Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?
Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3b5OOMf
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Tamara Ecclestone burglary: Two held at Stansted Airport
Jewellery valued at tens of millions of pounds was stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's London home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ROyism
Brexit blind date: Farage and PM's sister Rachel Johnson
Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage and the PM's sister, Rachel Johnson, talk Brexit over dinner. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2uPEVkY
Australia fires: How a unique slug species survived
The bright pink species is only found in a small habitat in Australia, experts say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aXLYso
Bafta masks: The foundry that makes bronze trophies
An average of 300 Baftas are made every year at a family-run foundry in Middlesex. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2RM6HYE
Week in Pictures: 25-31 January
A selection of striking news photographs from around the world this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2S6Ozrx
China's Tianjin closes schools, firms until further notice to curb virus: state media
The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has ordered schools and non-essential companies to remain closed until further notice to curb the spread of the coronavirus that has already infected thousands in the country, a local government-run newspaper said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3b2xNm0
China's total coronavirus deaths hit 259 by end of Jan. 31, up 46: state media
The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 by the end of Friday, Jan. 31, up by 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country's National Health Commission. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37O5KVp
'Dawn of a new era': UK's Johnson 'respectfully' marks Brexit day
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail Brexit day on Friday as "the dawn of a new era" and pledge to unite Britain in an address to the nation which he hopes will draw a line under years of angry debate over the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3943OIH
UK's Johnson plans full customs and border checks on EU goods: Telegraph
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit, in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks, the Telegraph newspaper reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37YqHwE
Paraguay restricts travelers from China amid virus outbreak
Landlocked Paraguay said on Friday that it had suspended indefinitely issuance of visas to people traveling from China because of the coronavirus outbreak centered in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tiZAh1
Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU as champagne corks fly
The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future, with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an "independence day" they said marked a new era for the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tgjcSM
'We are free': Flag-waving Britons cheer in Brexit
Singing patriotic songs and waving Union Jacks, thousands of Britons flocked to a muddy patch of grass outside parliament on a damp Friday night to toast their moment of history: Britain's departure from the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/31isNVY
Last train to Europe: all aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye
On the last train to Europe before Britain left the EU on Friday evening, passengers leaving London expressed sorrow, optimism and anger, reflecting the emotions of a nation conflicted ahead its great leap into the unknown. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2S8yTE8
Former Belgian-Nicaraguan political prisoner calls for probe into Ortega government
Nicaragua's best known former political prisoner, Amaya Coppens, is calling for international organizations to investigate alleged abuses by the government of President Daniel Ortega. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36O3cVI
Trump eases restrictions on land mine use by U.S. military
President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military's use of anti-personnel land mines, arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a "severe disadvantage." from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Oh3gqN
U.S. declares coronavirus public health emergency after imposing quarantines
Reuters) - The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, nevertheless declared a public health emergency on Friday and announced the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37NPKT8
Britain Brexits - United Kingdom leaves the European Union
The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, turning its back on post-World War Two attempts to unite the once warring nations of Europe into a global power. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3b0qTNU
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Friday had killed more than 200 people and infected nearly 10,000 people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RP9f8B