How Hollywood movies saved a gay Russian teenager

A mail order bride moved to the US with her gay son, but her conservative husband had a surprise in store.

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British pianist James Rhodes drives child abuse reform in Spain

Spain's child abuse laws are set for an overhaul under the new government thanks to James Rhodes.

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The complicated truth behind Trump’s ‘American comeback'

President Trump hailed the "great American comeback", so why are working families still struggling?

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Can computers ever beat speaking a foreign tongue?

Developers say you can now converse effortlessly using translation tech, but others are not so sure.

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Abandoned seafarers: Hungry, penniless and far from home

Hundreds of seafarers are stranded around the world on board ships abandoned by their owners.

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Lori Vallow, mother of missing Idaho kids, arrested in Hawaii on several charges

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Coronavirus: Ukraine protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged people to show solidarity and remember "we are all human".

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Germany shooting: Vigils held for victims

People gathered to remember the nine people killed in a gun attack in Hanau.

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JP Morgan economists warn of 'catastrophic' climate change

Researchers say delaying climate change action risks "potentially catastrophic outcomes".

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Turning billions of £20 notes into compost

Around two billion paper £20 notes will be replaced with polymer notes in the next few months.

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Soot in Nigeria's Port Harcourt endangers residents' health

Port Harcourt resident Kalio says air pollution in the Nigerian city is damaging her health.

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Australia weather: 'We’ve gone from hell to high water'

Australians on the drought, dust, fire and floods of one of the most turbulent summers in memory.

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Sinophobia: How a virus reveals the many ways China is feared

A wave of discrimination that's emerged with the coronavirus crisis shows how differently the world views China.

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In pictures: The battle of the oranges

Once a year the citizens of the old medieval town of Ivrea gather in the main square to hurl oranges.

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Acid attack survivor: 'There are more good people than bad'

Atsede Nguse's husband disfigured her in Ethiopia, but well-wishers have helped her recovery.

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How a stolen safe changed a burglar's life

When Matthew Hahn saw what was inside a safe he had stolen, he knew he had to do something

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My Money: 'My husband and I have 90 minutes together each week'

As part of a new BBC blog series, Maura Hannon from Switzerland shares what she spent her money on this week.

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Police Say 8 Killed in Shootings in the German City of Hanau

Eight people were killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday evening, authorities said. Two hookah lounges reportedly were targeted.

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Brexit complicates EU Budget plans

Leaders are meeting this week to discuss Budget plans in challenging discussions.

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My Money: 'My husband and I have 90 minutes together each week'

As part of a new BBC blog series, Maura Hannon from Switzerland shares what she spent her money on this week.

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Sinn Fein surge puts Irish economy in the spotlight

As the Irish parliament convenes to try to choose its new leader, concerns about inequality linger.

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Should your email say if you're he, she or they?

Firms are encouraging staff to make sharing which personal pronouns they use an everyday practice.

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Coronavirus: Walking through Beijing's near empty streets

China Correspondent Stephen McDonnell dons his face mask and takes to the capital's all-but-empty streets to see how people are coping.

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Crossing Divides: 'The football photos that saved my life'

A Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists in 1994 recalls how his life was saved as those who had come to kill him realised he played for one of Rwanda’s top clubs.

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Seeing double: The Indian town filled with twins

One town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of twins and no-one knows why.

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Shooting in German city leaves at least eight people dead: report

At least eight people were killed in a shooting incident late on Wednesday in the German city of Hanau, mass-selling Bild newspaper reported, citing prosecutors.

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German police confirm eight dead in shootings near Frankfurt

Eight people were killed on Wednesday in two shooting incidents in the western German city of Hanau, police said.

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Australians arrive home for quarantine after weeks on coronavirus cruise ship

More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the newly identified coronavirus.

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New coronavirus spreads more like flu than SARS: Chinese study

Scientists in China who studied nose and throat swabs from 18 patients infected with the new coronavirus say it behaves much more like influenza than other closely related viruses, suggesting it may spread even more easily than previously believed.

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New best story on Hacker News: Larry Tesler Has Died

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No-fault evictions: 'Our lives are falling apart'

Becky Palmer and her family were given two months to leave a home they had rented for 12 years.

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New polymer £20 featuring painter Turner enters circulation

A new polymer £20 banknote featuring artist JMW Turner starts to appear in ATMs on Thursday.

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Rapper Pop Smoke killed by masked gunmen

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot Wednesday morning at a home in the Hollywood Hills, law enforcement officials confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. He was 20.

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Arizona on track to bar cities from imposing natural gas bans

Arizona's governor in the coming days is expected to sign into law a bill that would bar local governments from discouraging natural gas as an energy source in new buildings.

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U.S. arrests Mexican citizen in Miami for allegedly acting on behalf of Russia

U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a "U.S. government source," the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

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South Korea confirms 15 new cases of coronavirus

South Korea reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in the country to 46.

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WHO says 'no indications' of coronavirus cases in North Korea

There are no indications that there are cases of the new coronavirus in North Korea, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said, despite South Korean media reports suggesting the outbreak had spread to the isolated country.

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U.S. arrests Mexican citizen in Miami for allegedly acting on behalf of Russia

U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a "U.S. government source," the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

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Virus-hit cruise ship passengers to start disembarking in Japan

Around 500 passengers on the virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama near Tokyo were set to disembark on Wednesday, although those sharing a room with people testing positive would have to stay on board longer, media and officials said.

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New coronavirus cases in China fall for second day as death toll passes 2,000

The death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 on Wednesday although the number of new cases fell for a second straight day, as authorities tightened already severe containment measures in the worst-hit city of Wuhan.

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Chinese cities seek blood donations as coronavirus crimps supplies: China Daily

Several Chinese cities have declared that a shortage in blood supply for clinical use was imminent, state media reported on Tuesday, as travel curbs due to the coronavirus outbreak keep potential donors at home.

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