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Hundreds of police officers turn their backs on the mayor of New York
at the funeral of the second of two officers shot dead last month.
News
Boko Haram seizes Nigerian army base
The militant group Boko Haram has seized a town and key multinational
military base in north-eastern Nigeria, officials and eyewitnesses say.
Asia Pacific
'US drone' kills Pakistan militants
A US drone strike near the Afghan border has killed at least six
militants, security officials in Pakistan say, as they pursue their own
offensive.
Business
Draghi comments send euro lower
The value of the euro falls to its lowest level since the middle of
2010, following comments from Mario Draghi, the president of the
European Central Bank.
Sport
Real Sociedad v Barcelona
Follow live text commentary as Barcelona look to go top of La Liga with a win at David Moyes' Real Sociedad.
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Could 'salt potatoes' create revolution
A
team of researchers in the Netherlands has discovered that potatoes can
grow in earth fed by salty sea water prompting hopes that previously
unusable land could be used for agriculture.
Earth
What if humans became extinct?
What would happen if a doomsday event killed every human on the planet
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Painless ways to spend less
Don’t despair if you’ve overspent in December. January is here with these fixes
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Timeline of the far future
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million years? Or even one billion? As BBC Future's amazing timeline
shows, there may be trouble ahead.
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The world's new tallest tree?
Tasmania's giant ash trees are usually cut down in their prime. If
conditions improve, might they one day beat out the redwoods in the US?
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