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Villagers in flood-prone Bangladesh are learning to survive by building floating farms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LFWU1I

Shilpa Mitha quit her job to pursue her hobby of making miniatures of classic Indian dishes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rXL2PA

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to fly past the most distant object ever explored in the Solar System. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU

Ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro is a divisive figure who won on a promise of driving down crime. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CJ9Xws

The street, sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's prayers. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GQSfeu

The UN urges Colombia to do more to protect former Farc rebels after 85 were killed in two years. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPy68J

The North Korean leader wants the US to "keep its promises" in exchange for denuclearisation. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWh1Ig

A year ago China imposed a ban on waste imports, so what's happened to the UK's plastic? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXOSzO

From global superstars to lower league footballers, sportspeople are spending money and time to back causes close to their hearts. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F0FtYZ

Kenyan journalist Joseph Warungu writes about what he will be looking out for in 2019. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VoCONJ

Self-confessed cheese addict Tim Samuels discovered his favourite food needs a health warning. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2QbSikw

Self-confessed cheese addict Tim Samuels discovered his favourite food needs a health warning. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2QbSikw

Johnson & Johnson Inc's statement was unequivocal. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2EYaDzr

Johnson & Johnson Inc's statement was unequivocal. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2EYaDzr

The singer, who was known for his distinctive eye patch and cowboy hat, has died aged 81. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SsMlBF

(Reuters Health) - LGBT patients treated in the emergency room (ER) are more comfortable reporting their sexual orientation on a medical form rather than in a discussion with a health care provider, a new study shows. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2LHmzXL

(Reuters Health) - LGBT patients treated in the emergency room (ER) are more comfortable reporting their sexual orientation on a medical form rather than in a discussion with a health care provider, a new study shows. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2LHmzXL

The Californian firm Alkahest has begun a trial to see if injections of an extract of younger adults’ blood can improve Parkinson’s symptoms in older people from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2AndLSC

(Reuters Health) - In public mass shootings in the U.S., victims shot with a handgun were more likely to die than in the events associated with a rifle, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2R2Rh3i

(Reuters Health) - In public mass shootings in the U.S., victims shot with a handgun were more likely to die than in the events associated with a rifle, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2R2Rh3i

Skies are illuminated above cities around the world as revellers welcome the arrival of the New Year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tm9qWJ

Paul Mock filmed the toads riding the python after a thunderstorm in Kununurra, Western Australia. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SvOY5y

Day-trippers will pay up to €10 each as the city struggles to cope with mass tourism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tjd6IU

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2SsnzBF

The WFP demands that Yemen's rebel Houthi movement stops diverting food aid meant for civilians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QeLBOw

NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1 New York City pharmacies won't be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday.

4-year-old undergoes surgery after swallowing magnets from popular toy Mother issues warning to parents after she says her son had to have part of his colon and intestines removed after swallowing 13 tiny magnets from a toy.

Woman donates kidney to ex-husband years after divorce Former childhood sweethearts whose fairytale ended after 24 years of marriage and two children still fulfilled their promises of “in sickness and in health” after Mary Zeigler provided her ex-husband Bill Henrichs with a kidney.

The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rs2aew

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Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GNMaQ4

(Reuters Health) - Low fitness levels have long been tied to higher risk for heart problems. Now researchers say men's cardiorespiratory fitness is tied to their risk for stroke as well. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2SsdXqz

Parts of boy's colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says A Wisconsin mother is warning about the dangers of a popular toy that landed her 4-year-old son in emergency surgery after he swallowed 13 tiny magnets.

