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Iraqi forces take over key buildings three weeks after a Kurdish independence referendum. - Portugal and Spain wildfires: Dozens dead and injured At least 31 people are dead in Portugal and three in Spain as dozens of wildfires spread. - Firefighters overwhelmed by wildfires The approach of Hurricane Ophelia has brought strong winds that have fanned the flames. - Hurricane Ophelia: Three people die as storm hits Ireland Thousands are without power as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia reaches the British Isles. - Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack Government critic Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in an attack the PM calls "barbaric". - Two Catalan separatists in Spanish custody A Spanish judge orders the detention of two Catalan pro-independence leaders accused of sedition. - UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack The TV series Opposite Number was cancelled following a cyber-attack in 2014. - US Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl admits desertion The 31-year-old US Army sergeant tells the court his conduct was "very inexcusable". - Harvey Weinstein: Film company in talks over possible sale Talks with US investment firm Colony Capital come after sex allegations about Harvey Weinstein. - Einstein?s waves detected in star smash Scientists detect the warping of space generated by the collision of two neutron stars. - Somalia attack: 165 unidentified bodies buried Saturday's truck bombing in the capital is the deadliest attack in Somalia's 10-year insurgency. - Brexit negotiations should accelerate, say May and Juncker Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker say their working dinner was "constructive and friendly". - France plans law on street harassment Gender equality minister Marlène Schiappa wants a definition of what behaviour can be deemed criminal. - Ed Sheeran breaks arm in cycling accident The pop star's tour dates could be in jeopardy after he has "a bit of a bicycle accident". - How 'MeToo' is exposing the scale of sexual abuse Women and men are sharing personal stories to highlight the magnitude of sexual harassment - Ophelia: School roof takes off High winds sent the structure flying through the skies in Cork, Ireland. - How a girl who can't speak got a unique voice New digital technology allows people without a voice to sound like themselves for the first time. - Raging wildfires - in pictures Images of wildfires raging in Portugal and Spain that have left more than 30 people dead. - The dome which could help machines understand behaviour Made up of over 500 cameras, the Panoptic Studio captures motion without the use of markers. - Mick Fleetwood on the early days of Fleetwood Mac and why he's a terrible drummer The Fleetwood Mac star on the band's early days, and why he can't play the same rhythm twice. - Drones tasked with catching bad drivers Road police in France have been testing them out in Bordeaux. - Training volunteers to fight IS militants Lt Jamie Robertson had just weeks to prepare Kurdish recruits to fight so-called Islamic State militants - 'My #MeToo experience is sadly typical' The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan shares her personal story of sexual harassment during her working life. - Fear, caution and joy: The mixed feelings of Kirkuk's residents The BBC speaks to some of Kirkuk's residents as the Iraqi army arrives in the city. - The 'working class boy' who built a $1bn business Paresh Davdra developed his successful money exchange firm from the ground up. |
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