chimpanzees are just like us'
What can we learn from how chimps behave?
 
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BBC Earth has moved
Visit us at our new home - BBCEarth.com
Future
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Myth-busting the vibrator’s origins
No, physicians didn’t actually come up with it to treat ‘hysteria’
 
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The secrets of endurance athletes
What it really takes to complete a gruelling long-distance race
Travel
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What it takes to be a Newfoundlander
It involves doing jigs with an ugly stick and kissing a fish
 
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Why the French don’t show excitement
Life here places you happily in the present tense
 
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