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Thousands fleeing Venezuela's economic crisis are blocked as they try to cross from Colombia. - Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk' A study shows higher risk of fatal lung disease in adults exposed to cigarette smoke in childhood. - Backstreet Boys fans hurt in Oklahoma storm At least 14 people were taken to hospital after a metal structure at a concert in Oklahoma fell. - Man charged over UK Parliament crash Salih Khater will appear in court charged with the attempted murder of pedestrians and police. - Lombok earthquake: Strong tremor shakes Indonesian island The 6.3 magnitude tremor is the latest in weeks of earthquakes that have killed more than 476 people. - Kerala floods: Eyewitness accounts from BBC reporters As southern India braces for more rain, BBC reporters in Kerala see the devastating impact of floods. - Egypt internet: Sisi ratifies law tightening control over websites New laws mean websites can be blocked if deemed a security threat, but critics say they crush dissent. - Sixteen nurses get pregnant at Arizona hospital ICU The intensive care specialists joke that they have taken drastic measures to get Christmas off work. - Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas confirm they are engaged The Bollywood superstar and the US singer hold a private traditional engagement ceremony in Mumbai. - Brexit vote campaign gets £1m from Superdry co-founder Multi-millionaire tycoon says he donated because "we have a genuine chance to turn this around". - Cristiano Ronaldo makes winning start as Juventus beat Chievo 3-2 Cristiano Ronaldo makes a winning start to his Juventus career as they come from behind to beat Chievo 3-2 in a dramatic Serie A opener. - Kofi Annan death: World leaders honour former UN chief Leaders honour Kofi Annan, the first black African to become UN secretary-general, who died aged 80. - Vladimir Putin attends Austrian foreign minister's wedding Russia's president dances with his host during a controversial stopover on his way to Germany. - Latter Day Saints church leader rejects 'Mormon' label The leader of the Utah-based church says God told him people should stick to its official name. - The man who keeps suing Hong Kong Pensioner Kwok Cheuk-kin has taken the Hong Kong government to court more than 30 times over the last decade and has won just one case. - Kenya?s one-man band - Krackwhizz Kenyan Joshua Kamau, also known as Krackwhizz, is a one-man band. - Your pictures: Coffee time Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "coffee time". - The cycling start-up company turning trash into cash The entrepreneurs finding a way to turn trash from the slums into cash for the people living there. - #BlackLove: What Twitter hashtag really means #BlackLove started as a way for people to share positive images of black couples - we meet one of them. - Sea 'monster' baffles locals in eastern Russia A massive carcass has washed up on the shores of eastern Russia and locals are trying to work out what it is. - Yemen war: Boys dig friends? graves after air strike A school trip ended in disaster when the bus was hit by a Saudi-led coalition missile. - The French connection: How Catalonia got its ballot papers Tracking down those who helped Catalonia hold an independence vote ruled illegal by Spain last year. - 'We are real': Saudi feminists launch online radio Female activists turn to internet broadcasts to seek more rights for women in Saudi Arabia. - Obituary: Bui Tin, the reporter who changed his country's fate Bui Tin had a front-row seat as Vietnam changed. But his name went on to be erased from history. - US-Turkey row: Pastor a 'pawn in personal feud' The diplomatic row over detained US pastor Andrew Brunson has split two Nato allies, Tara McKelvey writes. |
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