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Fear and loathing in South Africa where foreigners live in danger

Scott Marsh: Viral and controversial art of 'Australia's Banksy'

How this clip restored one man's dream of being a pilot

India's unwinnable battle against spitting

My art channels the pain from Ethiopia's war

Demi Skipper plans to keep trading after hairpin-to-house swap

Covid: Travel misery continues as 1,500 more flights cancelled

Deadly bombing at restaurant packed for Christmas

Myanmar: Charity staff missing after deadly 'army attack'

Israeli 'psychic' Uri Geller still baffling fans at 75

Love story sends TV fans in search of idyllic Alps

Letter from Africa: Why Kenya's taxman is eyeing social media

Pope Francis Urbi et Orbi address: World ignoring huge tragedies

Sudan coup: Military cuts internet services ahead of planned protests

ICYMI: Christmas moments you may have missed from around the globe

Covid: US airlines scrap hundreds of flights amid Omicron surge

SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction

In pictures: World celebrates Christmas

Climate change: Lapland reindeer gone astray in search for food

No time for war: Russians see no chance of conflict

Art: 'People amazed I fold paper for a living, then they see it'

Bangladesh ferry fire: Dozens killed near Jhalakathi

Selfridges sold for £4bn to Thai-Austrian alliance

Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia

Murray Head: 'Unsung at home, but a hero in France'

Switzerland's wolves get too close for comfort

Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 December 2021

Kentucky tornado: Two babies pulled alive from rubble

Australia settles lawsuit over welfare scheme criticised as racist

Philadelphia congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight

Gay Santa ad highlights big shift in Norwegian society

Kashmir fury at India's plan to redraw voting map

Is this the world's largest virtual fashion show?

Super Typhoon Rai: BBC correspondent shows damage on Siargao Island

Myanmar: At least one dead, 70 missing in jade mine landslide

Covid-19: Israel could become the first country to give four vaccine doses

Covid: Australian trial tests blood thinner as nasal spray

Charles Lieber: Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to Chinese program

Gaming disorder: Inside the clinic helping addicted teens

McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan

Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old

Hungary's Viktor Orban to defy EU over immigration law

OnlyFans founder is making way for firm's marketing chief

Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions

Malaysia hit by the worst floods in decades

Why China could win the new global arms race

Saudi entertainment boom raises harassment fears

The secret lives of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein

Malaysia: Death toll rises after massive floods

Abducted Haiti missionaries describe daring escape

Omicron: South African scientists probe link between variants and untreated HIV

Indian Christians fear attacks or jail over conversions

Berlusconi seeks comeback role as Italian president

How Covid deepened America's teacher shortages

What is the metaverse?

The robot chefs that can cook your Christmas dinner

Algeria and a question of identity: Who counts as African?

Covid-19: Can freebies tempt Indians to get vaccinated?

Myanmar: BBC investigates military's mass killings

Tortured to death: Myanmar mass killings revealed

West Bank ambush suspects captured, Israel says

Derek Chisora v Joseph Parker II: New Zealander beats Briton on points in Manchester

Philippines Super Typhoon Rai: Death toll reaches 75

Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa

Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned

Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial

BBC Bitcoin mining report used in crypto-scam

Chileans divided ahead of presidential run-off

Migrant crossings: More than 900 cross Channel in two days

UK troops will not be deployed to Ukraine to defend against Russia

Theranos trial: Jury to decide fate of Elizabeth Holmes

Lagos party plans threatened by Nigeria Covid passports

Russia-Ukraine: Can a solution be found for war in Ukraine's east?

Afghanistan to Wisconsin: Refugees dream of home

Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts

Week in pictures: 11-17 December 2021

Ros Atkins on… What 2021 taught us about Covid

India and Pakistan: The students in jail for praising the wrong cricket team

Bouncy castle fall: Australia mourns 'terrible tragedy' after children killed

Kim Jong-un: N Korean defectors reflect on last decade

Japan: At least 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire

Rust: Police obtain search warrant for Alec Baldwin's phone

In pictures: Crowds celebrate death of Pinochet's widow in Chile

Biden grants Medal of Honor to first black soldier since Vietnam

US FDA permanently allows mail-order abortion pills

US Congress passes import ban on Chinese Uyghur region

Africa's week in pictures: 10 - 16 December 2021

How Russia tries to censor Western social media

Huntsman spider interrupts Australian Covid press briefing

'If you eat here, you're dining with rats'

Kenyans find rural lifeline after Covid city exodus

Afghanistan: What humanitarian aid is getting in?

Usain Bolt: Mario Kart helped me become Olympic champion

Inside the fight for Bangladesh's independence

The teenagers and the nun trying to stop an Australian coal mine

Riccardo Ehrman: Journalist who prompted Berlin Wall to fall dies

China: The death of a man bullied for being 'effeminate'

Ethiopia civil war: How PM Abiy led fight-back against rebel advance

James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness

Billie Eilish says porn exposure while young caused nightmares

Covid: Omicron probably in most countries, WHO says

Malta becomes first EU nation to legalise cannabis

Belarus: Opposition leader Tikhanovsky jailed for 18 years over protests

Nagaland killings: Anger grows after Indian army’s botched ambush

Saudi Arabia allows free thinkers to talk to students

Ros Atkins on... the Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen F1 title drama

Tom Holland: 'There are kids who look up to Spider-Man'

How much does the diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 matter?

