Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash
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Today's Headlines January 27
Top News Stories
Billie Eilish is the big winner at the Grammys
The 18-year-old wins multiple awards, including best new artist and song of the year.
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Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash
The basketball star, 41, is considered one of the best players in the game's history.
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 80 as China extends holiday
The new year holiday has been extended by three days, in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
Democrats call for Bolton to testify in impeachment trial
The ex-national security advisor's evidence could undermine Donald Trump's trial defence, reports say.
Calls for 'virginity repair' surgery to be banned
Women are being shamed into the procedure out of fear of being outcast or even killed.
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Sport
Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash
The basketball star, 41, is considered one of the best players in the game's history.
Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Elise Mertens to reach quarter-finals
Romanian fourth seed Simona Halep overcomes a gutsy display from Elise Mertens to secure her place in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
Kobe Bryant: World sport stars and celebrities pay tribute to basketball legend
Kobe Bryant was "one of the most extraordinary players in the history of basketball" who "inspired people around the world" to play the game.
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Para-swimmer Grace Harvey speaks about walking in a robotic suit
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China coronavirus: Road blocks and ghost towns
Business
Would Greta Thunberg's generation play with these toys?
More sustainable toys are coming on the market designed to appeal to planet-conscious consumers.
Coronavirus: Could it damage the global economy?
Inevitably, it will have economic consequences. But how severe and how far will they spread?
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Technology
Facebook and YouTube moderators sign PTSD disclosure
Content moderators review hundreds of disturbing images each day for social media sites.
Facebook's Sir Nick Clegg criticised over WhatsApp security
Sir Nick Clegg did not acknowledge WhatsApp security flaws in a BBC interview.
Culture
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Is this the ultimate comfort song?
The forgotten political roots of Bridge over Troubled Water
 
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Why Trekkies are the greatest fans
As Star Trek: Picard premieres, how the sci-fi show created geek culture
Future
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The cancer risk taking men by surprise
Genetic faults lined with female breast cancer cause aggressive disease in men
 
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Why Japan doesn't fear robots
Robots and artifical intelligence aren't a threat to the Japanese
Travel
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Could this city be the new Rome?
It’s creating its own legacy as a capital of culture, history and freedom
 
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The mystery at the bottom of Lake Ohrid
Two families have held its secret for the last 100 years
 
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