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• Débat démocrate : Elizabeth Warren, nouvelle cible favorite de ses concurrents
  La sénatrice progressiste Elizabeth Warren, désormais au coude-à-coude avec Joe Biden dans la course aux primaires démocrates, était au cœur des attaques des candidats réunis sur scène dans l'Ohi …
• Hong Kong : Carrie Lam, huée par l'opposition, renonce à son discours au Parlement
  La cheffe de l'exécutif hongkongais Carrie Lam été contrainte, mercredi, d'interrompre son discours annuel de politique générale après avoir été chahutée par des parlementaires, au milieu de …
• Le chercheur Roland Marchal, deuxième universitaire français détenu en Iran
  Le chercheur français spécialiste de l’Afrique sub-saharienne Roland Marchal est détenu en Iran, à l'instar de sa collègue franco-iranienne Fariba Adelkhah, rapportent mercredi Le Figaro et l …
• Des accompagnatrices voilées écartées d'une sortie scolaire dans une caserne de pompiers
  Les pompiers de la caserne de Creil ont refusé, lundi, une visite scolaire car deux accompagnatrices portaient un voile. Le Service départemental d'incendie et de secours de l'Oise évoque un …
• Erdogan ne "déclarera jamais de cessez-le-feu" sans avoir atteint ses objectifs en Syrie
  La Turquie a affirmé, mardi, qu'elle poursuivrait son opération militaire dans le nord de la Syrie "avec ou sans le soutien" du monde. Washington envoie Mike Pompeo et Mike Pence négoci …

BBC News – Africa

• 'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school
  Police find 67 pupils with chains on their ankles at an Islamic boarding school in the north.
• Deadly parasite 'jumped' from gorilla to humans
  Discovery of mutation 50,000 years ago could help in the fight against malaria.
• Mohamed Salah: Electronics engineer stands in for striker as lookalike
  Electronics engineer Ahmad Bahaa reveals he acts as a stand-in for Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah in TV commercials.
• Algerian and French federations to discuss friendly
  Football bosses from both countries agree to meet in Algeria in early 2020 to talk about a first full international between the nations since 2001.
• Cyril Ramaphosa on 'damaging' South African xenophobic attacks
  President Cyril Ramaphosa says recent xenophobic attacks were "damaging" to South Africa.

BBC News – Front Page

• Brexit: Talks enter last day before crunch EU summit
  Brexit negotiations enter a key 24 hours, as EU leaders prepare to meet at a summit in Brussels.
• Harry Dunn's parents reject Trump offer to meet suspect at White House
  At a White House meeting with Donald Trump they are told Anne Sacoolas will not return to the UK.
• Have UK voters changed their minds on Brexit?
  Where do voters stand on Brexit, after more than three years of debate and negotiation?
• The UK cities where rent is rising the fastest
  New research reveals a geographical split in how the cost of renting a UK home has changed in a year.
• Harry's emotional moment during speech over Meghan's pregnancy
  Prince Harry takes a moment as he talks about becoming a father at the WellChild Awards.

BBC News – Entertainment & Arts

• Zoe Kravitz follows Berry and Hathaway in playing Catwoman
  How will Zoe Kravitz com-purr with the other actresses who have played Batman's feline nemesis?

 

• Primavera becomes first major festival to go paperless
  The Spanish festival hopes to combat touts by adopting a mobile-only ticket policy.

 

• How Yorkshire Ripper's terror 'changed the world for women'
  A new play in Leeds shows the impact of the Yorkshire Ripper's reign of terror on ordinary women.

 

• 5 times awards have been shared
  This year's Booker Prize is not the first time an arts award has been given to multiple recipients.

