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VIDEO: US blockbuster season box office down

Wed, 2014-08-20 16:04
The US box office has struggled compared to previous years during the traditional high point of the summer blockbuster season.
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VIDEO: Kinshasa suburbs named after major cities

Wed, 2014-08-20 13:35
Some of Kinshasa's residents have big aspirations for DR Congo - so much so that they have started renaming districts with the names of faraway capital cities whose style they admire.
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VIDEO: Korean plot to dominate global culture

Wed, 2014-08-20 13:00
Author Euny Hong talks to the BBC about how South Korea is conquering the world through pop culture.
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VIDEO: New dates rewrite Neanderthal story

Wed, 2014-08-20 12:31
Modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed in Europe 10 times longer than previously thought, a study suggests.
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VIDEO: Iraqi baby girl named 'refugee'

Wed, 2014-08-20 09:23
The BBC's Yalda Hakim met with people who have fled to a huge refugee camp near Dohuk.
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VIDEO: Yoga guru BKS Iyengar dies at 95

Wed, 2014-08-20 08:14
The man regarded by many as the father of modern yoga, BKS Iyengar, has died, aged 95.
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VIDEO: Friend pays tribute to reporter Foley

Wed, 2014-08-20 05:27
Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy pays tribute to US reporter James Foley, who has apparently been killed by the Islamic State.
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VIDEO: Barenboim: 'Orchestra must play on'

Wed, 2014-08-20 04:14
Conductor Daniel Barenboim speaks to Newsnight's Kirsty Wark about how the situation in Gaza has affected his orchestra of musicians from both sides in the conflict.
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VIDEO: BBC moved on amid Ferguson protests

Wed, 2014-08-20 03:55
Violence subsides but protests continue over the police shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, as 47 arrests are made.
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VIDEO: Life on two wheels: Rio and Nairobi

Wed, 2014-08-20 01:36
The BBC looks at what it is like to be a cyclist in Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi.
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VIDEO: Protesters march on Pakistan parliament

Tue, 2014-08-19 22:36
Anti-government demonstrators in Pakistan are advancing towards parliament, breaching a designated secure zone in the capital Islamabad.
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VIDEO: Flying a vintage WW2 German plane

Tue, 2014-08-19 16:01
The Civil Aviation Agency is consulting on changes which would allow the owners of vintage planes to take paying passengers on flights.
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VIDEO: Hacker conference - behind the scenes

Tue, 2014-08-19 16:00
From hacking cars to traffic lights - behind the scenes at a cyber-security conference, Def Con.
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VIDEO: Sad lament of Syrian child brides

Tue, 2014-08-19 15:45
There has been a sharp increase in the number of girls under 18, who have fled the conflict in Syria, being forced into early marriages, the United Nations has told the BBC.
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VIDEO: Bradford rebuilds 2CV French classic

Tue, 2014-08-19 13:53
A Bradford company which revamps old Citroen 2CVs says more of the cars are being sold to France.
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VIDEO: China's elite target New York real estate

Tue, 2014-08-19 08:54
With Chinese households getting richer, a growing number of people are investing their cash in American real estate.
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VIDEO: Iceland volcano eruption risk raised

Tue, 2014-08-19 07:29
The risk of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has increased, after a series of earthquakes in the region.
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VIDEO: Africa's elephants in net decline

Tue, 2014-08-19 07:26
A new study suggests the number of Africa's elephants has declined to a critical point.
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VIDEO: Iraqi troops launch Tikrit offensive

Tue, 2014-08-19 07:26
Iraqi forces have launched an attack to try and retake the city of Tikrit - currently in the hands of Islamic State militants.
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VIDEO: Jackie Chan son in drug arrest

Tue, 2014-08-19 05:55
The son of Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is arrested on drug-related charges, Chinese state media say, amid an ongoing crackdown on drugs.
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