Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Today's Headlines: Zika virus infection reported in US, PM to defend EU reforms package, Neymar under investigation in Brazil

Zika virus infection reported in US
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Today's Headlines February 3
Top News Stories
Zika virus infection reported in US
A rare case of the Zika virus - linked to thousands of brain defects in babies in the Americas - being sexually transmitted has been reported in Texas.
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PM to defend EU reforms package
David Cameron is to attempt to persuade Conservative MPs to back a package of reforms he hopes will keep Britain in the European Union.
Neymar under investigation in Brazil
Prosecutors in Brazil recommend that soccer star Neymar be charged over four counts of fraud in relation to a tax case before his move to Barcelona.
White House race moves to New Hampshire
Republicans and Democrats vying to stand in the US presidential election arrive in New Hampshire after Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton win in Iowa.
 
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US 'to boost Europe defence budget'
The Pentagon is to propose quadrupling its budget for European defence in 2017 in the light of "Russian aggression", the US defence secretary says.
Sport
Leicester City 2-0 Liverpool
Jamie Vardy scores twice as Leicester beat Liverpool to stay three points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Zika virus daunting, says Olympian
British Olympians voice their concerns about the spread of the Zika virus in Brazil before the Rio Games starts this summer.
Zika virus daunting, says Olympian
British Olympians voice their concerns about the spread of the Zika virus in Brazil before the Rio Games starts this summer.
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Magazine
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My search for Gaddafi's golden gun
Five years after the death of Libya's Col Gaddafi, Gabriel Gatehouse traces the men who captured him and tracks down his famous golden gun.
Business
Yahoo to cut its workforce by 15%
The internet company Yahoo is cutting its workforce by about 15% in an attempt to improve its profitability.
South Korea announces fresh stimulus
South Korea's government unveils new stimulus measures following a raft of disappointing economic data for the export-dependent nation.
 
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Technology
Microsoft 'buys UK AI firm SwiftKey'
Artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey is to be acquired by Microsoft, according to reports.
Uber drops its U. Why?
Uber has changed its logo, dropping its trademark U for something a little more cryptic. Why?
Autos
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First drive: Lamborghini Huracán Spyder
Top Gear's Ollie Kew heads to Miami Beach to sample Sant'Agata's topless terror
 
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Would you take a £100,000 road trip?
Twenty-one days, five continents and a Range Rover
Capital
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Super team, super city?
Why this Mile High metropolis is a magnet for Millennials
 
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The man bringing jobs to the Gaza Strip
He returned after 50 years and did the impossible, opening a Coca-Cola plant
Culture
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The broadcaster who shot herself on air
Two new films explore the strange story of Christine Chubbuck
 
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Do you know the 'words of the year'?
These words have shaped the modern world
Earth
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The true masters of gene editing
It is more natural than you might think
 
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How did this cat lose its tail?
The strange story of Britain's bizarre feline
Future
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Has the Queen become terribly common?
How the British aristocracy's voices are changing with the times
 
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The Nazis' futuristic 'flying wing'
The incredible design decades ahead of its time
Travel
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The right way to eat sausage in Prague
The legendary food is getting a makeover
 
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The world's next independent countries?
What's it like living in a place that's fiercely independent?
 
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