China legal activist who called on Xi to 'give way' arrested: activists

Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent rights activist and legal scholar who had called on President Xi Jinping to step down over his handling of crises including the coronavirus outbreak, two fellow activists said on Monday.

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Canada's charter flight heads to Japan to evacuate its citizens on virus-hit cruise ship: TV Asahi

A plane chartered by the Canadian government has left for Japan to evacuate its nationals aboard a virus-hit cruise ship off Yokohama, TV Asahi reported on Tuesday, citing a tweet by Canada's foreign minister.

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China Reports 1,886 New Virus Cases, Death Toll Up by 98

Mainland China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths for a total of 1,868 in its update Tuesday, following a report that 80% of cases have been mild, prompting guarded optimism from health officials.

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Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong's once-thriving tourism, retail sectors

Tom Bennell's olive oil distribution business took a heavy beating during months of pro-democracy protests that emptied Hong Kong hotels and restaurants, his major customers. Now he fears a knockout blow as the city fights the coronavirus.

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Hundreds of staff injured at Amazon UK warehouses, GMB claims

There were 622 serious injuries or near misses in three years, figures compiled by the GMB union claim.

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Denny Hamlin wins his third Daytona 500 after string of crashes

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Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko living under house arrest

Anastasia Shevchenko is facing six years in prison for her opposition political activism.

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Should organ donors be paid? The heavy toll of US kidney shortage

Thousands of Americans die from kidney failure each year, but efforts to find organ donors remain contentious.

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FW de Klerk and the South African row over apartheid and crimes against humanity

A row over comments by South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, reopens old wounds.

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Why your new work colleague could be a robot

Better sight, better hands and more intelligence are allowing robots to take on more and more jobs.

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The unlikely friendship saving Egypt’s synagogues

Magda, who is Jewish, and Marwa, who is Palestinian and Muslim, are driving a push to rescue Egypt's Jewish heritage.

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Memory quilt: Stitching together fragments of a child’s life

When teenager Jaxon Elliott-Sprysa died, his mother arranged for something deeply personal to be made.

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Tokyo commuters bound for Olympic crowd crush as Japan Inc rules out work from home

When Emi Tanimura failed to find a daycare slot for her new-born daughter, she had to take a radical step for Japan to avoid a long time away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up . She started working from home.

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China's Hubei province reports 93 new coronavirus deaths

The number of deaths in China's central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak rose by 93 to 1,789 as of Monday, the province's health commission said on its website on Tuesday.

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No putting meat on expenses, says property firm

Developers Igloo Regeneration has gone vegetarian to cut its environmental impact.

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Regular savers tempted with cash prizes

Nationwide is offering a prize draw to lure savers, but would it be better to choose higher rates?

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'True Grit' author Charles Portis dies at 86

Charles Portis, the reclusive Arkansas writer known for the classic Western novel "True Grit" and the wry humor that filled his works, died on Monday at the age of 86 after battling a long illness, the New York Times reported.

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Sanders, Bloomberg trade insults as Democratic White House race heats up

Democratic White House contenders Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg stepped up their attacks on each other on Monday, with Sanders accusing the media mogul of trying to buy the election and Bloomberg saying the senator and his fervent supporters were hurting the party.

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Japan keeps high coronavirus alert as nationals return from China

Japan evacuated more nationals from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, while concerns about the spreading disease raised the possibility that organizers may cut the number of participants at next month's Tokyo Marathon.

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Canada's Trudeau scraps Barbados trip to try to resolve anti-pipeline protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has canceled his planned trip to Barbados to help resolve widespread rail disruptions caused by indigenous rights activists opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline, his office said on Sunday.

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Children among 22 killed in attack on Cameroon village

No-one has claimed responsibility for the incident, but an opposition party blamed the army.

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Japan's economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2014

The world's third largest economy was hit by a sales tax rise, a destructive typhoon and weak global demand.

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Brexit: France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations

The UK and EU will "rip each other apart" as they vie for advantage, France's foreign minister says.

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ABC raid: Australian public broadcaster loses legal challenge

Last year, police searched the Sydney newsroom of the ABC and the home of one of its journalists.

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Japan's economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2014

The world's third largest economy was hit by a sales tax rise, a destructive typhoon and weak global demand.

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China reports 105 new deaths from coronavirus on mainland on Feb. 16

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 1,770 as of the end of Sunday, up by 105 from the previous day, the country's National Health Commission said on Monday morning.

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The doctors and lawyers giving advice on TikTok

The BBC meets the medics and lawyers across America who are using the app to help educate the public.

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French reforms: Why France is resisting Macron's push on pensions

President Macron's pension reforms reach the National Assembly - but the protests have not gone away.

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The Kashmir journalist forced into manual labour

Journalists in Kashmir have been struggling in the wake of a crippling communications blockade.

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'I reinvented the hair tie from my uni halls'

Sophie Trelles-Tvede is the boss of Invisibobble, which is now sold in more than 70 countries.

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Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered

China-based student Kem Senoua is the first African to contract the virus - he spoke to the BBC.

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Egg-freezing: What's the success rate?

The fertility expert Lord Winston warns the success rate could be as low as 1% but others say it is considerably higher.

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Crossing the border to go to school in the US

Sixteen-year-old twins Ana Fernanda and Ana Luisa begin their journey from Mexico in the early hours.

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Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks

Syrian government forces made significant advances on Sunday in the country's northwestern Aleppo province, seizing most of the rebel-held region, state media said, a day before a new round of talks between Turkey and Russia on the escalation in the area.

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Death squad disrupters: Filipina patrols help keep drug killings at bay

Late each night, a dozen women chat and share a meal before hitting the narrow streets of a Manila suburb where a death squad once roamed.

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Coronavirus cases rise again in China's Hubei province

The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China's Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people.

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