Week in pictures: 24 - 30 March 2018

https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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The woman who gave birth to rabbits (and other hoaxes)

https://ift.tt/2g70Pnu hoaxers were bold, dedicated, and didn't wait for 1 April.

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Malala Yousafzai: 'My focus is only working for the good'

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH Nobel Peace Prize winner talks to the BBC about abuse on social media, and whether she wants to enter politics.

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Flute played during brain surgery

https://ift.tt/2icDxAy Marie Whitlock Henry played the flute while surgeons operated on her.

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San Francisco cop's close shave in barbershop gun fight

https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 San Francisco cop was lucky to survive a shootout in a hairdresser's that left him and four civilians wounded, and the gunman dead.

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Watch Sarah's final goodbye to the Today programme audience

https://ift.tt/2H0c3IW Today programme presenter is set to move to the World at One.

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Ronaldo statue: Sculptor Emanuel Santos takes another shot at bust

https://ift.tt/2fkxXwN Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work.

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Leicester family keeps 115-year-old hot cross bun

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH Easter treat, which is a "bit hard", dates back to 1903 and has been passed through generations.

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Test-launch footage of Russian ballistic missile Satan 2

https://ift.tt/2BZWLE2 President Putin claims it can penetrate any defence shield.

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Final wish granted as dog visits dying owner

https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 collie makes an emotional final visit to its terminally-ill owner's hospital bedside hours before he passes away.

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James Corden's dad complains about Peter Rabbit review

https://ift.tt/2j4B61R Corden was not happy with Mark Kermode calling his son "appallingly irritating".

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The country where children fear election time

https://ift.tt/2hWZW1H in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.

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The men who had millions of lives in their hands

https://ift.tt/rKsxrY do the families of generals who sent men into battle commemorate World War One?

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Gender pay gap deadline: What to know

https://ift.tt/2E1ZiMu biggest companies have less than a week to publish their gender pay gap figures.

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Is there a north-south divide in England's schools?

https://ift.tt/wEcZxH Children's Commissioner said schools in the north of England were falling behind.

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Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?

https://ift.tt/2kVVAsB been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?

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Former Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien says he attempted suicide

Mark Rypien, a former Super Bowl MVP, says he suffers from persistent depression and wonders if he sustained brain injuries from playing football.

     

 

 

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How to download your Google data and what you'll find

In exchange for Google services, I'm okay with the snooping

     

 

 

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Fake pot users suffer brain bleeding, bloody urine, Illinois health officials warn

Fake marijuana or weed has caused at least 32 people to bleed severely, the Illinois Department of Public Health warns.

     

 

 

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Ahmed's career-best 5 RBIs lift D-backs past Rockies 9-8

Ahmed sets career with 5 RBIs as Diamondbacks edge Rockies 9-8

     

 

 

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Washington politics is polarized, but the center is fighting back: Joe Lieberman

When the center mobilizes, and those of us who believe in bipartisanship band together, our voices can prevail.

     

 

 

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Sister Jean's star turn at the Final Four is good, stop turning into something it's not

Sister Jean, the 98-year-old chaplain of Loyola Chicago Ramblers, gets her own media session at Final Four. And some people seem upset about it. That's dumb.

     

 

 

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I added a Democrat to Congress but I hope Supreme Court ends partisan gerrymandering: O'Malley

I responded to GOP gerrymandering with my own, but I hope the Supreme Court ends partisan redistricting. It's polarizing Congress and America.

     

 

 

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