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South Africa prepares to bury Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Colorado: Residents return following devastating fire

French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins

2021 viral videos: The social media moments India celebrated

The 'heartbreakingly beautiful' art of Laurie Anderson

Why Chinese stand-up comedians are turning to English

Cape Verde: Drone delivers medical supplies to remote islands

Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents

Avoid cruises even if vaccinated, CDC tells Americans

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls

Ghislaine Maxwell: How accusers' testimony brought her down

Australia: Protesters set Old Parliament House in Canberra on fire

Elon Musk rejects claim he is hogging space

What does future warfare look like? It's here already

Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? The downfall of a favourite daughter

15 films to look out for in the Oscars race

What went wrong with vaccinating the world?

COP 26: The teenagers suing 33 countries

A new way of farming in dry climates?

Valentina Orellana-Peralta: US teen shot dead by police 'died in mother's arms'

Cristiano Ronaldo statue divides opinion in India

Covid: US and France report record daily case rises

Stand News: Police arrest six from Hong Kong independent news outlet

John Madden: Legendary NFL coach and commentator dies at 85

Boeing 737 Max: Indonesia lifts ban after 2018 Lion Air crash

Why Mauritius is losing its seashells

Biodiversity: The tale of the 'un-extinct' fish

Music preview 2022: The biggest releases, tours and films

The mystery of the home where the Queen was born

Fighting to learn in Venezuela

‘The doctors came and I had to tell my father he was dying’

Crocodiles turn on humans amid Iran water crisis

The African nation aiming to be a hydrogen superpower

What a Greek tragedy teaches us about modern migration

83 movie: Reliving India’s epic cricket triumph

Afghanistan: Children in Kabul working for a piece of bread

Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes first pandemic-era film to top $1bn

Roe v Wade US abortion rights lawyer Sarah Weddington dies

Why I'm proud to be black and Jewish

Fear and loathing in South Africa where foreigners live in danger

Scott Marsh: Viral and controversial art of 'Australia's Banksy'

How this clip restored one man's dream of being a pilot

India's unwinnable battle against spitting

My art channels the pain from Ethiopia's war

Demi Skipper plans to keep trading after hairpin-to-house swap

Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero

Desmond Tutu death: South Africans remember anti-apartheid leader

Israeli 'psychic' Uri Geller still baffling fans at 75

Love story sends TV fans in search of idyllic Alps

Letter from Africa: Why Kenya's taxman is eyeing social media

The Chinese mother backing bigger families

Why a former oil executive is capping abandoned wells

Surfer killed in apparent shark attack in California

Covid: US airlines scrap hundreds of flights amid Omicron surge

SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction

In pictures: World celebrates Christmas

Climate change: Lapland reindeer gone astray in search for food

No time for war: Russians see no chance of conflict

Art: 'People amazed I fold paper for a living, then they see it'

French zoo closed temporarily after pack of nine wolves escape

'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event

Police stray bullet kills teen in LA store's dressing room

Selfridges sold for £4bn to Thai-Austrian alliance

Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia

Murray Head: 'Unsung at home, but a hero in France'

Switzerland's wolves get too close for comfort

Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 December 2021

James Webb Space Telescope: How does it work?

Georgia: The rise of the right

Gay Santa ad highlights big shift in Norwegian society

Kashmir fury at India's plan to redraw voting map

Is this the world's largest virtual fashion show?

Protecting Female Abuse Victims: Federal Court Rules Anchorage Cannot Force Christian Women's Shelter to Admit Trans Males

How this iconic Manhattan newsstand survived the Covid pandemic

'Religious Freedom is Further Eroded': Chinese Government's New Directives Restrict Online Religious Activities

Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old

Kerala school uniform: Why some Muslim groups are protesting

The Maasai TikTokers wowing Bollywood fans

'That's What Christmas Is all About Charlie Brown': 10 Bible Verses that Tell God's Purpose for Christmas

Saving Kyrgyzstan reindeer from brink of extinction

DR. DAVID JEREMIAH: Worship the Baby, Not the Holiday

Indian Christians fear attacks or jail over conversions

Berlusconi seeks comeback role as Italian president

SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ: A Christmas Reflection from the Highway

How Covid deepened America's teacher shortages

REX ROGERS: Meet the Christians Celebrating Christmas in Isolation

WHO urges cancelling some holiday events over Omicron fears

What is the metaverse?

The robot chefs that can cook your Christmas dinner

Algeria and a question of identity: Who counts as African?

