US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons
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Today's Headlines September 20
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US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons
Beijing is being penalised for buying Russian combat jets and surface-to-air missiles.
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Suge Knight trial: Rap mogul pleads no contest over hit-and-run death
Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight pleads no contest over the 2015 death.
Mexico's president-elect grounded on commercial plane for hours
Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador vows to keep using commercial jets to save the country money.
Philippines landslide victims 'sent texts from underneath rubble'
Philippine police say survivors under rubble after the deadly landslide used phones to ask for help.
Why did Amazon make an Alexa-controlled microwave?
Amazon has unveiled a microwave that can be controlled using its Alexa voice assistant.
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Sport
Arsenal 4-2 Vorskla Poltava: Gunners cruise to Europa League win
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Arsenal open their Europa League campaign with a comfortable win over Vorskla Poltava.
Willian strike helps Chelsea beat PAOK Salonika
Willian's early goal proves enough to beat PAOK Salonika in the Europa League and maintain Chelsea's winning start to the season.
Anger as Russia's three-year doping ban is lifted
A decision to lift the suspension of Russia's anti-doping agency (Rusada) is labelled "the greatest treachery" of clean athletes.
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Brexit and love across the Irish border
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The inventor who plans to build a city under the sea
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Alumnae of Kavanaugh accuser's school: 'We believe her'
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Osborne Macharia on the Afrofuturism revolution
Magazine
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Martin Sellner: The new face of the far right in Europe
He's the far right's newest poster boy – but Martin Sellner’s insistence that his far-right group is non-violent doesn’t have everyone convinced.
Business
Wells Fargo to reduce workforce by up to 10%
The bank expects to reduce staff by 5% to 10% over three years, affecting some 26,000 workers.
Canada cannabis stocks see mood swings
Producers Tilray and Canopy see US-listed stocks surge and slump in turbulent trading.
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Technology
Why did Amazon make an Alexa-controlled microwave?
Amazon has unveiled a microwave that can be controlled using its Alexa voice assistant.
Internet regulator considered for UK
The government is considering "all options" to keep UK citizens "safe" online.
Capital
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'I tried to sell my own data'
Tech giants make billions from our data. Why can't we do the same?
 
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The YouTube stars demystifying Japan
A husband-and-wife vlogging duo with 200m views
Culture
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The forgotten women of the Bauhaus
The German design movement was thought to be progressive, but was it really?
 
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The colour of debauchery
How a shade of brown came to depict sinfulness and shadow
Earth
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The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
Future
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Why you don’t really have a ‘type’
Your perceptions of beauty change faster than you think
 
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Is sugar really bad for you?
It’s the latest food villain – but is that unfair?
Travel
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The other Great Wall no-one knows
It took 350 million bricks to build
 
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The Indian tribe that deals in venom
The Irula tribe are known for their ancient and intimate knowledge of snakes
 
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