JanteChai: Jun 25, 2016

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Hamilton adds a Hillary Clinton fundraiser performance

Hillary Clinton is about to get a boost of Tony-winning star power. According to an email sent to subscribers on Saturday, the Clinton campaign...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 03:15AM

Brexit: EU spells out procedure for UK to leave

The European Union clarifies how the UK can trigger formal negotiations to exit the bloc following Thursday's referendum.

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Car bomb attack on hotel in Somalia

At least 14 people are killed in an explosion at a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

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A fashion show for bulletproof clothes

In the Colombian capital, Bogota, a fashion show has been held featuring clothes that are bulletproof.

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Muslim and gay

Rizwan Zaman is a gay Muslim man living in Florida who says that the attack in Orlando, and the ensuing backlash against the Muslim community, affect him two-fold.

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Rising star

Garbine Muguruza is being heralded as the new face of women's tennis, but can the Spaniard follow in the footsteps of global superstars like Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams?

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Lurking challenges

PJ Crowley considers the future of the "special relationship" between the US and the UK after the British vote to leave the EU.

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Russia's long game

More distance between the UK and EU appears to suit the Kremlin, the BBC's Steve Rosenberg writes.

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Spanish voters head back to polls in bid to break deadlock

Spain holds its second general election in six months after the four main parties failed to break the political deadlock from December's vote.

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Soros warns of EU disintegration

Billionaire investor George Soros warns that Britain's vote to leave the European Union makes the disintegration of the bloc "practically irreversible".

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Tunisia worker remembers attack a year on

Jihad Hassen, a water sports instructor in Tunisia, witnessed the militant attack which killed 38 people in Sousse in 2015.

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Opposition turmoil after UK Brexit vote

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn is sacked from the shadow cabinet by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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Prince's Yellow Cloud guitar fetches $137,500 at US auction

A Yellow Cloud electric guitar owned and played by the late pop star Prince has sold at auction in the US for $137,500.

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Emotional Adele wows Glastonbury

Pop star Adele wins over the Glastonbury festival with a generous, triumphant set.

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Brexit to Grexit?

Greece has the EU's most fragile economy and there are fears now that Brexit could lead to Grexit, Richard Galpin reports from Athens.

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War of the robes

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at how the latest religious tension in Nigeria is playing out in what people wear to school.

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Burton snatch

From Beijing to San Francisco, brewers are trying to recreate the unique chemical conditions produced naturally beneath a small Midlands town.

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Hurt and anger

The UK will soon be leaving the EU. How do immigrants in Britain feel it will affect them?

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Billy Joel surprises and performs with a Billy Joel cover band

It’s one thing to perform the countless hits to Billy Joel’s credit as a cover band. It’s another to perform those songs with Billy Joel. That’s...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 04:30AM

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Bill Cunningham, legendary New York Times fashion photographer, dies at 87

Legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, who famously documented street fashion, has died. He was 87. The Times confirmed his death...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 04:16AM

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Chris Martin compares Rihanna's 'delicious' voice to a 'beautifully squeezed tube of toothpaste'

This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.com. Chris Martin sure has a creative way of singing Rihanna’s praises. In a new interview with The...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 03:30AM

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Channing Tatum on Stanford rape case: 'Rape culture is a very real thing'

Channing Tatum, star of Magic Mike and self-proclaimed feminist supporter, addressed rape culture and the Brock Turner Stanford case during a chat...

Published on June 25, 2016 at 10:00PM

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Croatia 0-1 Portugal

Ricardo Quaresma scores late in extra time as Portugal defeat Croatia to set up a Euro 2016 quarter-final match against Poland.

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Pope Francis prays at Armenia genocide memorial

Pope Francis has prayed at a genocide memorial on an official visit to Armenia.

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Suicide Squad: Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons debut 'Sucker for Pain' music video

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons are suckers for pain. Hot off the official soundtrack for Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad comes the music...

Published on June 25, 2016 at 11:15PM

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SA beat Ireland to take series

Ireland fail in their bid for a first series win in South Africa as the hosts survive a late assault to win the final Test 19-13.

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Remains of a mammoth uncovered near Mexico City

Mexican experts say they are completing work on digging up fossilised bones of a mammoth found near Mexico City.

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Glass slide opens 1,000ft above LA

A glass slide fixed 1,000ft along the outside of a skyscraper in Los Angeles opens to the public on Saturday.

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EU referendum: 'No need to be nasty'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union has "no need to be particularly nasty" in negotiations with Britain about its exit from the bloc.

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Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland

Gareth McAuley's own goal puts Wales into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals with a narrow win over Northern Ireland.

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China launches new generation space rocket

China has launched its new generation Long March-7 carrier rocker into space, transporting cargo for the country's planned space station.

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Priyanka Chopra: 'I hate that we are called Bollywood'

Actress Priyanka Chopra tells the BBC Asian Network she does not like the Bollywood label

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Syria conflict: Russian air strikes target Aleppo rebels

Russian and Syrian planes pound Syria's second-city of Aleppo in a night of strikes on the besieged rebel-held areas.

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Poland through despite Shaqiri stunner

Xherdan Shaqiri scores a stunning late goal for Switzerland to level the tie at 1-1 against Poland in the last 16.

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Los Angeles glass slide opens 1,000ft up skyscraper

A glass slide fixed 1,000ft (305m) along the outside of a skyscraper in Los Angeles opens to the public.

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Brexit: Merkel says 'no need to be nasty' in leaving talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the EU has "no need to be particularly nasty in any way" in the negotiations with Britain about its exit from the bloc.

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Turkeys! 50 Remarkable Pop-Culture Flops

You want a turkey? Ben Affleck (pre-Benaissance) and Jennifer Lopez will give you a turkey—complete with a head-scratching reference to the poor bird itself. (Lopez's…

Published on November 27, 2014 at 11:01AM

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