Plus: Can you ace this 1913 English exam? ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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| Hello. President Donald Trump has doubled-down on his threat to businesses, warning them that if they don't make their products in the US, they'll face tariffs worth "trillions of dollars". Meanwhile, his bid to end birthright citizenship has stalled after a judge ruled it was unconstitutional. We've also got the latest on the Oscar nominations and who's in the lead, plus an English test from 1913 that will leave you questioning your command of the language. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Trump tells business leaders to make in America |
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|  | Donald Trump addressed the gathered global and political leaders via video link. Credit: EPA | In the first major international speech of his second term, Donald Trump has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos. The new US president told global political and business leaders, that if they don't make their products in the US, they will face tariffs worth “trillions of dollars”. He added that Canada could avoid this by "becoming a state" of the US. Back in the US, Trump has hit the first major hurdle of this new term, as his plan to end the right to citizenship for children born in the US to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily - 'birthright' citizenship - has been temporarily blocked by a judge who said the order was "blatantly unconstitutional". |
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| German frontrunner vows border controls after attack | The conservative opposition leader has promised far-reaching border changes after children were targeted. | More on this story > |
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| Southport killer jailed for at least 52 years | It's unlikely Axel Rudakubana will ever be released, the judge said, as he was jailed for murdering three girls at a dance class. | More from court > |
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| Japanese TV star retires as sex scandal rocks industry | Dozens of companies have pulled their adverts from Fuji Television amid claims the station tried to cover up the scandal. | Read more > |
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| Trans drug boss musical leads Oscar nominations | Netflix musical Emilia Pérez leads this year's nominations, with Wicked also among the top contenders. | Other nominees > |
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| The harrowing search for the missing of Gaza |  | Haitham al-Homs and his team excavate the rubble, searching for remains. Credit: BBC | Palestinian health authorities estimate that more than 46,000 people were killed in Gaza during 15 months of war, with a further 10,000 people missing. Many are believed to be buried under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes. The Israeli government has banned international news organisations from entering Gaza and reporting independently, so we depend on trusted local journalists to record the experiences of people like those who are searching for the missing. Warning: this story contains distressing content. |
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| | Fergal Keane, special correspondent |
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| | At the end of every day, Haitham al-Homs, director of Emergency and Ambulance Services for the Civil Defence agency in Rafah, at the southernmost end of the Gaza Strip, updates the list of those found. His team excavates the rubble with care, aware that they are searching for fragments of broken humanity. Often what is recovered is no more than a pile of bones. Israel's high explosive bombs blasted and mangled into pieces many of the dead. The bones and scraps of clothing are placed in white body bags upon which Mr Homs writes the Arabic word "majhoul". It means "unidentified".
A resident of Rafah, Osama Saleh, went back to his home after the ceasefire and found a skeleton inside. The skull was fractured. Mr Saleh reckons the body lay there for four to five months. "We are humans with feeling…I can't convey to you how miserable the tragedy is," he says.
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Restored to former glory | Disused train stations in the US are being reclaimed as hotels, museums and more. | |
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And finally... in the UK | How good are your English skills? This mind-boggling exam from 1913 will have you seriously rethinking your knowledge. See how many of these answers you can get right, but don't worry - it's not the full original 12-hour exam. | |
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