Canada apologises for 'scourge' of military sexual misconduct

Nicaragua receives China vaccines after cutting ties with Taiwan

Kentucky tornadoes: Death toll likely to pass 100, governor says

South Korea: End to Korean War agreed to 'in principle'

Queensland border reopens to other Australian states

Kentucky tornadoes: 100 year-old-church destroyed in seconds

France resists US challenge to its values

Vladimir Putin: I moonlighted as a taxi driver in the 1990s

Black Axe: Leaked documents shine spotlight on secretive Nigerian gang

Howard University: Why these students slept out in tents on campus for weeks

The ultra-violent cult that became a global mafia

Omicron: India aims to avoid 'pandemic roulette'

Indian police 'foil man's attempt to fake death'

Kentucky tornadoes: Biden reaches out to affected US states

Covid: Brazil to demand proof of vaccination from foreign visitors

Covid in Austria: Mass protest in Vienna against measures

Mexico truck crash: 'I woke up 50 metres from the truck'

The Nigerian woman whose life changed when she visited a leprosy colony

The priests navigating Colombia's conflict zones

Meth and heroin fuel Afghanistan drugs boom

Your pictures on the theme of 'misty mornings'

Kentucky hit by 'worst ever tornadoes'

ICYMI: Scuba-diving Santa and other festive moments

Biden: US will do whatever is needed to help Tornado victims

Alan Shepard: Bezos space company sends first US astronaut's daughter to space

Drone footage shows Amazon warehouse collapse

Finnish teacher who secretly taught IS children in Syrian camps by text

Week in pictures: 4-10 December 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell: Key moments in the trial so far

Ros Atkins on… Compulsory Covid vaccinations

Kashmir killings: The families still waiting for bodies of loved ones

Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors rest their case

The country that is Europe's hub for cargo bikes

Mothers reborn: The surprising benefits of lifelike dolls

Astroworld: Travis Scott says he was unaware fans were hurt

US-led coalition against IS ends combat mission in Iraq

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could spill over into Europe

Tiger Woods will make his return at PNC Championship alongside son Charlie

The Supreme Court Faces a Voting Paradox

UK and Canada join diplomatic boycott of China Winter Olympics

Yes, Americans Should Get Free Tests

Robert E Lee: Confederate general statue to be turned into art

‘Improvise It, Man.’ How to Make Magic Like the Beatles.

Ghislaine Maxwell: Jury sees never-before-seen photos of Epstein and defendant

La Scala welcomes opera lovers, in masks, to open its season.

US father fired on Zoom describes 'callous' call

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Felt Desire Overshadow Fear’

Bitcoin 'founder' to keep 1m Bitcoin cache

Austin Ekeler Knows You Need Him to Win Your Fantasy League

Readers Share What They’re Grateful For

Your Tuesday Briefing

¿Por qué algunos migrantes son expulsados de EE. UU. más rápido que otros?

Ghislaine Maxwell 'gave schoolgirl outfit to Epstein victim'

Microsoft Seizes 42 Websites From a Chinese Hacking Group

The Savory Side of Baking With Dorie Greenspan

A Damien Hirst Touch for the Table

A Truffle Imbued With Winter Whimsy

Julie Green’s ‘First Meals’ on View

Treasures From the Silk Road

Let the Fulton Fish Market Handle the Feast

France closes nightclubs for four weeks, but rejects adding other major restrictions.

With its private-sector vaccine mandate, N.Y.C. has gone where few other U.S. cities and counties have.

Are You an Older American Weathering the Pandemic? Share Your Story.

Indonesia volcano: 'The volcano destroyed our houses - we need help'

Are You an Older American Weathering the Pandemic? Share Your Story

Jussie Smollett Testifies at Trial on Charges He Staged an Attack on Himself

21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021

Can We Help the Homeless?

United States Will Not Send Government Officials to Beijing Olympics

The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel

James Webb Space Telescope scientist: 'It's the future of astrophysics'

How Lebanon's economic problems could leave Sara blind

The Jets and Giants Played. They Did Not Win.

A Chicken-Fried McGovern, Newt’s Good Ideas and the Senate Zoo: A Dole One-Liner Sampler

Wild Guess

N.Y.C. companies that don’t rely on the global supply chain are faring quite well.

J.&J. booster works well for people who had Pfizer originally, study finds.

Gambia elections: Adama Barrow declared presidential election winner

J.&J. booster works well for people who had Pfizer originally, study finds.

900 Bison at Yellowstone Are Targeted for Removal

Spike in Omicron Variant Cases Puts Europe on Edge

Viewing a Tragic Case Through the Eyes of Investigators

Your Monday Briefing

‘A War Hero and Patriot’: Leaders React to the Death of Bob Dole

What happened to the idea of using pandemic-emptied New York hotels for affordable housing?

Cambodian Effort to Find Artifacts Won’t End With Informant’s Death

Bob Dole: Biden leads tributes to a 'dear friend'

Indonesia volcano: Villages buried under hot ash

Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn

Review: ‘Landscapers’ Is Not Your Typical True-Crime Love Story

Exploring the Dimensions of Black Power at Alvin Ailey

Alabama Picks Georgia Apart, Setting Course for Another Playoff

Lawrence Weiner, Artist Whose Medium Was Language, Dies at 79

Chris Cuomo: CNN fires presenter over help he gave politician brother

Why France faces so much anger in West Africa

Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

Mandatory vaccinations: Three reasons for and against

South Africa: The rape survivor who convicts rapists

To Counter China, Austin Vows to Shore Up Alliances With Others in Region

Vaccine demand grows in the U.S. and so do wait times.

Princess Beatrix, the former Dutch Queen, isolating after testing positive for Covid.

Come Again?

Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color

Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color

CNN Fires Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother

Palestinian Who Stabs Israeli in East Jerusalem Is Killed by Police

Britain, a leader in genomic testing, has detected around 160 Omicron cases and tightens restrictions.