Brexit: Cabinet to consider ramping up no-deal plans
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Today's Headlines December 18
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Brexit: Cabinet to consider ramping up no-deal plans
With 101 days until Brexit, ministers meet to discuss preparations for the UK leaving without a deal.
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Former CBS boss Leslie Moonves denied $120m exit pay
US broadcaster refuses Les Moonves' severance deal following claims of sexual misconduct.
El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion laws
Imelda Cortez, 20, faced an attempted murder charge in El Salvador after giving birth in a latrine.
China 'will not seek to dominate'
But in a speech marking 40 years of reform, President Xi also said China would not be dictated to.
Yemen crisis: Hudaydah ceasefire 'broken within minutes'
A truce agreed at UN-brokered talks last week was violated almost immediately, officials say.
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Sport
Champions League draw: Liverpool v Bayern Munich, Man Utd v Paris St-Germain
Liverpool are drawn against German giants Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16, while Manchester United face Paris St-Germain.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: LA Galaxy striker to stay with Major League Soccer side for 2019
Ex-Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will spend a second season at Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.
NFL week 15 review: Philadelphia Eagles shock LA Rams to stay in play-off race
The Philadelphia Eagles keep their play-off hopes alive as Nick Foles' return helps them to victory, while the Chicago Bears clinch the NFC North.
Top Videos
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On board the 'eye in the sky' watching Syria
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Women shave their heads to protest lawyer's detention in China
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Hungary MPs protest over 'slave' law
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Rose McGowan: Life after #MeToo
Magazine
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How a country suddenly went ‘crazy rich’
Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population, has a rapidly growing middle class - and some very rich people with money to burn.
Business
Former CBS boss Leslie Moonves denied $120m exit pay
US broadcaster refuses Les Moonves' severance deal following claims of sexual misconduct.
Jaguar Land Rover struggling to return to top gear
Britain's largest carmaker faces a difficult year amid fears that big job cuts are on the way.
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Technology
Russia 'meddled in all big social media' around US election
YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter were targeted in the 2016 US election, a report says.
Twitter warns of 'unusual activity' from China and Saudi Arabia
Twitter says "unusual" activity from China and Saudi Arabia followed a users' country code bug.
Capital
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The 12-year-old making $200K
Kheris Rogers has made $200K selling T-shirts
 
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Is there a best season to buy stocks?
Why you might feel more (or less) optimistic about investing in the winter
Culture
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Our enduring love of unicorns
How the unicorn found ubiquity in art
 
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'Half-crazy, half-brilliant'
The Jurassic Park film that was never made
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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How to organise your year
The best months to buy a house, apply for a job and more
 
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The hit music makers that cannot hear
Computers are starting to compose songs, write lyrics and even perform
Travel
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Why Icelanders believe in elves
An estimated 62% of the nation does, according to a study
 
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Catalonia’s surprising Christmas custom
It has a pleasantly subversive quality, naughty but nice
 
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