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Fifteen-year-old Cheikh Bamba Diaby got into robotics after he had to unblock his sister's mobile phone. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35Q3POw

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By SCOTT SHANE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2Lb9tmG

By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2qXrJZJ

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The new fruit took US scientists two decades to develop and the launch cost $10m (£7.9m). from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33AbcIC

The ruling party's candidate has a second term, but his share of the vote has dropped significantly. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P4X7NQ

How one South African family discovered a secret that made them question their own identity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34Dteuy

War veteran Vasyl is HIV-positive. He never told anyone, but was shocked by their attitude to sex. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R2A6Op

Campobello islanders can only get their mail via the US, and now their packages are being searched. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35O6Ui1

A language school in São Paulo employs refugees to teach, benefiting both students and instructors. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2rEG3X2

New York's famous jewellery brand is changing hands, but will the new owners keep its popular touch? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DxYYWo

Outrage over the case involving an MP has led to an outpouring of stories about sexual abuse and harassment from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DDmGQJ

Khmer dance is being given new meaning by the LGBT community in Cambodia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37RRg77

This summer, Italian club Roma began announcing their transfer signings alongside images of missing children. This is why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ONcPx9

Beijing wants people to use only real identities online but there is concern over data collection. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37S8v8y

The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 50 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Dsz5qS

It is the first time the social media giant has added a correction to a post under the new law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2q9QYrs

UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/37W9hS7

Dutch police on Saturday continued looking for an attacker who stabbed three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33Cohkq

The Hollywood actor dismisses Jair Bolsonaro's claim he "gave money to set the Amazon on fire". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XYmdSO

North Korea calls Japan's leader an "imbecile" and "political dwarf" in a row over its latest test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35N8Bwb

Othelia Maimane, a mother-of-two from South Africa, describes her two-year battle with breast cancer. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P0fkvU

YouTuber and make-up artist Manny Gutierrez found himself an outcast following an online feud. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R4GnsE

Desi Bouterse was found guilty of ordering the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37Pz7qK

All matches were suspended six weeks ago due to security concerns amid anti-government protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33A6UAR

By CHRIS STANFORD, WILL DUDDING and ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2qM67Q7

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By CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OxgIY9

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By DAMIEN CAVE and JAMIE TARABAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/37PpjwI

The review comes after the tech giant was criticised for maps showing Crimea as Russian territory. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qPvyAi

Christians await the return of the thumb-sized relic, which spent almost 1,400 years in Rome. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37NXxRm

The East India Company commissioned some remarkable artwork from Indian painters in the 18th Century. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qXyZEX

Katy Watson covered a turbulent time in South America while still producing a food supply for baby Isadora. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OXUmhu

Carlota Prado had no memory of what had happened until she was shown it in the diary room. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2L6r133

Websites that copy news stories from legitimate sites are making money from Google and Amazon ads. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XYX4r0

The fictional female superhero and her pet tiger fight trafficking in the latest Priya Shakti comic. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qIHrHV

'PIG' label on police officer's Starbucks cup sparks furor Starbucks spokesperson Jory Mendes says the company is deeply sorry and has apologized to the officer who received the five cups.

French activists threaten a "Black Day for Amazon" as they criticise its environmental impact. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qMqPPR

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Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong Hun are found guilty of gang raping unconscious drunk women. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33oBNbq

The badges - which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - led to complaints. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ox877y

Donald Trump has a history of controversial comments about women, but are his attacks really gendered? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pZN6ZT

Goo Hara's death shows it's often the victims of spy cams who are punished the most. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OR97md

A huge wildlife haven is at risk as Russian coal ships exploit melting Arctic ice in Siberia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34tB2Pv

Health staff cannot afford to work, the government is now firing them amid what some call a "silent genocide". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dpu2r1

The Swedish teenager started a climate change protest that grew into a global movement of millions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OuG3C8

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34uSNhj

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By MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2DnUIID

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The men had planned to use machetes and explosives to maximise casualties in central Melbourne. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QY87PE

The New Zealand side launched a review after the Christchurch mosque attacks killed 51 people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35KOj6M

The UK company says the old power station will be an "inspiring backdrop" as it shifts to Asia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R7dbBD

The president paid a surprise visit to US soldiers and said the US and the Taliban have been engaged in talks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35Ngimj

An oppressive public order law that was used to regulate women's behaviour has also been repealed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2L4fP7n

By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2L0TTd9

Aged 17 when she was diagnosed with HIV, one woman tells the BBC about living with the virus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DwvYOp

Three women tell us why having a mastectomy never made them feel less of a woman. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OX3ZNv

Khai Aziz, lead singer of Second Combat, says convincing people of his no-drink, no-drugs lifestyle is challenging. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2st3frN

Complaints include visiting athletes sleeping on floors and event venues still under construction. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QWG0QY

Ravi Kumar's quest for a legal document recognising him as an atheist has got him into trouble. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37HF60F

Apple Maps now shows Crimea - annexed from Ukraine in 2014 - as part of Russia, when viewed there. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OO561U

By EMILY COCHRANE, EDWARD WONG and KEITH BRADSHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33qtlIz

By REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33qHdCT

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KZ52vb

By MARGARET TOAL, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2DhPRJc

By COREY KILGANNON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2QUwLkd

By GIDEON LEWIS-KRAUS from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2pTO0af

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2skcfPU

By REID J. EPSTEIN and SYDNEY EMBER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34qlpZd

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Australia's largest city will almost completely remove laws blamed for ruining its nightlife. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XV16AL

By GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/37I9Yyg

The suspect kept sending plumbers, drug dealers and prostitutes to his victims' home, police say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KX1s4w

By JAMIE LAUREN KEILES from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2KXuwZz

Chinese-owned TikTok has apologised to a US teenager who posted a video criticising China's treatment of Muslims. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37KINCX

Port Neches Texas chemical plant explosion and fire: By the numbers The plant produces butadiene, a hazardous gas.

Scientists are shocked at what they find in the polluted waters, but say there is hope. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pXH2Bf

The Human Rights and Democracy Act has angered Beijing, which has told the US to "stop meddling". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37Obq2b

Demonstrators stormed the building, in a dramatic escalation after weeks of anti-government protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37JvRNo

Falesi Mwajomba and a group of cervical cancer survivors are encouraging other women to get screened. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37ImoWL

Trump signs Hong Kong human rights bill opposed by China China's government has promised unspecified countermeasures in response.

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By ELIAN PELTIER, ILIANA MAGRA and DANIEL VICTOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/34mmW2z

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Among the items found in the deer's stomach were instant coffee sachets, rubber gloves and a towel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33nylh5

The announcement prompted Mexico to request an urgent meeting with US officials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34mlRI4

Hong Kong tunnel reopens, campus siege nears end A major tunnel in Hong Kong reopened on Wednesday as a weeklong police siege of a nearby university appeared to be winding down, closing one of the more violent chapters in the city’s anti-government protests.

The bodies of 16 of the 39 migrants found dead in a lorry are being returned to their families. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OrKygJ

The allegations are the "ultimate betrayal" to crews desperately fighting bushfires, chiefs say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XOjOKp

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The country's interim leader has vowed to overturn many of ex-President Evo Morales' policies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XOi7wx

US military veteran and marijuana advocate pushes 'cultivation therapy' The man behind the pro-marijuana Veterans group, NEVAUSA, explains how he is helping fellow veterans find relief not just by consuming marijuana and its byproducts, but by the "cultivation therapy" involved with growing it themselves.

Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups’ concerns Amazon has pulled more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous levels of mercury off its website after Minnesota public-health and environmental activists raised concerns.

Brazil's Konrad Dantas, better know as Kondzilla, has the world's second most watched music video channel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sn005f

Lincoln electric SUV to use Ford-backed startup's 'skateboard' chassis: sources

The president has been told he can either attend the hearing next week or "stop complaining". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35Dycb4

The UK has a critical shortage of artillery and ammunition, according to a defence think-tank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37GqAq1

A Pakistani Hongkonger says the protests allow him to promote better understanding of his community. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KXIAlS

A proposal to keep US schools open longer has led to a polarised debate over childcare nationwide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OORW4y

Those on the list to take up their positions as EU commissioners include some colourful characters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dl8Nqk

Is it possible to make some clients pay a premium for goods and sell them cheaply to a mass market? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XO5q4R

Social media is painting a picture of a government crackdown bloodier than many had feared. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KXBY7c

As Islamist militant violence escalates France wants the the rest of Europe to join the deadly fight. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2siy0iV

India's prime minister has said defecating in the open has ended in rural India - but is that true? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JkNmvk

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By TIM BERNERS-LEE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/33eHyZ5

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A kidney usually weighs between 120-150g, so this was one of the heaviest on record, doctors say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33koKHZ

Activists have also been detained at anti-government demonstrations, an opposition leader says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37FGAs8

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Westpac bank is accused of 23 million law breaches, including possible links to child exploitation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2siGbMf

A judge rules White House staff be made to testify before Congress, despite claims of immunity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XL2E04

Alibaba shares set to rise 6.3% in Hong Kong debut Alibaba has raised at least $11.3 billion from the secondary listing and could go as high as $12.9 billion if an over-allotment option is exercised.

The Chinese e-commerce giant has begun trading in Asia after completing this year's biggest share sale. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pRKBJd

Police say the body is yet to be formally identified, but they believe it is 25-year-old Aslan King. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KVfEee

It was feared Yujing Zhang was a spy when she was arrested at Donald Trump's Florida resort in March. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DmvFpj

An image of Norbert Schemm sipping a beer with loved ones spurs others to share final goodbye stories. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34oMego

The US navy secretary has been forced out after clashing with the White House over a Navy Seal. What happened? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34iGO6w

This summer, Italian club Roma began announcing their transfer signings alongside images of missing children. This is why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ONcPx9

While Huawei tech is blocked in the US, it is helping build one of the world biggest 5G networks at home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OKG5o7

How Lebanon's business community views the current anti-government protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QPRKon

Police have released footage showing the moment thieves smashed open a cabinet to steal jewellery considered "priceless". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QQpTo8