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Four charged with shooting down MH17 plane

The Malaysia Airlines jet came down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing 298 people.
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Canada approves $5.5bn oil pipeline project

The controversial oil pipeline expansion project stalled after a court quashed previous approval.
US & Canada
'Her ancestors enslaved mine. Now we're friends'

Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations.
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Scholes fined for breaking betting rules

Former England and Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is fined £8,000 after admitting breaking Football Association betting rules.
Football
'Now England must reach last four in style'

England captain Eoin Morgan was unbelievable against Afghanistan and his side must go on to reach the World Cup semi-finals in style, says Jonathan Agnew.
Cricket
Marta sets record as Brazil into last 16

Marta becomes the record goalscorer at World Cup finals as her 17th goal gives Brazil victory over Italy in Group C and a place in the last 16 in France.
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The most underrated Beatles songs

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India’s curious ‘death hotels’

‘People come here with hope, not fear’
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The designer who freed the female body

How a visionary couturier blazed a trail with his famously daring dresses
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'My father, the rapist': hidden genocide victims

It is thought thousands of Rwandans were born due to rape
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How to be a better tourist

What you can do to fight over-tourism while travelling
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