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London fire could delay deal between UK's Conservatives and DUP

A deal between Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives could be delayed until next week after a fire in an apartment block in central London killed several people on Wednesday, the BBC reported.

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London fire could delay deal between UK's Conservatives and DUP

AdealbetweenNorthernIreland'sDemocraticUnionistPartyandBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sConservativescouldbedelayeduntilnextweekafterafireinanapartmentblockincen

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General election 2017: voters to go to the polls

PollingstationshaveopenedforpeopletocasttheirvoteintheUKgeneralelection.Pollsopenedat07:00BSTatmorethan40,000pollingstationsacrossthecountry,withcountingstartin

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Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and about 50 hurt

Nineteen people have been killed and about 50 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena.

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The turtle who ate 1,000 coins

The turtle who ate 1,000 coins

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Bangladesh Muslims protest against justice goddess statue

Thousands of supporters of a conservative Islamist group have protested in Bangladesh against a statue of the goddess of justice erected outside the supreme court.

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Why don't Japanese drivers buy US cars?

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on his way to Washington to meet Donald Trump. The new US president has claimed it is all but impossible for American carmakers to sell their vehicles in Japan.

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'Sherlock' ends season 4 with U.K. ratings low

"BBC Worldwide takes breaches of our stringent content security protocols very seriously and we have initiated a full investigation," says the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster.

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Philippines leader Duterte faces investigation over killings claim

​The Philippines independent human rights watchdog has said it will investigate claims by President Rodrigo Duterte that he personally killed drug suspects while mayor of Davao.

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Indonesia justice: Foreign tourists in Gili island "walk of shame"

Last week photos surfaced of two unidentified Western tourists being paraded around an Indonesian island in a "walk of shame" for alleged theft.

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BBC Music Awards: Adele does the double

Pop star Adele has dominated the BBC Music Awards for a second year in a row - without making an appearance.

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Kofi Annan downplays claims of Myanmar genocide

​Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says he would not describe the violence being committed against Myanmar's Rohingya minority as "genocide".

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Thailand launches investigation into BBC for alleged insult of new king

​Thailand has opened an investigation into the BBC’s local language service for alleged defamation and blocked access to an online profile of the country’s new king, less than a week after he succeeded to the throne.

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Planet Earth II: The natural world from a new angle

When the BBC programme Planet Earth came out a decade ago, it transformed how viewers saw their planet. The first natural history series to be filmed in high definition, it captivated a global audience of more than half a billion people by giving them an unprecedented view of life on Earth.

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Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones breaks record

Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series.

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Kremlin refutes U.S. official accusations against Putin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday termed as "groundless" recent accusations by a U.S. official that Russian President Vladimir Putin was corrupt.

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Obama urges Britain to stay in EU, laments U.S. gun control failure

​U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union (EU), saying that having Britain in the bloc "gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union," BBC reported Thursday.