VIDEO: Lourdes evacuated after flash floods
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:16 GMT
The Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes has been evacuated after flash floods struck south-western France.
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:48 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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VIDEO: US and Cuba hold direct mail talks
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 GMT
Cuban and US officials hold talks about resuming direct mail services following a 50 year postal ban between the two countries.
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VIDEO: Barbra Streisand receives PhD
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:48 GMT
Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctorate of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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VIDEO: Billy Crystal becomes a monster
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:15 GMT
Hollywood actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their roles at Mike and Sulley in the new Monsters, Inc film
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VIDEO: Lawrence concert line-up unveiled
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:05:47 GMT
Twenty years after the teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in London, details of a star-studded concert in his memory have been unveiled.
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Japan exports up by most since 2010
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:24 GMT
Japanese exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate since 2010 as the yen weakened, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.
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Deloitte gets one-year New York ban
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:41 GMT
Deloitte is suspended for one year from doing consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered on anti-money laundering issues.
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Huawei unveils 'slimmest' smartphone
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:46 GMT
Huawei unveils the world's slimmest smartphone saying the handset will work "miracles" for its brand.
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Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:53:44 GMT
Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it.
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Ballet dancer David Wall dies at 67
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:36:23 GMT
Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.
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Family paintings win portrait award
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:03:21 GMT
The winner and runner-up of this year's BP Portrait Award are both artists who have painted portraits of their children.
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Echoes reveal the shape of a room
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:37 GMT
The geometric shape of a room can be mapped using the echoes from a sound recorded by four microphones placed inside a room, research finds.
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Wet summers down to warmer Atlantic
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:45 GMT
Meteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean.
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Surgery reduction hope on cancer
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:02 GMT
Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.
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