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Australia's fires have killed at least three in recent days and left hundreds homeless or displaced. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39DEnia

Some 12,000 fireworks lit up the UK capital's skyline to usher in the start of the new decade. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F6zFeN

Enthusiasts rave about cold water swimming - but the lifeguards must be ready to save lives in icy water. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36ebCGp

While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it's a different year altogether for some. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FcfLPi

Their petition gained more than 180,000 signatures and led to a change in the law. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2uadQbZ

Craig Earley turned to bodybuilding after he was seriously injured in a car crash. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZFEZ1U

Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36qn6qo

We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MIDkDu

An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36dW9q9

A group of viruses, of which measles is one, are adept at jumping to species barrier. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37rsXMw

LGBT activists are mounting legal battles against the Caribbean's colonial-era homophobic laws. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2sBFJcu

Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37uoJnn

Players say the virtual reality game makes them happier and healthier. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37sD8Aa

Christmas is over, it's dark and cold - but there are plenty of bright spots on the horizon. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QABINp

The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by deadly wildfires in Australia, protests in Hong Kong and India and new nuclear tensions with North Korea. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QABwOb

The United States is immediately deploying about 750 soldiers to the Middle East in response to the violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Qe9dWQ

Iran denied it was behind violent protests at the U.S. embassy in Iraq on Tuesday and warned against any retaliation, after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for an attack on the mission and said it would be held responsible. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MIeILq

"Begin cementing our unity one brick at a time," Archbishop of Canterbury says in new year message. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Qb675T

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex release the image on Instagram to mark the turn of the year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39wjLIi

The Scottish star helped the UK music industry towards a fifth consecutive year of growth. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/359zIB7

Smokers and ex-smokers who have quit report being in more pain than people who have never smoked. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36fX8G6

New research suggests most people still want to book package holidays despite what happened after the collapse of Thomas Cook. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2rIc40I

Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and posing a new challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36fVtQS

Thousands of people fled to the beach in Mallacoota, Victoria as fires approached the town. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F45hBJ

South Korean prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Tuesday on a dozen charges including bribery, two months after he resigned over a scandal involving family investment and university admissions for his children. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZFAfJD

Saudi Arabia condemned attacks launched last week by Iranian regime-backed militias against American forces in Iraq, an official source said in statement published by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MJ8c74

Sir John wrote that having two time zones in the UK would '"feed the separatist debate". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MHKJmx

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36bjZ5V

It was a year of unrest and upheaval, with protests in Hong Kong, and US-China trade tensions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F9pN3T

With just days to go before Taiwan's elections, its giant neighbor is trying a push-and-pull strategy on the island Beijing claims as Chinese territory, rattling its saber while trying to coax electors with outwardly friendlier policies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZES8IU

Thousands of heterosexual couples in England and Wales are expected to enter into the unions from today. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/367PfT8

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SBkm5L

Including Russia in the defence alliance was considered in 1995 as a way of integrating it in the West. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QejZwt

From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QyXMbi

Hong Kong police will deploy more than 6,000 officers on New Year's Eve, local media reported on Tuesday, as protesters plan rallies around the city to urge people not to give up the fight for democracy in 2020. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZCJsm9

Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront on Tuesday as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3581Wfh

Three people caught in bushfires in Australia's southeast are feared dead, authorities said on Tuesday, as huge fire fronts cause widespread devastation and forced thousands of holidaymakers to flee to beaches to escape the flames. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37p77JC

The Link network should raise the fee it pays cash machine operators, say convenience store owners. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MErOZW

Sue Hopkins stuck by her son Martin who has been a drug addict for most of his adult life. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39tKd5m

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39ndZch

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/359u169

Children found the exits locked as they tried to escape what they thought was a fire in the cinema. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F5FKYC

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/35dMvSS

The government says it will boost pay by more than four times the rate of inflation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SIsGR5

More than 800 sightings of whales, dolphins and seals have been logged in British waters this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MK4OJ3

Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37oZNO1

Tens of thousands of residents and holiday makers across a swathe of Australia's southeast were urged to evacuate on Monday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned massive bushfires. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2F5R0EA

The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift priorities, Mark Carney tells the BBC. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F6wAeF

The activist's father says he thought her skipping school to fight climate change was a "bad idea". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FgrY5T

Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MzPSNF

The Corbyn ally pledges to champion "progressive patriotism" as she considers standing to be party leader. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2smUkbP

The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SCROIQ

The choice of great TV shows is strong as traditional broadcasters and online services do battle. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37m1ig0

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39qsBHx

U.S. officials said on Sunday that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that "additional actions" may still be taken in the region to defend U.S. interests. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2F6lQwE

Yang Zhaoyu quit his job in a big Chinese city nine months ago and moved to a small community that preaches sustainable living and mindful consumption. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2F68nVS