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The winners of the World Press Photo 2019 contest have been announced, selected from over 78,000 photos taken by 4,738 photographers. The winning image is by John Moore showing Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez crying as she and her mother, Sandra San...
Facebook has imposed a ban on a dozen far-right individuals and organisations that it says "spread hate". The ban includes the British National Party and Nick Griffin, the English Defence League and the National Front. The list al...
Beijing Daxing International Airport is a massive complex built on the outskirts of Beijing, China, from more than 220,000 tons of steel, with a price tag nearing 14 billion U.S. dollars, and is set for completion in September 2019. The new facility&...
Three people have died in a plane crash in Nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous airports. The plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at Lukla Airport, the main gateway to the Everest region. T...
US actress Felicity Huffman has said she will plead guilty to charges in a cheating scam aimed at acquiring places for children at elite US universities. The Desperate Housewives star said she had "betrayed" her daughter and was &q...
'Game of Thrones': Every major character death ahead of 8th and final season...
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren says she'd consider dismantling the tech giants should she ever get the top job. But is this really necessary or even possible? A growing chorus of people think the big beasts of the tech wo...
A British Airways flight destined for Düsseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly. The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the "welcome to ...
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The singer Barbra Streisand has apologised after she was criticised for sympathising with Michael Jackson over child abuse accusations against him. Streisand told The Times newspaper that she believed the allegations against the late superst...
People have been celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the festival of colours. The festival, mainly celebrated in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring. It also symbolises new beginnings. H...
New Zealand will ban all types of semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles following the Christchurch attacks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. The announcement comes less than a week after 50 people were killed at two mosques,...
Paris has come top of a ranking of the world's most expensive cities, alongside Hong Kong and Singapore. It's the first time three cities have shared the top spot in the 30-year history of the annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey, which...
The first details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite have been revealed. It's made by Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go. Wizards Unite is an augmented reality game you play on your mobile phone, putting animation into real life views throu...
Check out this exciting new video of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening summer 2019 at Disneyland Resort and fall 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort. Get ready to take control of the fastest ship in the galaxy on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. O...
Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed. Catlin won three straight team pursuit world titles on the track from 2016 to 2018, claiming silver in the same event at the Rio...
British actress Olivia Colman defied the odds to scoop an Oscar on a night when Green Book also sprung a surprise by winning the award for best film. Colman won best actress for her role in The Favourite and charmed viewers with a funny and ...
Samsung has unveiled a foldable smartphone - the Galaxy Fold - alongside a 5G Galaxy S10 handset and three other Galaxy S10 mobiles. The Fold will go on sale in just over two months time, earlier than many expected. The Galaxy S10 5G featur...
Someone had a great Valentine's Day! Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom got engaged, the singer posted to her Instagram account. "Full bloom," Perry, 34, captioned the pic of her ring. And full bloom is no joke: it's...