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Emma Beswick

USA

521 mass shootings in 477 days: charting the US gun obsession

Many adults in the US choose to carry a gun, but exactly how many are 'packing' and what is the preferred firearm?

USA

What we know about Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock

Stephen Paddock's father was a violent bank robber who was on the FBI's Most-Wanted list in the 1960s

Spain

How do you become an internationally-recognised state?

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says Iraqi Kurds would not know how to establish a state. Which begs the question: what steps would one have to take to establish an internationally-recognised state?

United Kingdom

Game of Thrones actors Rose Leslie and Kit Harington engaged

Their characters in the show, Jon Snow and Ygritte, had an onscreen romance.

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Canada

Groom saves boy from drowning during wedding photoshoot

The result of most wedding photoshoots is a set of smiling photos, but one Canadian couple ended up with images to remember.

Korea

South Koreans buy survival bags as nuclear threat from North looms

Videos showing what "war bags" contain are growing in popularity in South Korea

USA

Woman finds $40 and joint taped to her scratched car with apology note

"Sorry 4 the scratch man."

Cult

Chinese YouTube star uses office supplies to cook

Grilling fish with copy paper, taking apart computers and using them to fry Chinese pancakes are just some of Ms Yeah's "office cooking" techniques

Italy

Pilot dies in crash during Italian airshow

The accident happened as the aircraft's pilot attempted to pull out of a high-altitude loop

Norway

Killer whales give surfers a scare during Norway competition

Two orcas interrupted competitors during the semi-finals of the Lofoten Masters surf competition in Unstad, Norway

United Kingdom

Around 400 nude swimmers brave the freezing North Sea for annual UK skinny dip

Skinny-dippers young and old endure the chilly waters of the UK's North Sea to celebrate the autumn equinox and raise money for charity

Germany

AfD leader Frauke Petry stuns Germany by quitting hours after being elected

AfD co-founder Frauke Petry dropped the bombshell just hours after her party achieved an historic result in the German elections

USA

#TakeTheKnee: Celebrities support NFL players on social media after Trump criticism

Actresses, musicians and sports stars showed solidarity with NFL players who 'took the knee' this weekend in protest against President Donald Trump's comments

Mexico

Mexico earthquake: Volunteers break into moving song during rescue efforts

People involved in rescue efforts in Mexico city sing moving rendition of "Cielito Lindo"

USA

Bill Gates 'regrets' this keyboard shortcut

What could billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates possibly regret? Well, a keyboard shortcut, it turns out.

United Kingdom

Judge passes 'landmark' ruling on right-to-die cases in the UK

The ruling could be the first step towards a "person-centred" end of life care agenda in the UK

USA

Theresa May calls for reform of the UN at General Assembly

The UN should "prove its worth in helping us to meet the challenges of the 21st Century," May said

USA

South Carolina fifth graders asked to justify actions of K.K.K.

The 10-year-olds were given a homework assignment that read: “You are a member of the K.K.K.. Why do you think your treatment of African-Americans is justified?”

USA

Macron takes softer stance than Trump in UN address

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the UN general assembly in New York

USA

Trump at UN: US may have to 'totally destroy North Korea'

US president Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly during its general debate saying he may have to 'totally destroy North Korea'

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