A Canadian citizen who was detained in China earlier this month has been released and…
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What is an OBE, MBE, CBE and the difference between them? (Metro)
The New Year’s Honours list has handed out awards to well over 1,000 recipients this…
‘A Christmas miracle’: 12-year-old boy survives being buried under avalanche for 40 minutes (itv)
A 12-year-old boy was found alive and uninjured in the French Alps after being buried…
Thai government backs same-sex civil partnership bill (Guardian)
Thailand’s military government has backed a bill that would make the country the first in…
Spain preparing for no-deal Brexit – PM (Guardian)
Spain’s prime minister said Friday his government is preparing emergency measures to preserve the rights…
Flights rerouted as volcano alert raised (BBC)
The alert level for Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has been raised to the second highest…
Afghan presidential election delayed by three months (BBC)
Next year’s presidential election in Afghanistan has been postponed by three months, election authority sources…
Three students killed in university lab explosion (Guardian)
Three students were killed in a laboratory blast at a Beijing university on Wednesday, the…
Journalist sets himself ablaze (Guardian)
Tunisian security forces on Tuesday fired tear gas at protesters in the western city of…
Beijing puts human rights lawyer on trial (CNN)
A high-profile Chinese human rights lawyer detained more than three years ago is facing trial…