Sunday, 6 March 2016

Today's Headlines: Leaders gather for migrant crisis talks, North Korea threatens US and South Korea, Obama leads tributes to Nancy Reagan

Leaders gather for migrant crisis talks
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Today's Headlines March 6
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Leaders gather for migrant crisis talks
Turkish and EU leaders gather in Brussels for an emergency summit as thousands of migrants remain stranded on the Greek border with Macedonia.
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North Korea threatens US and South Korea
North Korea renews its nuclear threats against South Korea and the US as they begin their largest ever joint military exercises.
Obama leads tributes to Nancy Reagan
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan - whose marriage to Ronald Reagan was described as the US presidency's greatest love affair - has died aged 94.
Sanders beats Clinton in Maine
Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
 
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Three men shot during Sydney siege
A gunman is in a stand-off with police at a Sydney factory where a man was killed and two others injured in a triple shooting.
Sport
Murray wins thriller to give GB victory
Andy Murray beats Japan's Kei Nishikori in five sets to secure Davis Cup victory for defending champions Great Britain.
Germany Women 2-1 England Women
England women are denied just their second win over Germany after conceding two late goals in the SheBelieves Cup to lose 2-1.
Germany Women 2-1 England Women
England women are denied just their second win over Germany after conceding two late goals in the SheBelieves Cup to lose 2-1.
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VIDEO: 'Rare moment of quiet' in Syria
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Magazine
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Chilling at the UK's funky Antarctic research station
A taste of life on the British Antarctic Survey's isolated Halley Research Station.
Business
Euro affects UK whether in EU or not - King
The UK will be affected by the eurozone whether it votes to stay in or leave the EU, says former Bank of England boss Mervyn King.
China 'not heading for hard landing'
China's chief economic planner says the world's second largest economy will "absolutely not experience a hard landing" despite cuts to growth forecasts.
 
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Technology
Email inventor Tomlinson dies at 74
Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, dies at the age of 74.
VIDEO: What is a DDoS attack?
A distributed denial of service (or DDoS) attack is an attempt to take a website offline by overwhelming it with internet traffic.
Autos
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Aston Martin dazzles in Geneva
The DB11 is the most important model in the British carmaker's 103-year history
 
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Are navigation apps sexist?
We may be more inclined to trust directions delivered by a male voice
Capital
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When Airbnb turns into a nightmare
Dogs, booze and chaos. Is renting your home through sharing sites worth it?
 
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Don't call me sweetheart
When nicknames go from the playground to the office, it's time to fight back
Culture
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When Andy Warhol was shot
How the attempted murder of the artist ended Pop Art – and started it anew
 
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Is this the worst movie ever made?
Why so many love to laugh at The Room
Earth
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The mystery cat of the Indian mountains
These rare beasts are almost impossible to find
 
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Amazing mothers of the animal kingdom
The bond between mother and child in 22 gorgeous photographs
Future
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The space missions that never happened
From Russia's space MiG to a giant Gemini
 
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Why are ships taking 6,500km detours?
Cargo vessels are going the long way around Africa again
Travel
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Where people were sent to disappear
A shark-infested desert island where there was no hope of escape
 
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A desert's once-in-a-decade super bloom
A rare explosion of flowers in the hottest place on Earth
 
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