This Week: Gardeners Trained to be Surgeons, Trump and the March for Life, Computer Code and the Kingdom
It's a place where doctors are in short supply and gardeners are being trained to be surgeons, but despite the obstacles, lives are bein...
US slaps 'America First' tariffs on washing machines and solar panels
Producers in China and South Korea will be hit hardest by President Trump's trade moves. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2G6Idl6 ...
US shutdown: Trump hails 'big win' and says Democrats caved in
The president hails a "big win" for Republicans after the end of a three-day government shutdown. from BBC News - World http://i...
Jazz legend Hugh Masekela dies
The musician "passed peacefully" after a "courageous battle with prostate cancer", his family confirms. from BBC News ...
Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption
The avalanche happened at the same time as a volcanic eruption in Kusatsu, killing one person. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Duy1kD...
Syria offensive: Turkey warns US over Kurdish militia group
Turkey says the US must end support for the YPG militia, which it is fighting in northern Syria. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DBun...
Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis
Singer Neil Diamond stops touring "with great reluctance" after a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. from BBC News - World ht...
Manus refugees: Second group held by Australia leaves for US
About 40 men who were held by Australia have left Papua New Guinea, refugee advocates say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Dwt9j0 vi...
Hong Kong book publisher 'seized from China train'
Chinese-Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was reportedly taken while escorted by two Swedish diplomats. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2F2zR...
S Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades
The move is aimed at preventing cryptocurrencies being used for crimes such as money laundering from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DzTqM...
Lesbian couple sues for son's US citizenship
The spouses had two babies in London, but only the US citizen's child was recognised as an American. from BBC News - World http://ift....
Catholic deacon accused of murder by air injection in Belgium
A Catholic deacon and former nurse is accused of at least 10 murders, using injections of air. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2F2D8c2...
USA Gymnastics resignations over sex abuse
The executive leadership of USA Gymnastics' board of directors resigns in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. from BBC New...
Jerusalem: US embassy to move by end of 2019 - Pence
Mike Pence's announcement means the controversial relocation will happen sooner than expected. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2n1...
Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares #MeToo story
At the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, a US Supreme Court judge shares her #MeToo experience. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2n51qdY ...
Tokyo amusement park evacuated in missile drill
Tokyo carries out an evacuation drill amidst fears of a missile attack from North Korea. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2G0Xgwt via ...
'Our powerful voices are no longer silenced'
Speeches about gender in Hollywood and female empowerment dominate the Screen Actors Guild Awards. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Bj...
Chinese staff paid in bricks to top up unpaid wages
Migrant workers agree to be paid in bricks after the courts intervened over their unpaid earnings. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DX...
'Airline poo' falls on India village causing confusion
An official told the BBC some villagers thought the frozen ball was an "extra-terrestrial" object. from BBC News - World http://...
Iceland's high court upholds 76% tax on imported chips
Companies argue that the import tariff should be the same as that for potatoes. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DumZ2S via IFTTT
India's switched-at-birth babies who refused to swap back
The toddlers did not want to leave the parents who had raised them in India's Assam state. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DDYpvy...
Kenya's 'backpack midwife' bringing healthcare for all
For many people in remote regions access to healthcare is limited, so tech is coming to their aid. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2n1...
How US 'get out of jail free' cards work
The police labour union cards are given to friends and family for them to show to officers. But why? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2...
Why some Sudanese back lecturer who beat students
What a video of a male lecturer assaulting his students says about the state of women's rights in the country. from BBC News - World h...
In Davos Debut, PM Modi Seeks Bigger Global Role For India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Indian prime minister in two decades to attend a meeting of the world's rich and powerful in D...
U.K. regulator comes out against Fox-Sky deal
from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition http://ift.tt/2E3Sk9P via IFTTT
US government shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill
'Dreamers' accuse Congress of putting 800,000 people at risk after legislation passes without protections for DACA. from Al Jazeer...
Palestinians boycott Mike Pence's visit to Israel
Palestinian leaders are unwilling to meet Pence and the Palestinian public appears mistrustful of the US vice president's visit to Israe...
What's World Economic Forum and why does Davos matter?
The 2018 World Economic Forum is to focus on the effect of globalisation, which critics say has widened inequality. from Al Jazeera Englis...
Sudan refugee laments plan to imprison, deport Africans
Mutasim Ali was hopeful as the Jewish diaspora was sympathetic to the Sudanese cause, but he has seen racism in Israel. from Al Jazeera En...
Tougher screening for Middle East cargo flights to US
Flights originating from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt will have to undergo extra screening. from Al Jazeera English http://i...
UAE officials under investigation for torture
Emiratis face possible arrest if they try to enter UK over detention of three Qatari nationals between 2013 and 2015. from Al Jazeera Engl...
Mahmoud Abbas urges EU to 'swiftly recognise' Palestine
Mahmoud Abbas urges EU to 'swiftly recognise' Palestine as US announces plan to move embassy to Jerusalem by 2019. from Al Jazeera...
Iraqi-Jewish archive triggers 'traumatic memories'
A battle is ongoing over a collection of Iraqi Jewish heirlooms, as few agree on where it should be based. from Al Jazeera English http://...
Bangladesh delays repatriation of Rohingya refugees
The repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar will not start as planned due to a delay in comp...
Can the world be more equal?
Most of the world’s wealth generated last year ended up in the pockets of already very rich people. from Al Jazeera English http://ift.t...
Puigdemont, facing charges, to be Catalan president
Carles Puigdemont is the candidate to head the Catalan regional government, continuing the independence saga in Spain. from Al Jazeera Eng...
Arab MPs ejected after protesting Pence Knesset speech
Palestinian politicians stage a protest against US decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. from Al Jazeera English http://...
India's richest corner 73 percent of wealth: Oxfam
Bottom half of population saw just one percent increase in their wealth last year, says report by anti-poverty charity. from Al Jazeera En...
Mike Pence: US embassy to open in Jerusalem in 2019
Scuffles erupt as Mike Pence tells the Knesset recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital chooses 'fact over fiction'. from Al ...
Deaths reported in shelling of Syria's Damascus
Government blames rebels as 'five people die and 11 others' suffer injuries in attack on Bab Touma neighbourhood. from Al Jazeera ...
Saudi Arabia pledges $1.5bn in Yemen aid
Saudi has vowed to donate half of the UN's humanitarian appeal for Yemen, which has been largely devastated by years of war. from Al J...
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