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German elections: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel (Sun, 26 Sep 2021)
The election race could barely be tighter as voters decide who will run Europe's biggest economy.
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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou freed by Canada arrives home in China (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Two Canadians detained by China are also freed, bringing to an end a three-year diplomatic row.
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Global Citizen Live: Ed Sheeran, Lizzo and Billy Eilish feature in 24-hour concert (Sun, 26 Sep 2021)
The Global Citizen Live festival will see performances from more than 60 artists in six continents.
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Nuclear weapons: Explained in numbers (Sun, 26 Sep 2021)
Reality Check takes a look at the facts and figures behind the world's nuclear weapons
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Rwanda genocide 'kingpin' Théoneste Bagosora dies in prison (Sun, 26 Sep 2021)
Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the massacre of 800,000 people.
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Afghanistan: Taliban hang bodies as warning in city of Herat (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Bodies of alleged kidnappers are hung in public, a day after a warning executions would resume.
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Canary Islands: Airport closed as volcano intensifies (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed on the Spanish island since the eruption began.
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Music company buys NFT of 'Side-eyeing Chloe' meme (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
The image of two-year-old Chloe Clem making a disapproving face was auctioned in cryptocurrency.
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Somalia: Seven killed in suicide attack near presidential palace (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.
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Attacked by a hyena: My advice for a fellow victim (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Nine-year-old Rodwell Nkomazana lost an eye, his nose, and his upper lip when he was mauled by a hyena.
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Actor Michael K Williams died of accidental drug overdose, coroner confirms (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
The actor died after overdosing on a combination of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
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Quad countries vow to work for freedom in region (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
The leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia also launched a new climate initiative at the US summit.
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COP26: What is the Glasgow climate conference and why is it important? (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)
A crucial climate change summit is being held in the UK- who's going and what's at stake?
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Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)
After three years, Huawei's chief financial officer has a US extradition request against her dropped.
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La Palma volcano: Visual guide to what happened (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
A series of maps and charts explaining what happened after an eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands.
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Letter from Africa: The wonders of Somali cuisine and a taste of home (Sun, 26 Sep 2021)
Ethiopian and Eritrean food is well known globally, but this is your chance to discover Somali cooking.
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Sustainable fashion: From the red carpet to our wardrobes? (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Hannah Peel wore a sustainable dress to the Mercury Awards - but is the fashion industry changing?
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Gambia's Jammeh pact bombshell: Treachery or reconciliation? (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
A political pact that could see the return of Gambia's exiled ex-President Jammeh proves divisive.
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Afghanistan: Inside the prison staffed by former inmates released by the Taliban (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen goes inside Kabul's main jail, where former Taliban inmates are now caretakers.
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ICYMI: Taxi gardens and Egypt's pharaohs on a pencil (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Abandoned taxis being used to grow vegetables and other stories you may have missed this week.
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Ros Atkins On… Germany’s election explained (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Ros Atkins explains how Germany’s election works, the candidates and the issues at stake.
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Switzerland to hold referendum on same-sex marriage (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Voters in Switzerland go to the polls this Sunday to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage.
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Migrants freezing to death on Belarus-Poland border (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)
The BBC finds stranded migrants facing sub-zero temperatures amid a row between Poland and Belarus.
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German elections 2021: Simple guide to vote ending Merkel era (Sat, 25 Sep 2021)
Germans are choosing a new government on Sunday. This is how the vote works.
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Angela Merkel: A career in pictures (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)
As Angela Merkel steps down as German chancellor, we take a look back at the photos documenting her career.
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German election: Who could succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor? (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)
A lacklustre lead candidate and a surprisingly strong Social Democrat have blown the race wide open.
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German elections 2021: 'Bazooka man' Olaf Scholz bidding for chancellor (Tue, 21 Sep 2021)
The centre-left finance minister has led the polls in the run-up to the vote to succeed Angela Merkel.
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Angela Merkel: What will Germans miss about the chancellor? (Thu, 23 Sep 2021)
BBC Europe editor Katya Adler takes a road trip to find out how Germans will remember their chancellor.
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