 

• Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo
  A shot of a predator-prey confrontation wins the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

 

BBC News – Technology

• 'Send nudes' Boohoo ad banned after complaint
  The advert for clothes in skin tones was not socially responsible, the UK advertising watchdog rules.
• Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home
  Rick Osterloh suggests house guests have the right to know smart speakers are in use before entering.
• Pixel 4 seeks to reclaim low-light photography crown for Google
  Google adds an astrophotography mode to its new phone, allowing it to take pictures of the Milky Way.
• 'Deletefacebook' trends after Zuckerberg backlash
  It follows revelations Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had unofficial meetings with right-wing politicians.
• YouTube regrets: Anecdotal claims of damaged users
  Fresh evidence that Google's video clip service is promoting harmful and hate-filled content.

BBC News – Science & Environment

• Southwest Atlantic humpback whales on recovery path
  The population first ravaged by commercial whalers in the 1900s is almost back to where it was.
• Brexit hits UK science funding and workforce
  The first figures emerge demonstrating that Brexit uncertainty has adversely affected UK research.
• Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo
  A shot of a predator-prey confrontation wins the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
• What's in the government's new environment bill?
  Environmentalists welcome parts of the new law, but others say the government is going backwards.
• Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London despite ban
  The group says it has taken steps towards legal action over the restriction of protests in London.

BBC News – Education & Family

• Child, four, among pupils taking weapons to school
  Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show.
• Child gambling a 'growing problem' – study
  Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests.
• Career ambitions 'already limited by age of seven'
  Young people are often trapped by a lack of knowledge about job options, a report says.
• Home education a 'huge undertaking for parents' – Ofsted
  Home educating is often a last resort for parents whose children have had problems at school, Ofsted says.
• More families needed for children awaiting adoption
  More than twice as many children in England are waiting to be adopted as there are families willing to adopt.

BBC News – Health

• NHS screening 'needs to fit with busy lives'
  Mobile clinics and evening and weekend opening could help increase uptake of NHS screening programmes.
• How dad saved son from 'scalding cuppa' scars
  Each year hundreds of young UK children end up in hospital with severe but avoidable coffee and tea scalds, like Archie.
• Deadly parasite 'jumped' from gorilla to humans
  Discovery of mutation 50,000 years ago could help in the fight against malaria.
• Mum left without food for 10 days after Calea safety alert
  Jenny Evans is fed intravenously, but says a lack of deliveries left her without essential nutrition.
• Royal Papworth Hospital rated 'outstanding' in all categories
  Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge is the first in the UK to achieve the rating in all five areas.

BBC News – Africa

• 'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school
  Police find 67 pupils with chains on their ankles at an Islamic boarding school in the north.
• Deadly parasite 'jumped' from gorilla to humans
  Discovery of mutation 50,000 years ago could help in the fight against malaria.
• Mohamed Salah: Electronics engineer stands in for striker as lookalike
  Electronics engineer Ahmad Bahaa reveals he acts as a stand-in for Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah in TV commercials.
• Algerian and French federations to discuss friendly
  Football bosses from both countries agree to meet in Algeria in early 2020 to talk about a first full international between the nations since 2001.
• Cyril Ramaphosa on 'damaging' South African xenophobic attacks
  President Cyril Ramaphosa says recent xenophobic attacks were "damaging" to South Africa.

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BBC News – Politics

• Brexit: Talks enter last day before crunch EU summit
  Brexit negotiations enter a key 24 hours, as EU leaders prepare to meet at a summit in Brussels.
• SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon says indyref2 'must happen next year'
  The SNP leader tells her party's conference that Westminster has 'no right' to block a Scottish independence referendum.
• Conservative campaign leaflets: Vote for rivals puts Brexit at risk
  Campaign material suggests the party accepts the UK might not have left the EU by the time of an election.
• Curbing MP abuse 'not high priority' for leaders, says watchdog
  The intimidation of MPs and their staff is threatening democracy, claims the UK standards watchdog.
• Turkey-Syria offensive: UK government halts arms export licences to Turkey
  Exports will be kept under review amid Turkey's military actions in Syria, the foreign secretary says.

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