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Chandrayaan-2: India spacecraft begins orbiting Moon https://bbc.in/2Mud1T1 #news #asia-india The $145m Chandrayaan-2 aims to become the fi…

Hong Kong: British consulate staffer detained at China border https://bbc.in/2KYjEd4 #news #asia-china It comes after Simon Cheng, who work…

Jeffrey Epstein 'signed will two days before death' https://bbc.in/2L1nRgu #news #us-canada The estate of the former financier was worth $5…

Ugandan acid attack survivors speak out https://bbc.in/2KXXB6F #news #africa Two women share their stories of surviving and then recovering…

The town that banned Muslims from buying property https://bbc.in/2KXTPKa #news #middle-east A Lebanese town has banned Muslims from buying…

Twitter 'adopts' a Berkshire grandad following viral video https://bbc.in/2KWVijX #news #uk-england-berkshire 82-year-old Keith melted mill…

The International 2019: What does it take to become a gaming millionaire? https://bbc.in/2KVFf6c #news #world Gaming is a near billion-doll…

The people policing the internet's most horrific content https://bbc.in/2KYcsh5 #news #business Website content moderators have to see some…

The Family: 'Raised in a doomsday cult, I entered the real world at 15' https://bbc.in/2KZkV3R #news #stories Ben Shenton was raised in a c…

British woman ‘horrifically burnt’ in Cambodia explosion https://bbc.in/2KNXBpq #news #uk-england-kent A petrol station blew up killing one…

Indonesia celebrates Independence Day with greasy pole contest https://bbc.in/2KU5Osu #news #asia Indonesians take part in a greasy pole cl…

El Salvador: Evelyn Hernández cleared over baby's death https://bbc.in/2KQknNC #news #latin-america Evelyn Hernández's murder retrial has s…

Gina Lopez, Philippine anti-mining advocate, dies aged 65 https://bbc.in/2KTV0uj #news #asia Former Philippine Environment Minister Gina Lo…

Eric Garner: NY officer in 'I can't breathe' death fired https://bbc.in/2KXflPz #news #us-canada The decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo came…

Elissa, Lebanese pop star, retires from 'mafia-like' music industry https://bbc.in/2KSeeR4 #news #middle-east Elissa has challenged taboos…

US police digitally removed tattoos from mugshot https://bbc.in/2KXebmO #news #us-canada Police called it "digital makeup" but his lawyer a…

'Cut the Iron Curtain': Germany's 1989 freedom picnic https://bbc.in/2KQ6mzu #news #europe Thirty years ago a "European unity" picnic becam…

The Rock marries girlfriend Lauren Hashian in Hawaii https://bbc.in/2KWZYpY #news #newsbeat The couple have been together since 2006 and ha…

Texas government organisations hit by ransomware attack https://bbc.in/2MotGaH #news #technology Hackers target 23 organisations in what lo…

'Nightmare' hand statue looms over New Zealand city https://bbc.in/2KWM3R7 #news #blogs-news-from-elsewhere The disturbing modern art piece…