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France

France steps back from gender-neutral language

Édouard Philippe’s move follows complaints that a drive for equality is putting the French language in ‘mortal danger’.

Sport

Real Madrid latest to qualify for Champions League last 16

Night of goals and frustration in Champions League

Zimbabwe

Harare erupts with joy as Robert Mugabe accepts his fate

Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president after losing cabinet and party support.

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Travel News

Half a day in Southampton

Living

Who made your favourite pair of shoes?

A campaign for ethical and sustainable supply chains has hit the European Parliament.

Living

Walk with the angels at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

The world's most glamorous models hit the runway in Shanghai the first time.

Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe, 37 years as president of Zimbabwe

United Kingdom

UK shows Brexit goodwill to help start EU trade talks

Theresa May makes overtures on the Brexit bill and Northern Ireland, in a bid to help negotiations move on to trade at next month's EU summit.

Russia

Assad makes first foreign trip in over two years to thank Putin

Secret meeting in Sochi saw Russian presidnet urge al-Assad to pursue political solution more actively.

Kazakhstan

Borat actor pledges to pay mankini tourist fines

Sacha Baron Cohen intervenes after incident in Kazakh capital

Portugal

Portugal, in the line of fire

The smell of ash and eucalyptus still hangs in the air months after Portugal’s forest fires. Climate change, poor land management and abandoned countryside created an explosive combination, we went

Economy

Easyjet gets a boost from Ryanair woes

EasyJet flew a record 80.2 million passengers this past year, almost 10 percent more than in 2015-2016.

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Melania Trump welcomes White House Christmas tree

An evergreen tree from Wisconsin was delivered by horse-drawn carriage to the White House in Washington, D.C.

Economy

AT&T-Time Warner deal to prevail, analysts predict

But the US government's lawsuit to block the merger sparks concerns the White House is trying to hurt Time Warner's CNN.

Sport

Toledo shows his steel at Hawaiian Pro

19-year-old Griffin Colapinto's second place in Hawaii earns him entry to surfing's elite Championship Tour.

Ivory Coast

Ivorian migrants confirm existence of Libya's migrant slave markets

Migrants returning to the Ivory Coast to be repatriated reveal the horrors of the migrant slave trade.

Germany

How to build your own air pollution monitoring station

Activists in Germany, Italy and other EU countries are taking a DIY approach to keeping track of how dirty their air is.

Nigeria

At least 50 people killed in a suicide bomb attack in Nigeria

It's northeastern Nigeria's deadliest mass killing in 2017.

Cult

Celestial controversy as Victoria's Secret Angels walk Shanghai

Stars allegedly barred from entering China ahead of catwalk show.

Netherlands

Amsterdam changes helpers' costumes in attempt to address racism in Sinterklaas tradition

Amsterdam’s official Sinterklaas organization, the SSIA, believe the new “Chimney Piet” will make the Dutch tradition non-discriminatory.

World News

US starts bombing the Taliban to the negotiating table

The US strategy is to target Taliban opium factories, thereby cutting off their funding supply.

Brazil

Watch: Brazilian off-duty policeman tackles robber with baby in arm