Covid-19: Can freebies tempt Indians to get vaccinated?

Myanmar: BBC investigates military's mass killings

Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election

Liz Truss replaces Lord Frost in post-Brexit talks

Philippines Super Typhoon Rai: Death toll reaches 75

Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa

Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned

Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial

BBC Bitcoin mining report used in crypto-scam

Chileans divided ahead of presidential run-off

UK troops will not be deployed to Ukraine to defend against Russia

Migrant crossings: More than 900 cross Channel in two days

Afghanistan to Wisconsin: Refugees dream of home

Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts

Week in pictures: 11-17 December 2021

Ros Atkins on… What 2021 taught us about Covid

Gardener Omar Raddad wins fight to re-open notorious murder case

Kim Potter: 'Taser mix-up' ex-officer weeps in manslaughter testimony

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Epstein's ex testifies for the defence

TikTok says US school shooting threats not credible

Son's tribute to 'bawdy, fertile matriarch' goes viral

Africa's week in pictures: 10 - 16 December 2021

How Russia tries to censor Western social media

US panel recommends J&J shots be sidelined after clot deaths

Millipede with more legs than any known animal discovered in Australia

'God Is Sowing Seeds for a Fertile Revival' Says Actor Who Plays Jesus as 'The Chosen' Is Set to Blitz France

Philippines typhoon Rai: Month-old baby rescued in a tub

'Push for Secularization': Watchdog Says Hate Crimes Against Christians Rising In Western Europe

Haiti kidnappers release remaining missionaries

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Defence attorneys begin arguments

Tasmania bouncy castle fall: Two children killed and several others injured

Michelle Odinet: Louisiana judge faces calls to quit over home video slurs

Kentucky tornado killed dad moments after phone call

Beijing 2022: Putin tells Xi he will attend Winter Olympics

What's behind suicides by thousands of Indian housewives?

'If you eat here, you're dining with rats'

Kenyans find rural lifeline after Covid city exodus

Usain Bolt: Mario Kart helped me become Olympic champion

Inside the fight for Bangladesh's independence

Dutch MP ordered to delete Covid Holocaust social media posts

Bird songs bump stars off Australian music chart

Afghanistan: What humanitarian aid is getting in?

The teenagers and the nun trying to stop an Australian coal mine

US Congress narrowly votes to raise debt limit

Two zebras returned to US farm after months on the lam

China: The death of a man bullied for being 'effeminate'

Ethiopia civil war: How PM Abiy led fight-back against rebel advance

James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness

Southern right whales: Tracking unexpected Southern Ocean migrations

Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims

Phillip Adams: Ex-NFL player who shot six dead had CTE brain disease

Hong Kong elections: How China reshaped the city

Record numbers of young Guatemalans migrate north, leaving families in limbo

Nagaland killings: Anger grows after Indian army’s botched ambush

Saudi Arabia allows free thinkers to talk to students

Tom Holland: 'There are kids who look up to Spider-Man'

Ros Atkins on... the Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen F1 title drama

Queensland border reopens to other Australian states

The ultra-violent cult that became a global mafia

France resists US challenge to its values

Omicron: India aims to avoid 'pandemic roulette'

Kentucky tornadoes: 100 year-old-church destroyed in seconds

Indian police 'foil man's attempt to fake death'

Verstappen wins F1 world title, Mercedes protest

Indian PM Modi's Twitter hacked with bitcoin tweet

Reckya Madougou: Opposition leader jailing damages Benin democracy - lawyer

ICYMI: Scuba-diving Santa and other festive moments

Kentucky hit by 'worst ever tornadoes'

Biden: US will do whatever is needed to help Tornado victims

Alan Shepard: Bezos space company sends first US astronaut's daughter to space

Rare Skeletal Remains Discovered by Archaeologists Show Evidence of First Roman Crucifixion in UK

Albert Benaiges: Ex-Barcelona academy chief faces sex abuse claims

UK warns Russia of consequences if Ukraine invaded

UN Sculpture Looks a Lot Like the End Times Beast Referred to in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13

Nobel Peace Prize: Maria Ressa attacks social media 'toxic sludge'

Indonesia volcano: Volunteers struggle to recover the dead, metres deep in ash and mud

Mexico truck crash: 'There are so many dead'

Aung San Suu Kyi Faces Life in Prison as Myanmar Regime Crushes Democracy, Burns Christian Homes and Churches

