China stabbings: Seven students killed in Shaanxi
At least seven students have been stabbed to death and 12 injured in a knife attack outside a school in northern China, officials say.
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Sorry, Americans, you still can’t call her ‘Princess Meghan’
Let's be clear: just because Prince Harry's new fiancée Meghan Markle isn't a princess doesn't mean Americans won't call her "Princess Meghan" until the end of time.
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Richard Thaler
US academic Richard Thaler has won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his contributions in the field of behavioural economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced.
‘I’m handing back my medal’: Is Paralympic sport classification fit for purpose?
With a medal being handed back, officials alleging dirty tricks, and calls for an independent system to judge levels of disability, is Paralympic sport losing trust?
Global ransomware attack causes chaos
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack.
French Open bans Hamou over attempts to kiss reporter on live TV
Tennis player Maxime Hamou has been banned by the organisers of the French Open after he tried to kiss a female reporter repeatedly during a live TV interview.
Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
Senior US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to turn over any recordings of conversations with fired FBI director James Comey.
China to launch Wikipedia rival in 2018
China is to launch an online version of its national encyclopaedia next year, to compete with Wikipedia.
Meet the woman who just made American space history
When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It's her 535th day in space.
‘We will react with nuclear strike’
North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol warns the US against taking military action
