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Chi Modu has photographed hip hop's biggest artists

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 0:14
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian-born Chi Modu on why documenting black musicians is so important.
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Russia-Ukraine sea clash leaves Mariupol port deserted

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 0:19
related countries: Ukraine, Russia
related places: Mariupol'

A vast trading port in Ukraine lies mostly empty, after a sea-clash when Russia seized three boats.
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How a country suddenly went ‘crazy rich’

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 0:30
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population, has a rapidly growing middle class - and some very rich people with money to burn.
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How a South African shepherd found a dinosaur graveyard

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 0:36
related countries: South Africa

Dumangwe Thyobeka made a huge fossil find as he was tending to his family cemetery in rural South Africa.
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Five key takeaways from climate summit

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 1:13
related countries: Poland

The BBC's Matt McGrath looks back at key developments at UN climate talks that have ended in Poland.
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Katowice: COP24 Climate change deal to bring pact to life

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 8:28
related countries: France, Poland
related places: Paris

Nearly 200 nations agree rules on implementing 2015 Paris agreement at UN climate talks in Poland.
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Stuttgart: Christian Gentner's father dies in stadium after Bundesliga game

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 8:39
related countries: Germany
related places: Stuttgart

Stuttgart mourn the loss of captain Christian Gentner's father, who died in the stadium after Saturday's win over Hertha Berlin.
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Nicaraguan police 'beat' journalists protesting at office raid

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 10:37
related countries: Nicaragua

The reported beatings come during a protest by journalists against police raids on their offices.
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Protesting Ethiopian soldiers given jail terms

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 11:48
related countries: Ethiopia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the soldiers had marched to his office in order to kill him.
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Yemen crisis: Hudaydah ceasefire delayed after clashes

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 16:45
related countries: Yemen

An "immediate" truce between Yemen's warring parties will now begin on 18 December, officials say.
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North Korea condemns latest US sanctions

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 17:23
related countries: United States
related places: North

The measures threaten to "block the path to denuclearisation forever", the North says.
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Japan explosion: Fire and collapsed buildings after blast

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 17:25
related countries: Japan
related places: Sapporo

A restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo is hit by a huge explosion.
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Trump 'to review' Mathew Golsteyn Afghan murder case

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 19:34
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The president tweets he will "review" the case of Mathew Golsteyn, a US soldier charged with murder.
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Clashes in Brussels over UN migration pact

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 20:02
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Thousands of demonstrators in Brussels march against a UN migration pact, signed in Marrakech last week.
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Strasbourg Christmas market shooting: Fifth victim dies

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 20:31
related countries: Poland

The 36-year-old Polish-born man had been in a coma for five days after Tuesday's attack.
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Brussels protest over UN migration pact turns violent

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 20:40
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Thousands attend a march called by Flemish right-wing parties over fears of increasing immigration.
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Narendra Modi: Is hardline Hindu politics failing India's PM?

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 21:45
related countries: India

Critics say the recent pursuit of a hardline Hindutva agenda by India's ruling party has backfired.
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Hungarians rally again against 'slave laws'

Sunday 16th of December 2018, 23:11
related countries: Hungary
related places: Budapest

About 10,000 people take to the streets in Budapest to protest at a large increase in overtime work.
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