Michael Nesmith: The Monkees star dies at 78

Capitol riot: US appeals court rejects Trump's request to block files

Analyst Explains Putin's Intention for Massing Troops Along Russia's Ukrainian Border

Astroworld: Travis Scott says he was unaware fans were hurt

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could spill over into Europe

US-led coalition against IS ends combat mission in Iraq

'Our Duty to God': 1,000+ UK Church Leaders Prepared to Be Jailed Over 'Conversion Therapy' Ban

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ‘I want to say what I think’

Netherlands to buy Rembrandt Standard Bearer self-portrait

Tiger Woods will make his return at PNC Championship alongside son Charlie

Russia Ukraine: Sending US troops not on table - Biden

UK and Canada join diplomatic boycott of China Winter Olympics

'The Worst Christmas Idea EVER!' One Country's Postal Service Portrays Santa Claus as Gay, Kissing Another Man

Robert E Lee: Confederate general statue to be turned into art

Covid: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says

Reverse advent calendar: A simple idea helping Australians at Christmas

Putin-Biden talks: What next for Ukraine?

Afghanistan: Girls' despair as Taliban confirms secondary school ban

What the data tells us about love and marriage in India

'Dictatorships Have Tried to Do This Kind of Thing': Pope Slams EU for Swapping Christmas for 'Watered-Down Secularism'

US father fired on Zoom describes 'callous' call

Bitcoin 'founder' to keep 1m Bitcoin cache

Google sues alleged Russian cyber criminals

Chile same-sex marriage: Law overwhelmingly approved by parliament

Amazon services down for thousands of users

Western leaders urge Russia to lower Ukraine tensions

Emmett Till: US closes investigation without charges

Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar hate speech

Amalia: The heir to the Dutch throne keeps it normal at 18

David Gulpilil: Profound legacy of a trailblazing Aboriginal actor

'I had to move across America when I became allergic to the sun'

Hong Kong Covid: The Cathay pilots stuck in 'perpetual quarantine'

Helping trans people escape death in their home countries

'I want Afghan women to be free to wear colour'

Juan Jose Florian: Colombia's Para-cycling 'superhero' and his dramatic life story

Mahbouba Seraj: Afghanistan is a country in trouble

'Ongoing Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity': US Officials Will Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics

Jussie Smollett testifies at trial: 'There was no hoax'

Rebel Wilson on weight loss: I know what it’s like to be invisible

Ghislaine Maxwell 'gave schoolgirl outfit to Epstein victim'

3 More Missionary Hostages Released from Haitian Gang, 12 Remain Captive

Sri Lankan Man Tortured, Lynched, Body Burned in Street Over Islamic 'Blasphemy' Allegations in Pakistan

Indonesia volcano: 'The volcano destroyed our houses - we need help'

'I Rebuke You Corona': Nepalese Pastor Given 2-Year Jail Sentence for Praying for Healing From COVID

US diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Amid shortage, Canada taps into emergency maple syrup reserves

US boss fires 900 employees over Zoom

Omicron: Why is Nigeria on the travel red list?

Covid: UK red list criticised as 'travel apartheid' by Nigeria

Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler pick up Kennedy Center Honors

Myanmar Court Sentences Ousted Leader Suu Kyi To 4 Years

Eric Zemmour: Far-right French presidential candidate grabbed at rally

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail

FARC: Colombian rebel commander 'El Paisa' killed in Venezuela

Pakistan: Brutal mob killing of Sri Lankan sparks protests

Dalio: Comments on China's human rights misunderstood

Climate change: Is ‘blue hydrogen’ Japan’s answer to coal?

Tennis governing body to keep playing in China

Putin in India: What Russian president's visit means for world politics

The tech helping shops - and Santa - deliver this Christmas

Covid in Uganda: The man whose children may never return to school

Thomas Massie: US Congressman condemned for Christmas guns photo

The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel

James Webb Space Telescope scientist: 'It's the future of astrophysics'

How Lebanon's economic problems could leave Sara blind

Gambia elections: Adama Barrow declared presidential election winner

Christian Charity to Send 100,000 Bibles to Persecuted Believers Around the World

Christian Families in India Ordered to Abandon Their Faith, Threatened With Violence and Social Boycott

Bob Dole: Biden leads tributes to a 'dear friend'

