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Watch: 'Call me Sir', says France's Macron in manners dressing-down

President Macron gives a dressing-down over manners to an embarrassed teenager who greeted the French leader by calling him "Manu"

World News

Good news Friday!

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday:

Bulgaria

The world’s fastest-falling populations 'will be in eastern Europe'

Bulgaria is estimated to shrink the most over the coming decades, but a host of other countries in eastern Europe are also in the firing line: Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, Poland and Hungary.

Canada

Elderly couple forced apart just days before Christmas

Their daughter has criticised the timing of the move, but the care home say they’d be breaking the law if they allowed Herbert Goodine, 91, to stay with his 89-year-old wife, Audrey.

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Argentina

Missing Argentine submarine’s ‘last distress signal reported flooding

An SOS message sent out by the San Juan says floodwater provoked a short-circuit and fire, a TV station claims.

Living

The Atlas of Beauty

Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc decided to embark on a quest to seek out the most beautiful women in the world.

Romania

Romanians protest against corruption once again

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Romania to protest a plan to overhaul the justice system.

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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.

Green News

How to be a better activist for causes you believe in

Don’t underestimate the power of continued, small actions to change your community.

Greece

Flash floods in Greece kill at least 15

USA

Facebook trials asking users for nude photos to combat revenge porn

Technology being piloted in Australia will require users to send the images to themselves via messenger

USA

Texas gunman had fled mental hospital

Texas gunman's troubled background is focus for investigators following church massacre.

USA

Texas church massacre

Gunman walks into church and opens fire on the congregation in a small town in Texas

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Mexico City's zombie walk attracts tens of thousands

Spain

Spaniards undecided about Catalonia

Some surveys suggest that more than half of people in Spain are in favour of a mutually agreed referendum.

USA

Three people killed in a shooting in Colorado

Three people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in Thornton, Colorado on Wednesday.

USA

Truck plot 'not from our religion' says suspect's acquaintance

A man who knows Saipov states Islam "rejects these kinds of actions"

Germany

Which European countries have the most powerful passports?

A new global ranking has measured the power of passports in terms of visa-free access around the world

South Africa

Balloon chair floats two kilometres up

A British adventurer has come back to Earth after drifting ten kilometres across the South African savannah in a camping chair attached to 100 balloons

Germany

Munich knife attack: suspect detained

Police special forces have detained a suspect