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From bushfires and #Sussexit to fears of war in the Mid-East - it's been a busy start to the year in news. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37WntJT

An Australian vineyard's destruction in bushfires led to anger, tears and new "faith in humanity". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/309hYol

The effect of the US-Iran flare-up is rippling across America's allies and enemies in the region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uERIqr

Canadians are excited at the prospect that the royal couple might make Canada their home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a0tPJQ

Western powers believe it could have been a missile, but Iran denies it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35HDz8L

When President Bush needed a smoking gun on his rival Bill Clinton, a key US ally dug for dirt. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QoFtqh

There are many mental health apps on the market, but how much help are they? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sJ0y60

Thanks to forgiveness laws, murder doesn't always result in a jail sentence - or even a trial. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35uhDxE

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Sony, Samsung and LG all had secrets to unveil at the technology expo in Las Vegas. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Tf4xls

Nitasha Biswas won India's first transgender beauty pageant and now campaigns for transgender rights. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2shv0ns

Lisa Lloyd's elaborate designs - made out of tiny bits of paper - have sold all over the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3072Vf2

Grizelda Grootboom was tricked into sex trafficking by a "friend" and has written about her ordeal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R4Wkxp

Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be closely watched by Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39UWekB

The U.N. Security Council on Friday renewed a six-year-long cross-border operation delivering aid to millions of Syrian civilians but the number of crossings and length of authorization were halved to avoid a Russian veto. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2R8S9AT

Tunisia's deeply fragmented parliament on Friday rejected a proposed new government in a confidence vote, meaning a complex coalition-building process will need to restart with urgent economic reforms at stake. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36HNGM9

The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomat's wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19-year-old Briton Harry Dunn. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uFF76t

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