Indonesia volcano: Villages buried under hot ash

Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn

Veteran Republican leader Bob Dole dies

Military truck rams into group of Myanmar protesters in Yangon

French climber handed Mont Blanc gems after 2013 find

Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe

Death Toll Rises to 13 in Indonesia Volcano Eruption

Avalanche in Austria Kills 3 Skiers, Injures 2

India Nagaland: Security forces kill 13 civilians amid ambush blunder

Afghanistan: Taliban warned against targeting former security forces

Chris Cuomo: CNN fires presenter over help he gave politician brother

Why France faces so much anger in West Africa

Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

Mandatory vaccinations: Three reasons for and against

South Africa: The rape survivor who convicts rapists

Biden and Putin to hold call amid Ukraine invasion fears

Pastor Tim Keller Continues to Find 'Hope and Strength' in God While Battling Pancreatic Cancer

Gambia elections: Ex-President Yahya Jammeh's shadow looms over poll

Eitan Biran: Cable car survivor returned to Italy after custody battle

Is This the Exact Place Where Jesus Was Born? The Fascinating, Nearly 2,000-Year-Old History Behind Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity

Afghanistan: Macron reveals plans for joint European mission

ICYMI: Jumping into an active volcano, and other ways to spend the festive season

Indonesia volcano: Residents flee as Mt Semeru spews huge ash cloud

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Key moments from the first week

Michigan school shooting: Reward offered to find suspect's parents

Russia Ukraine: Biden warns Russia against Ukraine 'red lines'

Mali: Dozens of civilians killed after militants attack bus

MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found?

Bolsonaro: Brazilian Supreme Court opens investigation into vaccine comments

Ready for power: Team Scholz promises a new Germany

Rare turtle washes up 4,000 miles from home

Parag Agrawal: Why Indian-born CEOs dominate Silicon Valley

Why Ugandan troops have entered DR Congo - again

Saudi Arabia Grand Prix: A race for equal rights

Ros Atkins on… America’s abortion divide

Iran Nuclear Talks Pessimism: Opening of Pandora's Box?

Covid-19: Ireland closes nightclubs and tightens Covid rules

Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant

The 'kind heart' who gave an Afghan family a new home

Alec Baldwin admits career could be over after fatal shooting

Biden blasted for reviving Trump's Remain in Mexico policy

China app giant Didi plans US stock market exit in move to Hong Kong

Ride hailing app Grab falls in $40bn market debut

Laverne & Shirley star Eddie Mekka dies aged 69

The Indian granny who became literate at 104

NunTok: How religion is booming on TikTok and Instagram

Boxing Day: Festive film debut for Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock

How to spot the software that could be spying on you

Why Turkey's currency crash does not worry Erdogan

Broome: Diving the remnants of a WW2 attack on Australia

Africa's week in pictures: 26 November - 2 December 2021

Will Meghan's big win change public opinion?

The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock

Germany: Angela Merkel's military farewell features punk singer's hit

'Next Level Dystopian': German Euthanasia Group Requires Those Seeking Assisted Suicide to Be Vaccinated First

Analysts Say Iran Only Freed 9 Christians to Gain Favor During Nuclear Talks with US, Europe

Omicron: Biden unveils new Covid-19 winter measures

Elle to stop promoting the use of animal fur in its magazines

How do you say 'Omicron'?

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: My wife's vaccine death is fake news

Curious leopard enters classroom in India

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

Home Alone house available to book on Airbnb

Pfizer boss: Annual Covid jabs for years to come

Queensland Floods: Second death recorded as crisis continues

Facebook uncovers Chinese network behind fake expert

Alan Tudge: Australia minister stood aside over 'abusive' affair allegations

Disney elects woman as chairman for first time in 98-year history

Canadian MPs vote to ban LGBT 'conversion therapy'

Argentina ex-President Mauricio Macri charged in sub families spying case

Venezuela's hospital 'hell'

When Jesus is used to steal from his flock

Would you give 10% of your salary to charity?

'No middle ground': Chile voters face tough choice as run-off looms

Epstein accuser: Ghislaine Maxwell is a 'master manipulator'

Biden puts faith in Santa Claus amid supply chain problems

‘It’s like hell in here’: The struggle to save Afghanistan's starving babies

Michigan school shooting: Suspect, 15, charged as an adult

WTA suspends China tournaments over Peng Shuai

Covid Omicron: Time to consider mandatory jabs, EU chief says

Austria: Doctor fined for amputating wrong leg of patient

Michigan school shooting: 'Worst kind of tragedy' says sheriff