Today's Headlines: Japan restarts Sendai nuclear plant, Google creates Alphabet company, State of emergency in Ferguson

Japan restarts Sendai nuclear plant
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Today's Headlines August 11
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Japan restarts Sendai nuclear plant
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules since all plants were shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Greece bailout: 'Minor details' left
Greece only has minor details to be ironed out with its international creditors to reach a bailout deal, according to Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos.
Google creates Alphabet company
Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
State of emergency in Ferguson
A state of emergency is in force in the US city of Ferguson amid protests marking the anniversary of the death of black teenager Michael Brown.
Australia sets new emissions target
Australia is taking an emissions reduction target to an international meeting in Paris that is below that of the US and Canada.
Sport
West Brom 0-3 Manchester City
Yaya Toure inspires Manchester City to victory at West Brom as £49m signing Raheem Sterling makes his debut for the visitors.
Sportsday - Football transfer news
Newspaper and Man City reaction, League Cup build-up, Women's Ashes updates and all the latest football transfers.
Froome to compete in Vuelta a Espana
British Tour de France winner Chris Froome will take part in the Vuelta a Espana, the third and final Grand Tour of 2015.
Top Videos
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VIDEO: 'Abused and blackmailed' as a child in Pakistan
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VIDEO: Firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Magazine
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Weeping for a lost generation
Weeping for a lost generation with my friend's brother
Business
China sets yuan at three-year low
China's central bank devalues the yuan to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years, calling it a "one-off" adjustment.
Greece bailout: 'Minor details' left
Greece only has minor details to be ironed out with its international creditors to reach a bailout deal, according to Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos.
Technology
Google's new boss from humble roots
With Google creating its own parent company, Alphabet, there's a bit of moving about in the Google boardroom.
Google creates Alphabet company
Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
Autos
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The car from UNCLE
With a wild car-chase sequence through the streets of Berlin, a summer blockbuster gives this Cold War icon the star turn its fans have been craving.
 
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Meet Defender's Mr Hyde
British design firm turns Land Rover's mild-mannered Dr Jekyll into a 500hp, six-wheel-drive, $310,000 monster.
Capital
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What do boards do all summer?
Taking calls in a field, on a mountainside or at the beach is all in a day's work for this hard-working bunch.
 
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Your house or mine?
A surprising number of couples live apart by choice or by necessity. Here's how they handle the two-household tango.
Culture
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How old will you live to be?
It depends on where you're from
 
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Why does everyone love Picasso?
The week's best arts and culture reads
Earth
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The most electric place on Earth
At one lake in Venezuela, lightning flashes 28 times a minute
 
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Gorillas with human eyes
Look closely and you'll see this gorillas has eyes that are more like a human's
Future
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The race for space riches
The investors reaching for the stars
 
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How fast can humans travel?
And how high-speed journeys could be made safe
Travel
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Hunting the blue Yeti of Bhutan
A chance trail leads to one of the rarest flowers on Earth
 
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Show us photos of hot vs cold
We want to see images that make us shiver and sweat
 
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