VIDEO: Camera pioneers' work goes on display
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:15 GMT
Portraits by 19th century photographers Henry and Charles Meade are subjects of a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
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VIDEO: Lourdes evacuated after flash floods
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:16 GMT
The Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes has been evacuated after flash floods struck south-western France.
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:11 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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VIDEO: US and Cuba hold direct mail talks
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 GMT
Cuban and US officials hold talks about resuming direct mail services following a 50 year postal ban between the two countries.
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VIDEO: Barbra Streisand receives PhD
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:48 GMT
Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctorate of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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VIDEO: Billy Crystal becomes a monster
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:15 GMT
Hollywood actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their roles at Mike and Sulley in the new Monsters, Inc film
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VIDEO: Lawrence concert line-up unveiled
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:05:47 GMT
Twenty years after the teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in London, details of a star-studded concert in his memory have been unveiled.
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G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:48:09 GMT
Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.
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Deloitte gets one-year New York ban
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:41 GMT
Deloitte is suspended for one year from doing consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered on anti-money laundering issues.
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Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:53:44 GMT
Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it.
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Huge 'holograms' created for doctors
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:55 GMT
Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.
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Broadway buoyed by Tony success
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:17:29 GMT
Eleven Broadway shows enjoy their most profitable week to date, with some earning more then $1m (£640,000) following success at the Tony Awards.
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Jackson promoters 'inappropriate'
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:08:55 GMT
AEG's dealings with Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray were 'highly inappropriate', a music industry experts tells a US court.
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'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:38:02 GMT
A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic tens of millions of years ago.
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Older beetles 'make better dads'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:42:30 GMT
Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
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