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Fears about nuclear annihilation have come and gone over the years until the threat was all but forgotten. Then Kim Jong-un started flexing his nuclear muscles
BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.
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The Canary has been accused of spreading “fake news” about the BBC’s political editor. We asked two media experts to examine the issue.
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Major nations make labour rights a key part of trade deals. But what happens next?
Pilots are in high demand.
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There is a global pilot shortage which could soon affect all airlines.
AfD’s , Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel will enter the federal parliament.
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Angela Merkel must continue to resist the temptation to cede political ground to the populists.
Ebola virus.
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QuRapID can find Ebola in a drop of blood in just over an hour.
Bad blood.
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A public inquiry into the infected blood scandal will identify where fault lies, but what reparations are the courts able to provide?
Virgo detector in Italy.
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New results from Italy and the US help us better estimate the position of the merging black holes that produced the gravitational waves.
A tornado in the town of Sonnac, France, in September, 2015.
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European tornadoes may not come along as often as their US counterparts but they are a real threat and need to be taken seriously.
They see me rollin’.
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Saudi Arabia is in deep trouble on various fronts, so an international PR coup surely can’t hurt.
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Keeping pets is a habit that goes way back into our hunter-gatherer past, and has played an important part in our evolution.
Whose turn it it?
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But how does it stay relevant in the world of Spotify and iTunes?
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Court ruling casts shadow on Japan’s tattoo industry.
Some nurses report being reduced to tears on a daily basis.
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Shortages negatively affecting ability to care for patients
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The UK water infrastructure needs rethinking with the increasing population demands and the contaminants found in our water.
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The singer had Romantic notions in common with the poet – as well as with William Blake, Mary Shelley, and John Keats.
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Killing insects, as the Big Wasp Survey asked people to do, contributed to many vital advances in science.
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Early Vikings wouldn’t understand nationalism – the secret to their success was to embrace other cultures.
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Trump-style views on freedom of expression and patriotism have been found wanting many times before.
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An alternative vision for British society and a smart move on Brexit made this leader’s speech one for the history books.
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Policymakers can get more for their money when planing incentives for mothers to work.
Ohhh… Alright… (1964).
The New York Pop artist who turned dots into icons died 20 years ago.
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Tim Bale reports from the seafront in Brighton, where Labour is holding its annual conference.
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Twitter is trialing 280-character tweet limits - but will it help its flawed business model?
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The UN’s latest plan for Libya needs to provide a peace dividend that is felt by the people, not just pay lip service to liberal democracy