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STOCKS AND DOLLAR SLIDE

Key Wall Street indexes slid to one-week lows after President Trump repeated criticism of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. The US dollar was also down with the US and China seemingly set to continue their trade war.

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BANGLADESH EYES ROHINGYA RETURN

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus hopes that Rohingya refugees will be able to celebrate next year's Eid in Myanmar. But with continued conflict in Rakhine State, conditions for repatriation remain uncertain.

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US-CHINA TRADE WAR

Tactically, China's Xi Jinping is using the trade war as an opportunity. On a tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, Xi sold a vision of Beijing as a responsible power willing to work with regional neighbours to offset the impact of US tariffs.

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY SUES TRUMP

The Ivy League university is accusing the Trump administration of an unconstitutional campaign against it. The administration is seeking billions of dollars in cuts of federal grants and contracts from Harvard.

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WEST BENGAL VIOLENCE

Observers say communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India's West Bengal state are being used for political leverage by rival parties.

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DREAMY GREEK ISLAND DESTROYS

Perched on top of Santorini's sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions. Underneath is the fizzing risk of an almighty explosion.

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LIFE ON DISTANT PLANET

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.

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RUSSIA SEIZES THOUSANDS OF HOMES

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found as the city marks three years of occupation.