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Fresh unrest is feared in Catalonia, as it awaits the verdicts from 12 independence leaders' trials. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ndB0el

James Johnson, who was born intersex, was a star in Nigeria's women's team before transitioning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2o5f2dp

Bereaved families often get no legal aid to help them establish the causes of a loved one's death. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mrLXIV

Historic reforms propelled China from poor and isolated, to one of the world's economic superpowers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nZxTXo

It's the story that kickstarted impeachment moves against Donald Trump. But who are the main players? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mnQ4Wf

A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nfOK8f

He was stolen from his family, then he stole from "posh homes" - now actor Jack Charles wants closure. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mYs6Bt

Relatives of Abdullah Haron, who died in detention 50 years ago, are still traumatised by his death. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nXWk7K

Ireland's foreign minister said on Monday it was time the European Union received a serious proposal from the British government if a Brexit deal is to be agreed, dismissing a reported proposal for the Irish border as a "non-starter" from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2oKL2nz

A Hong Kong protester from a pro-Beijing area talks about his complicated feelings about China. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2oDHZ0n

The government wants those convicted of serious violent and sexual offences serve more of their sentences. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2neFXUb

Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2oLJ1HR

China will celebrate seven decades of communist rule on Tuesday with a display of power through central Beijing, showing off goose-stepping troops, new missiles and floats celebrating the country's technological prowess. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o3vsmA

A journalist was wounded by gunfire in Haiti on Monday as police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters, his employer, Haitian broadcaster Radio Sans Fin (RSF) said, amid mounting anger over an escalating economic and political crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2n2xeEF

It includes the legal text of an updated Brexit deal, including suggested "customs clearance zones" in Northern Ireland. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2o0Q8vs

The rules will make household appliances longer-lasting and easier to fix. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nXDT32

Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2oLJ1HR

A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nfOK8f

He was stolen from his family, then he stole from "posh homes" - now actor Jack Charles wants closure. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2mYs6Bt

Relatives of Abdullah Haron, who died in detention 50 years ago, are still traumatised by his death. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nXWk7K

Hong Kong went into lockdown on Tuesday to ensure anti-government protests do not overshadow Chinese President Xi Jinping's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o07SqW

Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah's former athletics coach, has been banned from the sport for four years after being found guilty of doping violations. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mstmfR

The troubled US fashion retailer said will exit most international operations in Asia and Europe. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nMTVNa

Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mZdth9

The troubled US fashion retailer said will exit most international operations in Asia and Europe. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2nMTVNa

Flight departures from New Zealand were temporarily halted on Monday after a fire alarm went off at the country's air navigation service provider's main radar facility in Christchurch. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2olghFx

Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja is this year's winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor award. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nGUOqv

New Zealand police said on Monday they arrested a man for making threats in the capital city of Wellington which local media reported were related to bombs. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ou70vb

The Duke of Sussex calls on humanity to overcome "greed, apathy and selfishness" and protect nature. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mM1zar

The UK's chief fire officer acknowledges his colleagues have a higher than average rate of cancer. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nGQck0

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government accused Peruvian authorities on Sunday of fomenting "xenophobia" against the large Venezuelan exile population after a series of incidents of apparent mistreatment of migrants. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mUFCG3

Infrastructure plans to be set out at the Tory conference as opposition MPs meet to discuss Brexit moves. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nGaY3p

Just before midnight in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district, a slight man in his seventies peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, "Be safe!" from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mW3zg3

Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mTSTi7

Sixty years on, the original stage show's power still endures, says one of its remaining stars. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2osHOFn

On 1 October 1949 Chairman Mao Zedong announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mJJnyd

Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2m8ooVf

A smartphone app can make a detailed virtual avatar allowing you to try on a whole range of clothes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mJMia9

Waste management company Biffa has been fined for sending used nappies and food packaging to China. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nGE6HK

Kara Goldin, the founder of US flavoured water company Hint, used to drink 10 cans of cola a day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mVppjP

Be More Chill was kept alive thanks to the cult following its soundtrack built up on streaming. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nL9W5U

Police fire tear gas to control a crowd who say firefighters were too slow to respond to the fire. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mUORG7

Thousands of women are dying needlessly because of delays in diagnosis and poor care, a report says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2m82BwT

A band of volunteer firefighters are on a mission to stop their stretch of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest from going up in flames. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nL7Gfi

At least 13 self-inflicted deaths among people who took alcohol with cocaine have occurred in a year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nGuTiE

A rollercoaster carriage derailed in a Mexico City amusement park, officials say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mKMoxV

Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's party is expected to come top, but may need a coalition partner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2o8VOUj

A rollercoaster carriage derailed in a Mexico City amusement park, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2mKMoxV

Hong Kong protesters are to join a global "anti-totalitarianism rally" on Sunday, following another night of violent clashes with police after weeks of pro-democracy unrest in the Chinese-ruled city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nz1jLM

The foundation set up in memory of the murdered MP says it will help to protect election candidates. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2m4B2Vq

A bus veered into the opposite lane in China on Saturday morning, hitting a truck and killing 36 people, according to an official police notice. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2oh5RXF

United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi asked on Saturday for more resources for Mexico's asylum agency, which has been overwhelmed with applicants after many abandoned plans to migrate to the United States. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ogxwrH