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VIDEO: Blackphone 2 aims to protect privacy September 28, 2015
The maker of a second-generation Android smartphone that promises to protect its users' privacy explain how it works.
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VIDEO: 'Supermoon' around the world September 28, 2015
People around the world have been watching a rare lunar eclipse that coincided with a so-called "supermoon".
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VIDEO: Catalonia nationalists win elections September 28, 2015
Pro-independence parties in Spain's Catalonia region have won an absolute majority in regional elections, near complete results show.
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VIDEO: Hungary 'may close border with Croatia' September 28, 2015
The BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from Hungary's border with Croatia, as people prepare to enter Hungary in search of asylum despite reports the border may close soon.
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VIDEO: Xi's UN 'gender equality' pledge criticised September 28, 2015
Lu Jun, an NGO director in New York, describes the arrest and jailing of his some of his colleagues who were working in the field of women's rights in China.
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VIDEO: The magical science behind the 'supermoon' eclipse September 28, 2015
Keith Cowing, editor of nasawatch.com in Washington, explains the reasons for the unusual phenomenon of a ''supermoon'' eclipse.
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VIDEO: Modi tears up at Facebook Q&A session September 28, 2015
On a visit to Facebook headquarters in California, Indian PM Narendra Modi appeared to cry as he talked about the sacrifices made by his mother during his childhood.
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VIDEO: Hong Kong's protest art goes on display September 28, 2015
Democracy activists in Hong Kong are preparing to mark the first anniversary of the ''umbrella movement''- when tens of thousands of people paralysed key parts of the city, calling for greater democracy.
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VIDEO: Arctic trip to probe warming waves September 27, 2015
Oceanographers have been gathering evidence of a 'vicious circle' of wind-driven turbulence in the Arctic Ocean, stirring up heat from the depths.
– 5 U.S SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Five US soldiers have been killed in three separate attacks across southern Afghanistan, the US military has said, on Friday 09/25/2009.
Three died in a roadside explosion, while another was shot by militants. Another soldier was killed after his patrol was attacked. In a statement, the USA military said that all five servicemen died on Thursday 09/24/2009.
The year 2009 has been the deadliest for foreign troops since the US-led invasion overthrew the Taliban in operation Absolute Justice, in 12/2001. The month of 08/2009 was the deadliest for US forces since the war with the Taliban began in 2001.
More than 30,000 extra US troops have been sent to Afghanistan since President Barack Obama ordered reinforcements in May. Most of them have been deployed in the south of the country, considered to be the Taliban’s heartland.
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