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Today's Headlines April 23
Top News Stories
Outsider Macron sets sights on presidency
Centrist Emmanuel Macron will take on the far-right's Marine Le Pen in France's run-off election.
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North Korean university names detained US citizen
Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim, was teaching at a Pyongyang institution before his arrest.
Venezuela's President Maduro calls for talks with opposition
Nicolas Maduro seeks dialogue with the opposition ahead of the latest in a series of protest rallies.
A night at a French Front National election party
Marine Le Pen's supporters in Marseille watch the results come in with great anticipation.
 
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Boy aged 12 drives himself 1,300km across Australia
He was trying to drive from New South Wales to Perth across the outback but was stopped by police.
Sport
500 up for Messi as Barca beat Real Madrid in thriller
Lionel Messi scores his 500th Barcelona goal to send them top of La Liga with a last-minute winner against Real Madrid.
Arsenal knock out Man City after extra-time winner
Alexis Sanchez's extra-time winner sees Arsenal beat Manchester City at Wembley to reach a third FA Cup final in four seasons.
PFA Player of the Year: Chelsea's N'Golo Kante wins top award for 2016-17
Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is voted the PFA Player of the Year for 2016-17, with Tottenham's Dele Alli picking up the young player award.
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A night at a French Front National election party
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'Vive la France' - Marseille's voters on presidential race
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The Holocaust: Hunt for a million missing names
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Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care
Judy Ingels is defying the embargo by flying to Havana for treatment.
Business
French elections: Markets sense relief after French vote
The euro jumps and Asian share markets rise after the first round of voting in the French election.
IMF meeting drops anti-protectionism pledge
But the global body believes protectionist policies could choke off improving global growth.
 
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Technology
Brain Tumour Charity cautious about Italy mobile phone ruling
Charity urges caution after a ruling in Italy about mobile phone use and brain tumour growth.
US Navy cracks down on sharing of intimate photographs
The order comes after an investigation into the sharing of images of female marines on Facebook.
Capital
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The rise of the micro-job
The next generation of jobs won’t be made up of ‘professions’
 
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Do you have a pointless job?
Creative explanations for meaningless work from around the world
Culture
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Inspiring images of rescue
Footage that recalls a forgotten portrait of sacrifice
 
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How did the legend of the mummy begin?
The curse of Tutankhamun enthralled the world – and inspired many storytellers
Earth
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Pill millipede has unique defence
It has a nifty way of protecting itself
 
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The world's strangest sperm and eggs
Sex cells can be deeply peculiar
Future
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The real story of the Apollo 13 crisis
What it felt like to save a crew from certain death
 
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How to save the most trafficked mammal
A billion-dollar criminal industry threatens to bring the pangolin to extinction
Travel
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A secret war hospital frozen in time
Where doctors risked their lives to save patients
 
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A secret tunnel to New York’s best view
Only a select few, like President John F Kennedy, have used this hidden passage
 
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