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The move is designed to protect marine life around the Pacific island state.

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Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new 'strategic weapon', but leaves room for US talks.

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Australia's fires have killed at least three people in recent days and left hundreds homeless.

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While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it's a different year altogether for some.

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Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

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We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce.

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An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love.

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Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists.

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LGBT activists are mounting legal battles against the Caribbean's colonial-era homophobic laws.

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The beta amyloid hypothesis has thwarted progress toward an Alzheimer’s cure
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From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year.

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The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect.

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From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019.

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year.

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Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

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The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

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Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

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The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US.

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Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements.

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The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals.

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Men who refused mandatory military service were subjected to prison - and social stigma.

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The move comes as the US-China trade war US companies to shift production out of China.

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Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened.

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The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang.

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People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

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The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats.

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With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth.

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How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users.

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On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018.

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A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level.

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Computer Science from the Bottom Up (2016)
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What happens when your career becomes your whole identity
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Reports say a man entered the home and attacked guests during a Hanukkah party.

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The president retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower whose complaint led to his impeachment.

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