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At least 35 civilians have been killed, most of them women, in an attack by Jihadists on a town in the north of Burkina Faso.
The president of the west African country said that 80 jihadists were killed in subsequent clashes with security forces.
The violence, which erupted in the town of Arbinda in Sahel region near the country's border with
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Write comment (97 Comments)In a classroom at Shanghai University, more than 100 students are listening in rapt attention. Their lecturer plays a video. In it, a young man wades through water to help his girlfriend cross a single log bridge.
"If he was your boyfriend, what would you think?" Li Chen asks.
He gestures at a female student: "You look like you have a boyfriend.
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Write comment (94 Comments)Donald Trump has brushed off North Korea's warning of a "Christmas gift", saying the United States would "deal with it very successfully" and that perhaps it would be a "nice present".
The US president added: "Maybe it's a present where he sends me a beautiful vase."
Mr Trump was speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida following
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Write comment (90 Comments)Hong Kong riot police have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping centres and tourist areas.
Trouble flared as anti-government rallies escalated once again with crowds occupying roads outside the malls and nearby luxury hotels, including the Peninsula.
Scores of black clad,
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Write comment (96 Comments)In Australia, thousands of volunteer firefighters will be spending Christmas away from their homes and families as they continue to tackle bushfires.
The fires are now burning in five different states, with emergency services warning that at least 60 are out of control.
In the town of Lithgow, Sky News correspondent Katerina Vittozzi spoke to D
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Write comment (90 Comments)India's ruling BJP party has lost a key regional election in voting that took place during widespread protests against a new citizenship law.
Critics have said the law is the latest effort by Narendra Modi's government to marginalise India's Muslim population.
In eastern Jharkhand state, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), lost power
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