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The Chinese campaigner urging people to order less food

New technology could make virtual reality a real reality

The senator launched a nationwide conversation when he challenged the president's pick to lead the CIA. He vowed to keep talking until the White House clarified whether it has authority to kill U.S. citizens on American soil with drones. He finally stood down, but the debate is far from over.

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Jude Law speaks to Sabrina Sweeney about director Steven Soderbergh's last film, Side Effects.

Why are some leaders' corpses put on permanent display?

Canada's Supreme Court rules the government failed to hand out land grants properly to the Metis indigenous group 142 years ago.

Is Canberra the world's most boring capital?

Venezuela's former vice-president Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as acting president hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez.

A portrait is attributed to 17th Century master Anthony Van Dyck and valued at up to £1m after being spotted on the BBC Your Paintings website.

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland is warning walkers and climbers to prepare for "full-on" winter conditions in the hills.

Dentists could one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells, say British researchers.

Carmakers turn to sports vehicles for profits

'Why I decided to work beyond state pension age'

A man is charged after allegedly throwing a banana on to the pitch during the north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Tiger Woods moves into a two-shot lead over Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell at the World Golf Championships event in Miami.

Kenya's election commission says it expects to announce on Saturday morning the results of its first presidential election since 2007.

Venezuelans bid farewell to President Hugo Chavez at a state funeral attended by about 30 world leaders and huge crowds of his supporters.

The remains of two sailors who perished aboard US Civil War gunboat USS Monitor are buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full honours.

Noma, the Danish eatery that has won fans with its innovative and artful cuisine — and won Restaurant magazine's "World's Best Restaurant" title three times — is getting some unwelcome press, after dozens of people who ate at the Copenhagen restaurant fell sick.

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