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VIDEO: Ebola victim, four months, laid to rest

Thu, 2014-07-31 02:29
The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar reports from south-east Guinea, where the Ebola outbreak first started in March 2014.
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VIDEO: Argentina defaults for second time

Wed, 2014-07-30 23:53
Argentina has defaulted on its debt - for the second time in 13 years.
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VIDEO: Why Tiki became a US phenomenon

Wed, 2014-07-30 16:06
In his book Tiki Pop, Sven Kirsten describes how Tiki bars and cocktails became a welcome escape for Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
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VIDEO: The challenge of tackling Ebola

Wed, 2014-07-30 15:50
Scientists have been aware of Ebola since the mid-1970s, but so far no vaccine or cure has been developed.
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VIDEO: Louvre rat infestation shocks tourists

Wed, 2014-07-30 14:40
The Louvre in Paris has called in pest controllers after an infestation of rats was spotted in the gallery's gardens.
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VIDEO: Uttar Pradesh tense after clashes

Wed, 2014-07-30 04:28
Nitin Srivastava reports from the barricaded town of Saharanpur where the situation remains tense.
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VIDEO: Near miss on Indiana train bridge

Wed, 2014-07-30 03:35
Two women had a narrow escape when they were nearly hit by a freight train on a bridge in Monroe County, Indiana.
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VIDEO: Huge water main leak gouges LA road

Tue, 2014-07-29 23:37
A burst water main on Los Angeles' iconic Sunset Boulevard has caused flooding at the University of California, Los Angeles, local officials say.
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VIDEO: Inside a laboratory battling Ebola

Tue, 2014-07-29 16:11
Global Health Correspondent Tulip Mazumdar takes a look around a makeshift laboratory trying to battle the Ebola outbreak in Guinea.
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VIDEO: Sun bracelet measures UV exposure

Tue, 2014-07-29 16:01
The BBC's Dougal Shaw tests out a digital bracelet designed to help people avoid getting too much sun exposure.
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VIDEO: Footage shows battle for Donetsk

Tue, 2014-07-29 08:24
The BBC's Jonathan Beale says artillery fire from the Ukraine military seems to be intensifying in Donetsk.
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VIDEO: No Eid respite for CAR muslims

Tue, 2014-07-29 05:41
Andrew Harding reports on the ongoing violence in the Central Africa Republic.
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VIDEO: Gang 'sends $19m drugs by courier'

Tue, 2014-07-29 02:43
Amphetamine drugs worth millions of pounds were sent by international parcel courier from the UK to Australia.
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AUDIO: Fifty shades of red face: Is it a 'date' film?

Tue, 2014-07-29 02:13
Diana Mather and Rosamund Urwin discuss who it is appropriate to invite to the cinema to watch Fifty Shades of Grey.
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VIDEO: British dancer returns from Russia

Tue, 2014-07-29 02:02
A dancer from Hull who became the first British dancer to be employed by the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia returns to the UK to perform with the company at Covent Garden.
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VIDEO: Fighting near MH17 crash site

Tue, 2014-07-29 01:16
Fresh fighting, close to where the Malaysia Airlines jet went down in Ukraine, has prevented international monitors from accessing the crash site for the second day in a row.
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VIDEO: Sarah Palin launches online channel

Mon, 2014-07-28 23:42
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 US vice-presidential candidate, has launched a subscription-based online television channel.
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VIDEO: Trying to return MH17 victims home

Mon, 2014-07-28 22:32
A team of Dutch forensic investigators will again try to access the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Mine 'could threaten Barrier Reef'

Mon, 2014-07-28 22:16
The Australian government has approved the development of what could potentially be the country's biggest coal mine.
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VIDEO: Algeria flight 'asked to turn back'

Mon, 2014-07-28 20:44
The French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, has confirmed that the pilots of a plane that crashed in Mali last Thursday had asked for a change of course.
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