Australian Open 2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Roberto Bautista Agut to reach semi-finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets to continue his superb run in Melbourne and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

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Being awake during brain surgery: 'You are hovering in between worlds'

Jazz musician Musa Manzini was kept awake for part of his surgery to have a tumour removed.

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Florida toddler imitates dad's arrest in viral video

Bodycam footage released by Florida police shows the two-year-old with her hands raised for officers.

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'I'm a mother, not a superwoman'

Jacinda Ardern says it's tough juggling her roles but hearing her baby giggle can put things in perspective.

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Jockey almost falls off... but still wins race

Jockey Mikey Sweeney on Ask Heather almost falls off but makes an "incredible recovery" then goes on to win the race.

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Kamala Harris: Students describe presidential hopeful in three words

US students describe presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris in three words.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to have cameo in The Lego Movie 2

Filmmakers say the Supreme Court justice deserves to be "immortalised in Lego".

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A Canadian woman has launched a writing contest for her luxury home

Homeowner Alla Wagner has launched a "write a letter, win a house" competition for her Alberta home.

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South Korean farmers see boost in banana crop

Climate change could make South Korea a banana producer.

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Migrant caravan teenager: 'I left without telling my mum'

Nahín, 17, left her home in Honduras with a migrant caravan headed for the US but turned back in Mexico.

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Peppa Pig: China falls for an unlikely UK brand ambassador

Peppa Pig may be doing more for Brand Britain and soft power than many other British exports.

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Turtle meat - the ultimate survival diet?

How one family stayed alive while shipwrecked and adrift on the Pacific Ocean.

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Why your replacement heart could be made in space one day

Microgravity is ideal for making a range of materials, but will space manufacture ever be cost effective?

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'I Tell Them About Jesus' Love': As Japan's Suicide Rate Soars, Christians Offer a Reason to Live

Japan is facing its highest suicide rate in 30 years... Christians here say ignorance of God could be why so many desperate Japanese take their own lives.

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The Head of the Church of England Reveals: 'I Pray in Tongues Every Day'

The Archbishop of Canterbury, known as the leader of the Church of England, has revealed he prays in tongues every day. It all started back when he was a teenager. 

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Chinese Officials Going Home to Home Removing Christian Symbols

China's Communist Party is continuing its assault on the country's Christians, making it more dangerous to profess faith in Christ there. 

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EasyJet takes £15m hit from Gatwick drone chaos

The drone sightings at Gatwick airport led to flight cancellations and payments to customers.

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Dixons Carphone's mobile sales continue to fall

However, the decline was offset by strong sales of supersize TVs and in gaming.

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Ex-Nissan boss faces more time in custody as bail denied

The decision means Carlos Ghosn could remain in custody in Tokyo until his trial for financial crimes.

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HMRC error hits early-filing taxpayers

The tax authorities have been forced to apologise for two mistakes - wrongly charging penalties and for denying it had made the mistake.

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IMF warns trade tensions could hit growth

The Fund cuts its 2019 growth prediction from 3.7% to 3.5% and says trade spats could make things worse.

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Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads

Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL.

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BAE Systems sells control of vehicles arm to Rheinmetall

Defence giant BAE Systems sells majority stake in tank and armoured vehicle business to Rheinmetall.

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Rolls-Royce vies for UK nuclear role

It is in talks with China's state-run CGN over providing systems for a new UK nuclear plant.

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Facebook to create 1,000 jobs in Ireland in 2019

The social media giant will expand its workforce in Ireland from 4,000 to 5,000 during 2019.

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Amazon, Apple and Google face data complaints

The entertainment streaming giants are accused of breaking the EU's data protection rules.

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Donna Hay whips up her next venture

Donna Hay, "Australia's culinary queen", mulls her next move after publishing the 100th and final issue of her magazine.

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Davos 2019: 'I’m the boss, he’s the spouse'

Gender equality remains high on the agenda at Davos, but has anything really changed?

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Why your replacement heart could be made in space one day

Microgravity is ideal for making a range of materials, but will space manufacture ever be cost effective?

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New best story on Hacker News: Programming Fonts – Test Drive

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New best story on Hacker News: H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Filing (2017)

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Shrinkflation: Bread and breakfast cereals most affected

Bread and cereal products are most likely to have shrunk in size, but remained at the same price.

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Carlos Fernando Chamorro: Nicaraguan journalist flees citing threats

Government critic Carlos Fernando Chamorro says he has gone into exile in Costa Rica.

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Sexism row over German charity event

A German charity event in Bremen is criticised for refusing to invite a female mayor.

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Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies fired by university

A Chinese scientist responsible for what he said were the world's first "gene-edited" babies evaded oversight and broke guidelines in a quest for fame and fortune, state media said on Monday, as the university where he worked announced his dismissal.

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Zimbabwe crackdown challenged in court, opposition leaders in hiding

Legal challenges to a brutal clampdown on dissent by Zimbabwe's government were set in motion on Monday, as fears that the country is veering back towards authoritarian rule drove some leaders of the main opposition party into hiding.

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Kremlin downbeat on Japan peace deal chances before Abe visit

The Kremlin on Monday played down the notion that Russia and Japan would be able to swiftly clinch a World War Two peace deal or resolve a decades-old territorial dispute, a day before the two countries are due to hold talks on the issues.

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Probe begins into Pakistani police killings that sparked outrage

Pakistani authorities on Monday opened an investigation into the police killing of four people, including a woman and a child, in an encounter with a suspected militant leader that has drawn accusations from the public of police brutality.

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US teen denies mocking Native American

The confrontation between a white student and a Native American elder sparked widespread criticism.

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Fyre Festival: Ja Rule says he was scammed by Billy McFarland too

The rapper responds to critics who questioned his involvement in the 2017 festival disaster.

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U.S. calls on Russia to destroy new missile system

The United States called on Russia on Monday to destroy a new cruise missile system which it said constituted a "direct violation" of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and accused Moscow of destabilizing global security.

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Netanyahu warns Iran it will face consequences for threatening Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's air strikes on Syria on Monday had mainly targeted military positions set up by Iran, which he warned would face consequences for threatening to destroy Israel.

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New Zealand PM Ardern says no-deal Brexit would be very difficult

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she was concerned about the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union without a withdrawal deal.

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Zimbabwe: South Africa refused emergency loan request

The fuel price hike that sparked protests was imposed shortly after South Africa refused the loan.

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WhatsApp restricts message-sharing to fight fake news

The chat app will only allow users to forward messages five times to limit the spread of false news.

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Bowing to U.S. pressure, Germany bans Iran airline from its airspace

Germany has bowed to U.S. pressure to ban from its airspace an Iranian airline accused of ferrying weapons and advisers to help support President Bashar Al-Assad's forces in Syria's civil war.

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Kremlin says EU sanctions on Skripal poisoning suspects change nothing

The Kremlin on Monday shrugged off European Union sanctions on the two men Britain has accused of poisoning former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, saying it regarded the EU's move as a negative one that would change nothing.

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Serena Williams knocks out Simona Halep in epic Australian Open clash

Serena Williams impresses in a high-quality 6-1 4-6 6-4 last-16 win over top seed Simona Halep at the Australian Open.

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Kremlin plays down prospects for speedy peace deal with Japan

The Kremlin warned on Monday that neither Russia nor Japan would abandon their national interests in peace talks to resolve a decades-old territorial dispute and said everyone should be realistic about the difficulty of getting a breakthrough.

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British PM to try to break Brexit deadlock with EU concessions

British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to break the Brexit deadlock on Monday by setting out proposals in parliament that are expected to focus on winning more concessions from the European Union.

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