Tuesday 8 March 2016

Today's Headlines: Trump wins Mississippi and Michigan, Slovenia moves to close migrant route, Total solar eclipse captivates Asia

Slovenia moves to close migrant route
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Today's Headlines March 8
Top News Stories
Slovenia moves to close migrant route
Slovenia introduces new border restrictions for migrants as part of efforts to close the Balkans route from Greece to Western Europe.
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Trump wins Mississippi and Michigan
Donald Trump has won Republican contests in Mississippi and Michigan, as he marches towards his party's nomination for president.
Total solar eclipse captivates Asia
Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific have experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts of the region falling into complete darkness.
N Korea has 'miniature nuclear warhead'
Kim Jong-un says North Korean scientists have made nuclear warheads small enough to fit on missiles, a claim experts have long cast doubt on.
 
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China magazine defiant on censorship
Prominent Chinese financial magazine Caixin has highlighted censorship of its content, in a rare defiant move against the government.
Sport
Sharapova 'reckless beyond description'
Maria Sharapova's failed drugs test was "reckless" and a "big mistake", says ex-World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound.
Hull City 0-4 Arsenal
Arsenal end a run of five games without a win by beating Hull to set up an FA Cup quarter-final against Watford.
Real Madrid 2-0 Roma (4-0 agg)
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid reach the Champions League last eight by beating Roma.
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VIDEO: Trump wins Mississippi and Michigan
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VIDEO: Syria conflict: A new kind of world war?
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VIDEO: Turkey: 'Waiting room' for Europe
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VIDEO: Rare whale spotted off Madagascar coast
Magazine
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How will the Rock choose to vote?
How will people on the Rock vote in EU referendum?
Business
Carney: EU exit 'biggest domestic risk'
The governor of the Bank of England says the possibility of Britain leaving the EU is the "biggest domestic risk to financial stability", but says he is not taking sides over the in-out debate.
Prosecutors widen VW investigations
Prosecutors in Germany and France broaden their investigations into the emissions scandal at Volkswagen.
 
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Technology
Apple faces iPhone unlocking appeal
The US Justice Department appeals against a judge's decision that he had no power to order Apple to unlock an iPhone in a drugs case.
Epic man vs AI battle kicks off
In a landmark battle between man and artificial intelligence (AI), the world champion at Go is facing off against a computer in five-match tournament.
Autos
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Can we really reinvent the wheel?
Spherical Eagle-360 could be the biggest tyre advance since vulcanised rubber
 
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Aston Martin dazzles in Geneva
The DB11 is the most important model in the British carmaker's 103-year history
Capital
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How people spend their fuel savings
Indulgences, restaurants, more trips? Where our savings at the pump really go
 
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Is this China's best city for expats?
Despite the downturn, this cosmopolitan hub is still the place to be
Culture
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The sex appeal of flowers
The art of erotic bulbs, blooms and blossoms
 
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Why is Frankenstein so fascinating?
Many have tried – and failed – to electrify Shelley's monster on film
Earth
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The mystery cat of the Indian mountains
These rare beasts are almost impossible to find
 
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The 22 most amazing mothers
The bond between mother and child transcends species
Future
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The people who can't stop punning
A strange medical affliction that curses an unlucky few
 
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Will this car become a London icon?
The driverless car designed for the English capital
Travel
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A crazy sport created by isolation
The wildest thing you can do with your clothes (barely) on
 
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The world's smallest kingdom
The king lords over the island's 11 residents and 100 rare, gilt-toothed goats
 
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