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Brazil

Brazil football season ends with tribute to Chapecoense

Teams across Brazil pay tribute to Chapecoense, the club at the centre of a plane crash tragedy, on the last day of the football season

Finland

Watch: sky swirls green with magical Northern Lights

Tourists just south of the Arctic Circle were treated to a stunning display as the Northern Lights lit up the night sky in Rovaniemi, Finland late on Friday.

Nigeria

Church collapse in Nigeria kills at least 60

At least 60 people have been killed in Uyo, in southern Nigeria, after a church roof fell in.

France

Paris wages war on exploding rat population

First it was pollution, now Paris has a major rat problem to contend with.

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Down and Out in Athens - hope springs from a homeless shelter

On the streets of Athens, austerity has a face.

Syria

Clown of Aleppo 'killed in Syrian or Russian air strike'

Reports from Syria say a social worker known as the “Clown of Aleppo” who helped the besieged city’s children has been killed in an air strike.

United Kingdom

UK parliament backs bill to force internet porn viewers to register their age

The UK's House of Commons this week passed a bill that obliges internet users to verify their age before viewing free online pornographic videos.

United Kingdom

Bank note controversy in UK

The Bank of England’s new plastic five pound note has fallen foul of vegans and members of the UK’s Sikh and Hindu communities.

Italy

World's oldest person Emma Morano celebrates 117th birthday

Italy’s Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 19th century, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday.

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Homemade flying machines get wet in Hong Kong harbour

Dozens of colourful handmade aircraft see how far they can travel at Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour.

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Thai province thanks monkeys with annual fruit buffet

A province in Thailand famous for its monkey population laid out an annual fruit buffet on Sunday (November 27) to thank them for bringing in tourists and helping the local…

Cuba

Cubans prepare for Castro homage

Preparations have begun across Cuba for citizens to pay homage to Fidel Castro, the former leader held in high-esteem by much of the island nations population.

Mexico

Mass grave discovery raises hopes for families of Mexico's 43 missing students

Mexican authorities have found the remains of dozens of people in a series of clandestine graves in the restive southwestern state of Guerrero, the impoverished southwestern state where 43 trainee tea

Greece

Greece: woman and child die in migrant camp fire

A 66-year-old woman and a six-year-old child have died in a blaze at a refugee camp in Greece.

Spain

Too good to be true: Corona chief did not leave villagers millions

This article has been updated from the original It appears that Antonio Fernández, a Corona beer tycoon in Mexico, did not actually leave millions to people in his home town of Castile-Leon in…

USA

US election: An anxious night for both camps

After all of the tough talking, pledges, promises and controversy, it was never going to be anything but an anxious election night in the US.

Haiti

Haiti announces agricultural aid campaign amid anger over hurricane help

When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti a month ago, it didn’t discriminate – destroying everything in its path.

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Samsung recalls millions of dangerous washing machines

After the problems with its Note 7 smartphones, Samsung is having to recall about 2.8 million top-loading washing machines in the US.

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