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Rocket attack on New York: the latest in North Korean propaganda
North Korea’s latest propaganda video shows a rocket attack on New York but, as John Sparks asks, is anyone listening?
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Gangnam Style hits one billion views
As Psy’s Gangnam Style becomes the first ever YouTube video to hit one billion views, Cathy Newman demonstrates why it has been such a hit.
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Typhoon Sanba batters South Korea
Powerful Typhoon Sanba hit South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, leaving one person dead and cutting power to thousands of homes and businesses.
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Super Typhoon Sanba threatens Japan and South Korea
Super Typhoon Sanba continues northwards threatening the Ryukyu Islands of Japan this weekend. Sustained winds are currently 170mph with gusts of 205mph. Imagery courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory.
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Web still an untapped resource in developing world
Internet access remains a luxury good in most countries with connections costing almost half of average monthly incomes, according to a global study launched by the web’s inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
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Founder of ‘Moonies’ church dies aged 92
Sun Myung Moon, the founder of a worldwide church whose followers became known as “the Moonies”, dies at the age of 92.
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Apple wins $1bn damages from Samsung
Electronics giant Samsung plans to challenge a US court ruling awarding more than $1bn (£665m) in damages to Apple over a patent dispute.
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Obama warning to North Korea during frontier visit
US President Barack Obama warns that North Korea’s plans for a rocket launch next month will increase the reclusive state’s isolation.
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Farah strikes gold to take world 5,000 metres
Britain’s Mo Farah wins gold in the 5,000 metres at the World Championships in Daegu today, seven days after being pipped to victory in the 10,000 metres.
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Usain Bolt’s 200m win makes up for 100m failure
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt makes up for last week’s disqualification in the World Athletics Championships 100m, winning the 200m final in a time of 19.40 seconds.
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Personal best for Channel 4 News ‘chariot of fire’
Reporter Keme Nzerem achieved a personal best when he ran in an 800 metres for members of the media at the World Athletics Championships. Just don’t ask him how long he took.
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Bolt and Pistorius – the stars of world athletics
The world of athletics currently has two undisputable global stars. The fastest man on the planet Usain Bolt, and the fastest man on no legs – Oscar Pistorius, writes Keme Nzerem.
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How much did Team GB need Dai Greene to win?
It’s the first gold for Britain – a Welsh world champion, David ‘Dai’ Greene wins the men’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships.
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Mo Farah is the ‘real deal’
Former 5,000m world record holder David Moorcroft tells Channel 4 News sports reporter Keme Nzerem that Mo Farah is “the real deal”.
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Who will fall next to the athletics ‘cover curse’?
Sports reporter Keme Nzerem on the growing superstition that whoever features on the cover of the daily athletics programme will fall foul of the rules and suffer disqualification. Who will be next?