US drops 'mother of all bombs on IS'
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Today's Headlines April 13
Top News Stories
US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan
The GBU-43/B bomb was used for the first time in combat to target an IS tunnel complex, the US says.
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Eurovision Song Contest: Russia pulls out over Ukraine ban
Its competitor has been barred by host Ukraine, and now Russia will have no chance of taking part.
FGM: Detroit doctor Jumana Nagarwala faces life in jail
Jumana Nagarwala mutilated girls aged between six and eight over 12 years, prosecutors say.
United Airlines passenger ordeal 'worse than fall of Saigon'
The passenger's daughter said "what happened to my dad should never have happened to any human being".
 
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Saturn moon 'able to support life'
Enceladus has the conditions, including a key energy source, to enable microbes to exist, Nasa says.
Sport
Man Utd denied victory by late Anderlecht leveller
Man United are left ruing missed chances as Leander Dendoncker's late header salvages a draw for Anderlecht in the Europa League.
Berlusconi sells AC Milan to Chinese investors
Serie A club AC Milan are sold by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to Chinese investors.
Lyon v Besiktas: Kick-off delayed by crowd trouble at Europa League match
Lyon's Europa League quarter-final first-leg win over Besiktas is marred by crowd trouble that saw the kick-off delayed by 50 minutes.
Top Videos
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Syrian-American poet's view of the conflict
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The Nigerian woman standing up to Boko Haram
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Hayden's parents were told he wouldn't feel, eat or breathe
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Inside the Nigerian flat full of cash in Lagos
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The joy of a Christian-Muslim wedding among Egypt's Nubians
Tensions exist between Christians and Muslims in many parts of the Middle East, including Egypt - though less so among the Nubians of the upper Nile.
Business
Credit Suisse bosses offer to cut their own bonuses by 40%
The Swiss bank's top executives have been criticised by shareholders over excessively high pay.
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach offers 'best value in Europe'
Sunny Beach is the most affordable resort while Ibiza is most expensive, the Post Office says.
 
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Technology
Airbnb account hijackers burgle homes
Airbnb is making security changes after a BBC probe into thefts involving the rental service.
Artificial intelligence: How to avoid racist algorithms
Why do so many algorithms seem to echo human bias?
Capital
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Where bosses pay you to leave early
A countrywide effort to end overwork hasn’t gone exactly as hoped
 
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How to spot a lying job candidate
What if we could identify liars before we had to work with them?
Culture
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Why do women have to be ‘likable’?
Girls shows how female characters are judged, writes feminist icon Erica Jong.
 
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The clothes that make you invisible
Designers are inventing new ways to stay under the radar
Earth
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These 'crabs' are almost indestructible
They live in a seemingly lethal environment
 
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The world's greatest wildlife hotspot
How one group of islands became a haven of biodiversity
Future
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Can a country have a personality?
Different nationalities do have different traits – but not in the way you think
 
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The resource we couldn't live without
Supplies of fresh water are running dry - but some countries are prepared
Travel
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The world’s most underestimated people?
‘Once you begin to grasp their achievements, nothing they did will surprise you’
 
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The man making the world's tallest bike
He uses old fencing and pipe to reach his lofty goal
 
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