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World's oldest person Emma Morano dies at 117
Italian Emma Morano was officially the last person born in the 1800s still living.
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France gives citizenship to 28 African WW2 veterans
President Francois Hollande says France owes them a debt of blood.
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Discontent among rural voters
How is the country's rural population viewing the presidential contest?
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Pakistan PM says he is shocked by blasphemy killing
Condemnation follows the brutal death of a student at the hands of a campus mob.
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Parading with precision
Pyongyang's Day of the Sun procession combines missiles, goose-stepping and pom-poms.
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France gives citizenship to 28 African WW2 veterans
President Francois Hollande says France owes them a debt of blood.
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Syria bombed coaches: 'Bodies lying on side of road'
The BBC's Sebastian Usher says coaches hit by a bomb were taking evacuees from government-held areas.
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Syria war: Huge bomb kills dozens of evacuees in Syria
Thousands of people are left vulnerable to attack as a deal to evacuate besieged towns stalls.
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In-form striker Olanrewaju Kayode hopes for more Nigeria caps
Austria Vienna striker Olanrewaju Kayode hopes his impressive form this season will bring him more international appearances for Nigeria.
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Dana Vollmer, the Olympic swimmer racing while six months pregnant
Dana Vollmer is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, with a brief pause to have another child.
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April the Giraffe prepares to give birth, finally
It has been a prolonged pregnancy, but April the internet star is finally having her calf.
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Radiohead quit Coachella stage twice after technical problems
Audio malfunctions force Radiohead to quit the stage twice during their headline performance at the California festival.