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Austria teaches asylum seekers how to ski

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 0:06
related countries: Austria

Austria is working to integrate asylum seekers by teaching them how to ski.
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Rocking the warehouse

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 0:13
related countries: India

GreyOrange is India's biggest robotics company, making machines which support the country's booming online retail industry.
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Home solutions

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 0:16
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Lagos

Nigeria's largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. The BBC's Nancy Kacungira looks at how entrepreneurs are trying to solve the crisis.
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Melbourne car deaths: Bail laws changed in Victoria state

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 0:30
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

The suspect was bailed against the wishes of police five days before the attack, which killed five.
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Celebrations in The Gambia as troops arrive

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 0:43
related countries: The Gambia
related places: Banjul

Hundreds of people celebrated in Banjul as West African troops entered the presidential compound.
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Richard Ratcliffe: 'We don't know how Nazanin is'

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 2:37
related countries: Iran

Richard Ratcliffe says he hasn't heard from his wife since she lost her appeal in Iran.
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Australian Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shares heartfelt letter from ball girl

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 2:39
related countries: Aruba

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shares a thank you note from a ball girl named Giuliana, whom he helped at the 2016 Australian Open.
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Syria conflict: Peace talks due to begin in Astana, Kazakhstan

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 3:13
related countries: Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia
related places: Astana

Russian, Iran and Turkey broker the latest efforts to end six years of bloody conflict.
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Ethics lawyers to sue Trump over foreign payments

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 4:49
related countries: United States
related places: Washington, Trump

Washington group says payments by foreign governments to Trump businesses violate the constitution.
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'An Unsuitable Boy'

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 5:33
related countries: India

Karan Johar has been criticised for not setting an example for gays in India.
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US storms: Tornadoes wreak havoc in Mississippi

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 7:05
related countries: United States

Aerial footage shows the extent of devastation caused by tornadoes in Mississippi in the US, which claimed the lives of four people
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'Significant piece'

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 7:44
related countries: Australia

The opal dubbed the Fire of Australia is back on public display after 70 years in a safe deposit box.
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Donald Trump's team in fresh war of words with US media

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 7:59
related countries: United States

Donald Trump's chief of staff joins the attack on reporting, vowing to fight "tooth and nail".
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The Gambia: 'Concern' over missing state millions

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 9:31
related countries: The Gambia

More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia's state coffers after its leader's departure.
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Madonna says White House comments 'taken out of context'

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 10:36
related countries: United States
related places: Madonna, White House

A row erupts over Madonna's comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend.
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Jallikattu: Violence as India bullfight protest intensifies

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 11:30
related countries: India

Protesters want the government to permanently lift a ban on controversial jallikattu festival.
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Facebook Live 'broadcasts gang rape' of woman in Sweden

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 11:37
related countries: Sweden

Three men have been arrested in Sweden after an alleged gang rape was live-streamed on Facebook.
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Missing millions

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 13:05
related countries: Sierra Leone

Nearly three years after Ebola hit Sierra Leone, millions of dollars in funds raised to fight the deadly virus have still not been accounted for.
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China birth rate up after one-child rule change

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 13:22
related countries: China

Many of the 17.86 million babies born in China last year already had an older sibling, say officials.
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Calls for Swiss army to accept overweight recruits

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 14:31
related countries: Switzerland

MPs say weight should be overlooked to combat the military's skills shortage.
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The Gambia 'missing millions' after Jammeh flies into exile

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 14:48
related countries: The Gambia
related places: Banjul

State coffers are said to be empty as the capital prepares for the return of President Adama Barrow.
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Afcon goalie may not play after attack

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 14:59
related countries: Togo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Togo coach Claude LeRoy says Kossi Agassa can miss Wednesday's Nations Cup match against DR Congo after the goalkeeper's house was vandalised.
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Italy avalanche: Puppies rescued from hotel after five days

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 16:24
related countries: Italy

Italian emergency workers find three puppies alive in the hotel boiler room after five days.
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Dutch PM Rutte: 'If you don't like it here, then leave'

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 16:40
related countries: Netherlands

Weeks before the Dutch go to the polls, Mark Rutte targets people who reject the country's values.
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Zambian police banned from marrying foreigners

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 16:46
related countries: Zambia

A police spokeswoman says "spouses can be spies" and a security risk.
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US storms: At least 19 dead in Georgia and Mississippi

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 16:48
related countries: Georgia, United States

Seven of those killed were in a Georgia trailer park apparently struck by a tornado.
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Birna case: Iceland questions sailors in rare suspected murder

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 17:50
related countries: Iceland

Iceland is gripped by a rare murder inquiry after a young woman's body was found.
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Syrian peace talks: Who's there?

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 19:29
related countries: Kazakhstan, Syria
related places: Astana

Negotiations are under way in Kazakhstan's capital Astana- but who is and isn't taking part?
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How will President Trump deliver on border wall promise?

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 19:49
related countries: Mexico

His first campaign promise was to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it. How will he deliver?
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Mexico's Pena Nieto outlines goals for talks with Trump

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 20:42
related countries: Mexico

President Pena Nieto vows to defend Mexico's interests without "confrontation or submission".
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Jailed Panama dictator moved to house arrest for brain surgery

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 21:50
related countries: Panama

Manuel Noriega, 82, needs to have a benign tumour removed and has been granted house arrest.
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Dairy farmers launch powdery protest

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 22:01
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Dairy farmers launch a protest at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
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In numbers: Chinese New Year exodus

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 22:38
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Nearly 15m people are preparing to leave Beijing alone as the country welcomes the Year of the Rooster.
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Rigopiano Hotel avalanche: Puppies raise rescuers' hopes in Italy

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 22:49
related countries: Italy

The number of confirmed deaths rises to seven amid hope people may have survived in air pockets.
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Ecclestone removed in $8bn F1 takeover

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 23:13
related countries: United States

Bernie Ecclestone is removed from his position running F1 as US giant Liberty Media completes its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.
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Comedy writer Rich 'suspended' over Barron Trump jibe

Monday 23rd of January 2017, 23:50
related countries: United States
related places: Rich

Saturday Night Live's Katie Rich has said sorry for a tweet mocking the US president's youngest son.
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