African Union urges DR Congo to delay final election results
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Today's Headlines January 18
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African Union urges DR Congo to delay final election results
The African Union calls on the country to delay the final results of its disputed presidential election.
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North Korea's Kim Yong-chol arrives in Washington
North Korean negotiator Kim Yong-chol arrives in the US ahead of another possible Trump-Kim summit.
Aiia Maasarwe: Arrest over killing of Israeli student in Melbourne
Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was attacked while on the phone to her sister, police say.
Trump cancels Nancy Pelosi foreign trip citing shutdown
Members of Congress who were due to join the trip are left sitting on a bus at Capitol Hill.
The hidden victims of the Yemen war
The conflict is having a long-term impact on the lives of people even away from the battlegrounds.
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Sport
Barcelona 3-0 Levante: Ousmane Dembele & Lionel Messi score as Barca progress
Barcelona overturn a first-leg deficit to beat Levante and reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
Australian Open 2019: Johanna Konta knocked out by Garbine Muguruza
Johanna Konta is knocked out of the Australian Open by Garbine Muguruza in a match that finished at 03:12 in Melbourne.
Jose Mourinho: Ex-Manchester United manager is 'too young to retire' & 'belongs at top level'
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho speaks for the first time since his sacking, saying he is "too young" to consider retirement.
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The hidden victims of the Yemen war
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Climate change: Belgium students skip school to demand action
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US government shutdown: Cardi B says country 'in a hell hole'
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New York Knicks star Enes Kanter: Why I can't leave the USA
Magazine
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The widow who asked eight French presidents for the truth
Josette Audin spent decades asking French leaders to admit responsibility for her husband's death in Algeria in 1957.
Business
Netflix boosts subscriber numbers to nearly 140 million
The streaming firm gained 8.8 million customers in the quarter that ended in December.
Germany 'considers ban on Huawei' amid global backlash
Other countries have barred the Chinese firm from their network infrastructure over security concerns.
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Technology
Future of airport security on show in London
A shoe scanner that works on passengers queuing at airport security is on show in London.
Facebook tackles Russians making fake news stories
The pages campaigned for months creating and sharing stories that were fake, said Facebook.
Capital
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This woman will put bees in your office
A 25-year-old who has found urban homes for 7.5 million bees
 
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The beauty of the lunch-hour workout
Why your company should offer you time during the workday to exercise
Culture
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The library of forbidden books
The man who collected books burned by the Nazis
 
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Is this nature’s most powerful emblem?
The tiger is both a terrifying incarnation of power – and a symbol of good luck
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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Could carbs help us live longer?
The people of Okinawa might hold the answer
 
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The signs of disease no one can see
Artificial intelligence can help us spot illnesses months or even years earlier
Travel
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In search of my grandmother in Mexico
‘Back on that Friday night in 1956, she was young, single and unrestrained’
 
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The world’s secret club of explorers
It has 3,500 members spread across 32 global chapters
 
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