VIDEO: Cuba reopens sugar mills
Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:53 GMT
Cuba is reopening some of its mothballed sugar mills to try to take advantage of rising sugar prices.
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VIDEO: Singapore's ethical jewellery outlet
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:38 GMT
Design Up Asia is a hand-made jewellery business with a difference - its products are sold online but many of its staff are women who work from home.
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:19:54 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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AUDIO: Ray Manzarek 'a stellar musician'
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:50 GMT
Former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres pays tribute to his friend, The Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, who has died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer.
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VIDEO: All mod cons in Ghana's building boom
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:08 GMT
Ghana's fast growing economy is experiencing a building boom - the BBC's George Alagiah takes a tour of a new luxury apartment in Accra.
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VIDEO: Afghans discouraged from inter-marrying
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:41 GMT
Afghan authorities want to discourage the practice of inter-family marriages as the children of such couplings can sometimes have serious health issues.
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VIDEO: Will Israel bomb Iran?
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:31 GMT
Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen explores what might happen if Iran continues with its nuclear programme.
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SAP in autism recruitment drive
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:05 GMT
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
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Oklahoma damage bill 'could be $2bn'
Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:22 GMT
The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (£1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many tenants may have no insurance cover.
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Backlash over Xbox pre-owned games
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:11 GMT
Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerges the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.
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Couple's £163,000 phone bill shock
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:08 GMT
A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.
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French composer Dutilleux dies at 97
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:20 GMT
Henri Dutilleux, one of France's leading 20th Century composers, has died in Paris at the age of 97, his family announce.
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Lennon lyrics donated for tax relief
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:31 GMT
Beatles biographer Hunter Davies donates letters and lyrics by John Lennon to the British Library as part of a new tax relief scheme.
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Feet home to more than 100 fungi
Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:21 GMT
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
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Solar plane sets off again across US
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:53:11 GMT
The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets off on the second leg of a bid to cross the US.
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