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by Published on 15-10-12 10:30 AM
As an orphan of the Sierra Leone civil war, Michaela DePrince's start in life could not have been tougher. But that hasn't stopped her achieving her dream of being a ballet star.
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by Published on 15-10-12 10:30 AM
Should history view Qin Shi Huang as a hero for unifying China 2,000 years ago or a villain for enslaving nations and burying scholars?
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by Published on 15-10-12 10:30 AM
Singapore and Germany agree to increase the level of information they exchange in a bid to crack down on tax dodgers.
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by Published on 15-10-12 10:00 AM
As China's ruling communist party meets from 8 November to rubber-stamp sweeping leadership changes, the BBC's Angus Foster explains why the country's influence now reaches so many aspects of our lives.
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by Published on 15-10-12 10:00 AM
Libya's national congress elects independent candidate Ali Zidan as prime minister, and charges him with forming a government.
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by Published on 15-10-12 10:00 AM
Philanthropists often have personal stories behind their giving, as both Dame Stephanie Shirley and Jeff Raikes, chief executive of the Gates Foundation, describe.
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by Published on 15-10-12 08:50 AM
Sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, researchers suggest.
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by Published on 15-10-12 08:12 AM
A school is fined after a 16-year-old pupil was left badly disfigured while trying to make a plaster of Paris cast of her hands.
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