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'City of Women': A refuge for Colombia's displaced

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:06
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Women displaced by Colombia's armed conflict created their own community to offer each other support.
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The monk saving Timbuktu's treasures

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:08
related countries: Mali Mali

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts?
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Swiss Crypto AG spying scandal shakes reputation for neutrality

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:14
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

The revelation that foreign intelligence used a Swiss company's devices for spying provokes outrage.
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US election 2020: Could it be Bernie Sanders v Donald Trump?

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:14
related countries: United States United States

If Bernie Sanders isn't the Democratic front-runner at this point, the word has little meaning.
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'Period-shaming' Indian college forces students to strip to underwear

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:15
related countries: India India

Dozens of women were made to remove their knickers to prove they were not menstruating.
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Crossing Divides: The hostel promoting tourism to ease Israel's tensions

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:17
related countries: Israel Israel

An Arab-Jewish-owned hostel caused controversy but is being held up as a symbol of change.
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Letter from Africa: 'Why I'm glad I left the UK to go home'

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:49
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The food, the culture and the improving education systems outweigh the problems, says returnee Ade Daramy.
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Is Kenya going to run out of blood?

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 0:50
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenya has had shortages of human blood in its hospitals - sometimes forcing relatives and friends to put out calls for people to donate.
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Uganda's Queen of Katwe star Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies aged 15

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 10:59
related countries: Uganda Uganda
related places: Katwe

The child actress in the 2016 Disney film about a Ugandan chess prodigy had a brain tumour.
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Joshua Cheptegei smashes 5km road world record in Monaco

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 12:06
related countries: Monaco Monaco

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei breaks the 5km road world record by 27 seconds in Monaco.
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Emotional Elton John halts New Zealand gig after pneumonia diagnosis

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 14:13
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

The star, 72, sobs on stage as he loses his voice mid-way through a sold-out show in New Zealand.
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Petr Pavlensky: Russian activist's girlfriend held over Macron ally sex video

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 16:04
related countries: France France, Russia Russia

The video, which has rocked French politics, brought down a political ally of President Emmanuel Macron.
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Coronavirus: Forty Americans evacuated from cruise ship infected

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 17:28
related countries: Japan Japan

They are among some 400 Americans being taken off the Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan.
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Human compost funerals 'better for environment'

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 19:03
related countries: United States United States

A US firm claims the service it offers saves more than a tonne of carbon, after a pilot study.
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Tesla: German court halts work on new 'Gigafactory'

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 19:28
related countries: Germany Germany

Environmentalists win a temporary injunction against forest clearance for a new "Gigafactory".
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French ski resort uses helicopters to deliver snow for bare slopes

Sunday 16th of February 2020, 20:46
related countries: France France

Helicopters deliver 50 tonnes of snow as mild weather impacts ski resorts in the Pyrenees.
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