Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un meet in Vladivostok
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Today's Headlines April 24
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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un meet in Vladivostok
Top of the agenda is North Korea's denuclearisation following the failed Trump-Kim meeting in Hanoi.
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Sri Lanka attacks: Government admits 'major intelligence lapse'
An official says the government must answer for its failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Thousands of penguin chicks wiped out
The second largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica disappears, satellite images show.
James Byrd Jr: Killer executed for notorious 1998 hate crime
A white supremacist was put to death for the murder of James Byrd Jr, which changed America.
Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies
The 35-year-old singer performed across the world despite undergoing two double-lung transplants.
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Sport
Man Utd 0-2 Man City: Champions win derby to go top of table
Manchester City strike an important blow in their pursuit of a second successive Premier League title with a convincing derby victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Mo Farah & Haile Gebrselassie in dispute over alleged theft
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie accuse each other over a version of events regarding an alleged theft at a hotel.
Wolves 3-1 Arsenal: Gunners miss chance to go fourth in Premier League
Arsenal miss the chance to go fourth in the Premier League as they are outplayed by rampant Wolves in losing 3-1 at Molineux.
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Joe Biden: Third time lucky in 2020 US president election?
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South Africa's first free elections after Apartheid
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How Russia wants to control the internet
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Yaba: The cheap synthetic drug convulsing a nation
Yaba, a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine, is wreaking havoc in Bangladesh, and hundreds of people have died in "crossfire" incidents involving police.
Business
Ghosn: Tokyo court grants $4.5m bail to former Nissan boss
Carlos Ghosn, who faces financial misconduct charges in Japan, is set be released from custody on bail.
Premier League wage bill surges to £2.9bn
Having five teams doing well in the Champions League helped push clubs' total revenue up to £4.8bn.
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Technology
Huawei: Why UK is at odds with its cyber-allies
The US has been pressing other nations to ban use of the Chinese firm's 5G kit on security grounds.
Microsoft Paint: Fans rejoice as art app saved 'for now'
After suggestions Paint could be removed from Windows, Microsoft says it's staying - "for now".
Capital
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'New grads need help with office life'
People who have just finished university need more support to settle in to work
 
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The risky incomes of the paparazzi
Why the snappers' world is getting tougher
Culture
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How I became Cardi B’s pianist
Chloe Flower made the move from Bach to rap to the Grammys
 
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Three stars for Avengers: Endgame
Endgame “isn’t as epic or climactic as Infinity War”
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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The unspoken effect of childbirth
For some women, giving birth can turn into a recurring nightmare
 
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The man who ran out of air
How long can you survive without oxygen?
Travel
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Switzerland’s ‘secret’ fifth language
It is not taught in schools, nor are there any official language classes
 
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France’s thriving new currency
It recently reached the equivalent of €1 million in circulation
 
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