UK's no-deal Brexit ad blitz did not leave Britain better prepared: watchdog

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to launch one of the biggest advertising campaigns since World War Two to get Britain ready for a no-deal Brexit was largely ineffective, according to a report by the government's spending watchdog.

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China's Beijing suspends most bus services to Hebei to curb virus spread

China's Beijing Public Transport Group said it will suspend the majority of bus services into neighboring Hebei province starting on Tuesday to contain the spread of coronavirus, according to a statement on its official Weibo account.

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South Korea 'all out' to contain virus outbreak, vows to stabilize market

South Korea on Tuesday said it was going "all out" to contain the outbreak of the spreading coronavirus and vowed to stabilize financial markets should volatilities worsen as it confirmed the fourth case of the China-linked virus.

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Military plane crashes in Algeria's Oum El Bouaghi province

A military plane crashed in Algeria's Oum El Bouaghi province 500 km (300 miles) east of Algiers, Ennahar TV said on Tuesday.

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U.S. government urges Americans to reconsider travel to China because of coronavirus

The U.S. State Department urged Americans on Monday to reconsider going to China because of the coronavirus, after warning against travel to the Hubei province of China, where the respiratory illness is believed to have originated, .

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Japan will not fly back nationals from Wuhan on Tuesday: source

Chartered flights out of Wuhan to bring home Japanese nationals will not operate on Tuesday as originally planned due to ongoing arrangements with Chinese authorities, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.

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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.

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Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad amid protests

There are reports that three people were injured when rockets hit the embassy in the Iraqi capital.

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The Fighter and the Pimp: Fighting for Kinshasa’s most vulnerable girls

Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.

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Former NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter among nine killed in helicopter crash near Los Angeles

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said.

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Kobe Bryant remembered at Grammy Awards hours after his death

Musicians and performers at the Grammy Awards paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on Sunday at his former home arena, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, hours after the NBA great was killed some 40 miles (65 km) away in a helicopter crash.

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Italy's Salvini fails in bid to seize left's northern stronghold

Italy's right-wing leader Matteo Salvini failed in his effort to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought huge relief to the embattled center-left.

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China virus deaths rise to 80 as Hong Kong bans visitors from worst-hit province

The death toll from China's new coronavirus grew to 80 on Monday as residents of Hubei province, where the disease originated, were banned from entering Hong Kong amid global efforts to halt the rapid spread of the outbreak.

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Wuhan suspends visa, passports services for Chinese citizens until January 30: government statement

Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said it would suspend visa and passport services for Chinese citizens until Jan. 30 to strengthen control of the virus, the city's exit-entry bureau said in a statement on Monday.

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China's Tencent asks staff to work from home until February 7 due to virus

Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has requested staff to work from home until Feb. 7 to protect employees from the spread of the coronavirus, the company confirmed on Monday.

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'I was 90% dead': Henri's story of surviving Auschwitz

Henri Kichka lost his family in the Nazi death camp, but lived on to tell his own story of survival.

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Nambi Narayanan: The fake spy scandal that blew up a rocket scientist’s career

Falsely charged with selling secrets to Pakistan, Nambi Narayanan's life was knocked off course.

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Teenage adoption: The family that took in a 17-year-old girl

How a 17-year-old girl got out of foster care and found a permanent home with a loving family.

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The art of buildings

The winners of Art of Building Photographer of the Year 2019

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'They are invaders': Brazil indigenous group takes on mining giant

Brazil's Mura indigenous group starts consultation that could reject a proposed mining project.

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The man teaching 300 million people a new language

Luis von Ahn is the founder and boss of Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app.

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Would Greta Thunberg generation play with these toys?

Toymakers are far from ditching cheap plastic figures, but is the industry moving to more sustainable products?

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China's death toll from coronavirus rises to 80: government statement

China's death toll from the coronavirus discovered at the end of last year has risen to 80 and the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 2,744 cases as of Jan. 26, the national health commission said in a statement on its website.

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