Kim Jong-un warns of change in direction on denuclearisation
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Today's Headlines January 1
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Kim Jong-un warns of change in direction on denuclearisation
The North Korean leader wants the US to "keep its promises" in exchange for denuclearisation.
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Van ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year's prayers
The street, sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's prayers.
New Horizons: Nasa waits for signal from Ultima Thule probe
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to fly past the most distant object ever explored in the Solar System.
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's far-right leader to take office
Ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro is a divisive figure who won on a promise of driving down crime.
Venice to charge tourist entry fee for short stays
Day-trippers will pay up to €10 each as the city struggles to cope with mass tourism.
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Sport
Floyd Mayweather floors Tenshin Nasukawa three times to win exhibition
Floyd Mayweather knocks down Tenshin Nasukawa three times in the first round to beat the Japanese kickboxer in an exhibition boxing match worth a reported $9m.
Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson returns to training ground
Sir Alex Ferguson returns to Manchester United's training ground for the first time since suffering a brain haemorrhage in May.
Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time
Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.
Top Videos
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2019: Skies light up as world welcomes new year
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Australian cane toads hitch ride on python's back
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What it’s like to be Black and Argentine
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Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence
Magazine
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In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.
Business
Brexit: US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal
Donald Trump's offer on trade cannot happen if the PM's Brexit deal goes through, says Woody Johnson.
Global markets in worst year since 2008
Investors will be glad to see the back of 2018 after major markets end with biggest falls in a decade.
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Technology
Drone to watch over New Year celebration in New York
The NYPD will use camera-equipped drones to watch over New Year's Eve celebrations.
Net's founding father Dr Larry Roberts dies aged 81
Dr Roberts was chief scientist in charge of designing and building the tech that became the internet.
Capital
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The 18-year-old chimney sweep
She'd rather be a chimney sweep than an Instagram star
 
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The strangers who have babies together
Is 'platonic parenting' the relationship of the future?
Culture
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The best new buildings of 2018
A perfect palace, a charming church – and a brutalist bus station
 
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The 10 best culture podcasts of 2018
Picks from the worlds of film, books, art and design
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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Can food cure a hangover?
Does relief really come on a plate?
 
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Apollo 8: Nasa’s biggest gamble
The mission that paved the way for the Moon landings
Travel
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Turkey’s magical hangover cure
‘It’s much more natural and cheaper than any painkiller’
 
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Where you can drink a ‘Christmas tree’
It has an unmistakable, biting taste of spruce – like a liquefied conifer
 
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