Tuesday 29 March 2016

Today's Headlines: Landmark presidential shift in Myanmar, Fake suicide belt used in Egypt hijack, Trump aide charged with assault

Landmark presidential shift in Myanmar
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Today's Headlines March 29
Top News Stories
Landmark presidential shift in Myanmar
Myanmar's new president Htin Kyaw, an aide to Aung San Suu Kyi, is sworn in as the country's first elected civilian leader in 50 years.
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Fake suicide belt used in Egypt hijack
An Egyptian hijacker who forced a domestic flight to land in Cyprus used a fake suicide belt, in an act "not terrorist-related", officials say.
Trump aide charged with assault
Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is charged with assaulting a female journalist at a campaign event in Florida.
Brazil coalition party quits government
Brazil's Democratic Movement Party votes to leave the ruling coalition, increasing the risk President Rousseff will face impeachment.
 
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Tata Steel plans to sell UK plants
India's Tata Steel says it will "explore all options for restructuring" its loss-making UK business including the Port Talbot plant.
Sport
England 1-2 Netherlands
Report and player ratings as the Netherlands come from behind to hand England a rare Wembley defeat in the run-up to Euro 2016.
Garde leaves Villa after 147 days
Remi Garde leaves Aston Villa by mutual consent after 147 days as manager and two wins from 20 Premier League games.
I would have stopped fight - Eubank Sr
Chris Eubank Sr says he would have stopped Saturday's fight had his son been in the same situation as opponent Nick Blackwell.
Top Videos
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VIDEO: Cyprus president laughs off hijacking
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VIDEO: Armed man shot at US Capitol building
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VIDEO: FBI unlocks San Bernardino gunman's iPhone
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VIDEO: On the ground with Kurdish forces in Aleppo
Magazine
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Why some couples can't admit how they met
Young people in India have traditionally had their marriages arranged by their families but some are taking control of their own love lives.
Business
Yellen: Fed should 'proceed cautiously'
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says global risks mean that the Fed should "proceed cautiously" before raising interest rates.
Tata Steel plans to sell UK plants
India's Tata Steel says it will "explore all options for restructuring" its loss-making UK business including the Port Talbot plant.
 
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Technology
Cracked iPhone: Should you be worried?
What are the implications of the announcement that the FBI managed to get data off a password-protected iPhone without Apple's help?
Three electric car recalls in a month
Volkswagen calls back its e-Golf cars because of a stalling problem - Nissan and Renault have also recently recalled electric cars.
Autos
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Smart Windshield: clever tech, bad idea
Samsung's smartphone-connected windscreen presents more problems than it solves
 
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Can Hyundai out-Jaguar Jaguar?
The stunning Genesis New York Concept reveals a strategy: win hearts, then minds
Capital
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Expat life in the land of hobbits
Life in this Kiwi city is overwhelming for some – in the best ways possible
 
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How to master a Facebook world
If your company doesn't have a digital strategy yet, you'd better hurry
Culture
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The bizarre story behind this photo
When Elvis met Nixon
 
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The only recording of Virginia Woolf
A beautiful animation of the writer's 1937 broadcast
Earth
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The tsunami that terrified Britain
Climate change likely played a role – could it happen again?
 
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The last wild ape to roam Europe
Oreopithecus was an ape like no other
Future
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The labs that keep yeast on ice
The vaults that keep a food-making friend ready for action
 
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Can you really drown in quicksand?
The science behind the B-movie staple
Travel
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Is this the world's greatest rice?
Where the grain is no longer a starchy sidekick
 
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Scotland's wee but wild road
A 516-mile route through the greatest hits of Scottish icons
 
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