Christchurch shootings: NZ cabinet backs action on gun laws
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Today's Headlines March 17
Top News Stories
Christchurch shootings: NZ cabinet backs action on gun laws
PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand's cabinet backs gun law changes "in principle" after mosque attacks.
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Christchurch shootings: Australian homes raided over NZ mosque attacks
New South Wales police search two homes near the hometown of the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman.
Ethiopian Airlines: 'Clear similarities' with Indonesia crash
Ethiopia sees 'similarities' between last week's plane crash and last year's disaster off Indonesia.
Israel elections: Court bans far-right candidate Ben-Ari
The supreme court backs appellants who argue that Michael Ben-Ari has displayed anti-Arab racism.
Finding elite Russian troops during 2014 Crimea annexation
How the BBC discovered elite Russian troops were involved in the annexation of Crimea.
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Sport
Fulham 1-2 Liverpool: James Milner's penalty sends Reds top after scare
Liverpool return to the top of the Premier League but need James Milner's late penalty to avoid dropping points at Fulham.
Lionel Messi: Barcelona forward's superb hat-trick sees off Real Betis
Lionel Messi scores a superb hat-trick as Barcelona avenge their defeat by Real Betis earlier in the season to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga.
Rory McIlroy holds off Jim Furyk to win Players Championship at Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy wins the Players Championship after a thrilling final round at Sawgrass for his first tournament victory in 12 months.
Top Videos
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Christchurch shootings: The New Zealanders rallying to help victims
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Finding elite Russian troops during 2014 Crimea annexation
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Christchurch shootings: Flowers and Haka
Magazine
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The Gypsy mayor who wants Gypsies to mix with everyone else
France has about 500,000 gypsies but only one gypsy mayor - and he is not popular with gypsy voters.
Business
Ethiopian Airlines: 'Clear similarities' with Indonesia crash
Ethiopia sees 'similarities' between last week's plane crash and last year's disaster off Indonesia.
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in formal merger talks
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are to launch formal merger talks as they struggle to grow.
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Technology
Christchurch shootings: Social media races to stop attack footage
Why was a video of the shootings shared on social media and what can be done about the wider threat?
Musk adds new Model Y to electric car line-up
The new mass-market electric vehicle has a base price of $39,000 and a 230-mile range.
Capital
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Africa’s most exciting city for tech?
This metropolis poses unique challenges, but there’s plenty of potential, too
 
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What makes a recipe go viral?
Some key ingredients propel a dish to internet stardom
Culture
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How Brexit changed the English language
New phrases and expressions coined by a referendum
 
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The greatest film never made?
Why Jodorowsky’s vision for Dune was so wild
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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Why more men take their own lives
Women are more likely to attempt suicide, so how is this possible?
 
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The untapped magic of mushrooms
Humble fungi can help humanity tackle some of its greatest problems
Travel
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Is this the safest city in the world?
Here, even petty street crime is viewed as a waste of time
 
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The smallest place in New York
‘It’s a beloved and treasured piece of the cityscape’
 
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