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Good Friday: Pope Francis leads prayers for migrants and human trafficking victims

The Pope led the prayers at the traditional Via Crucis Good Friday service at Rome's Colosseum

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Distressing footage: Animal cruelty activist films undercover at German testing laboratory

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Watch: Designers showcase fashion and interiors fit for life on Mars

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Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Emmanuel Macron, and Luxembourg's Xavier Bettel in Brussels on October 18, 2019.

'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the European Council after the Brexit-dominated European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2019.

Boris Johnson in race to get MPs’ support for new Brexit deal

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EYE exchange: getting the vision you need to start and run your own business

What exactly is Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs?

Angry protesters block major roads in Lebanon

Reinventing the wheel with a Nigerian kids' unicycle coach

Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef: “Nobody should be above satire”

Tomas Abullah Hamo after being rescued from the so-called Islamic State in 2017. Courtesy: Afshin Ismaeili

Here's a summary of what happened on Brexit at today's EU summit in under 150 words

Business

China’s advertising industry waits to hear the winners of the Effie marketing awards

Nur-Sultan: "Smart City" pioneer

Expo 2020: A year to go

Apple removed police-tracking app

The border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland near Newry, October 1, 2019.

Global economy is going through a 'synchronised slowdown', says IMF's new chief Kristalina Georgieva

US tariffs: EU vows to retaliate

Risky business: how to keep your intellectual property safe

Why is protecting your IP a key to business success?

EU unemployment drops to lowest level in nearly two decades: Eurostat

Building dialogue, trust and partnership; the meeting of speakers of parliaments begins in Nursultan

Folders pictured before the start of a hearing in a class action suit filed by over 400,000 of diesel automobile owners against VW in Brunswick, September 30, 2019

US fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

Sport

Stewards and Bulgaria fans during the Bulgaria-England Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia on October 14, 2019

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Turkish footballers repeat military salutes in France match despite UEFA probe

enya's Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, crosses the finish line during his attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria, October 12, 2019.

World Rugby Chief Operating Officer and Tournament Director Alan Gilpin during the press conference on October 10, 2019.

Whodunnit? Row between wives of English footballers Rooney and Vardy goes viral

Brazil Judo Grand Slam: Main focus was on Teddy Riner of France

Brazil Judo Grand Slam: Brazil, Colombia, Japan and Russia excel

The International Judo Federation world tour returns to Brazil

Tanak wins Rally GB in Wales

Marquez wins 6th Moto GP World Championship

France and New Zealand through to Rugby World Cup quarter finals

Watch: Footgolf world championships held in Austria

European affairs

EU summit divided over Western Balkans

Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?

Green budget and the Balkans in the Brief from Brussels

UK government Brexit information campaign poster in London, October 15, 2019.

General view in Macedonian Government Building. AFP PHOTO/ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

EU crunch summit - the stakes

This banner reads 'Conscious farmer feeding the world'

Lifestyle

Imagine Picasso: Immersive installation takes visitors on a 'poetic voyage' through his art

Witty comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' charms Berlin

"Veganity": World's largest vegan restaurant opened in Dubai

Brexit Will Tear Us Apart Again: Joy Division anniversary provides ironic backdrop to EU summit

The secrets of shoyu, a Japanese tables’ must

Chef Thierry Voisin’s beef cheek pot-au-feu with Soy Sauce

Frances McDormand kicks off Lumière film festival in Lyon

Knowledge

The deep-rooted truth about chicory root

Rising sea levels - how the Netherlands found ways of working with the environment

Space Chronicles: First UAE astronaut visits the International Space Station

Protecting life in the Arctic seas

Mapping the Arctic sea life

How technology is influencing the future of food and housing - whilst respecting the environment

New exoskeleton to beat low back pain