The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TeFz2q

Feed enough energy into a gas of ultracold atoms and it will create waves that produce a burst of quantum fireworks from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2AqXk7D

Some transgender people get free fertility treatment but it's not the same for everyone who's transitioning. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2BP0GBo

(Reuters Health) - Low fitness levels have long been tied to higher risk for heart problems. Now researchers say men's cardiorespiratory fitness is tied to their risk for stroke as well. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2SsdXqz

The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3Y6Tz

Some transgender people get free fertility treatment but it's not the same for everyone who's transitioned. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2BP0GBo

Woman develops donor's peanut allergy after lung transplant Sometimes, you just really want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

A simple skin test appears to predict those most at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder - a finding that may help them get the support they need from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2EZkWnR

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXJcWs

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s13rLt

If you’re thinking of taking up a new pursuit, vague, open goals may be better to help you do it than setting hard targets, we find on the seventh of our 12 Days of Culture from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2R19H4v

A new, large-scale genomic analysis suggests that having a genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes may cause erectile dysfunction. from Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://bit.ly/2LHBHVd

Paper questions Trump bone spurs But fails to prove 1968 draft deferment bogus

A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EZkNRs

From the Keto diet to ALS, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier answers Google's top 2018 health searches In 2018, Americans googled billions of health questions on everything from diets to rare diseases; insight from Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier.

Antarctica’s Adélie penguins nest on the well-preserved remains of their ancestors. All it takes is a trowel and a strong stomach to dig into their climate history from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2VkMQ2z

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ss0PBN

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmrZTG

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rkn27y

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI

Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VjtESU

The most common treatment for high blood pressure consists of taking specific medication, but could regular exercise bring the same benefits? from Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://bit.ly/2LIJmCv

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EYqvTq

An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VkEYy4

Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

A top Republican says President Trump remains determined, despite deciding to withdraw all US troops. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2BPezPL

It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2BPezPL

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

Notre Dame’s mascot, a bald eagle, flew into the stands and landed on two fans’ arms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RnF7kV

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QXx536

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni

New research shows that taking part in Dry January sees people regaining control of their drinking, having more energy, better skin and losing weight. They also report drinking less months later. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VmDTpc

A new study finds an at least 1.5-fold difference in the share of cancers related to obesity between states with the highest and lowest proportions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Q7Hd3X

Alzheimer's disease is caused by aggregates of amyloid-beta peptides. This aggregation is accelerated at a cell membrane surface. The research group at ExCELLS revealed the reason of this phenomenon by molecular dynamics simulations and NMR experiments. m from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2EZS3qy

A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to drink moderate amounts of alcohol without worsening their condition. However, the findings do not suggest that nondrinkers should start imbibing after a heart failure diagnosis, the researchers emphasized. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2BMH94z

A vaccine that teaches a person's immune system to see gluten as harmless could enable some people with coeliac disease to eat bread and pasta made from wheat from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2SuVVUA

This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AntDnS

An opposition leader condemned what he called a "farcical result", amid claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CEKbtg

A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tg7r6c

Why does the year begin in January? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SwJ6t6

Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa vows to "take down" Floyd Mayweather in their three-round boxing exhibition match on Monday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QayXjF

New evidence supports the idea that mindfulness techniques can enhance and facilitate weight loss efforts by encouraging better eating habits. from Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://bit.ly/2GNT73H

From monkey markets to fishy business, we’re finding that many animals make rational trades. Even brainless fungi have a thing or two to teach us from New Scientist - Home http://bit.ly/2EVgcQ5

In a rare letter, North Korea's leader vows to "frequently" meet the South's president in 2019. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s0P5dN

Georges Loinger's inventiveness saved hundreds of children during World War Two. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RmwI19

Research has linked low vitamin D levels with a range of conditions, including bowel cancer. But, without magnesium, vitamin D may not function properly. from Featured Health News from Medical News Today http://bit.ly/2AlTeh4

Three Venezuelans are being held in connection with an alleged plot to kill Colombia's president. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rq1aYu

The dual Swiss-Spanish national was arrested in Marrakesh on Saturday, Moroccan authorities say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BLjQI7

A group of leading scientists and politicians wants processing to happen without the chemicals. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2rYzrzP

A group of leading scientists and politicians wants processing to happen without the chemicals. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2rYzrzP

The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Q8aWd2

Aryans are not the source of Indian civilisation, according to new research on genetic ancestry. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BQ3IoX

A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to poor sterilization and medication practices. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2Q9BCdl

A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to poor sterilization and medication practices. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2Q9BCdl

The election could see the first peaceful transition of power in DR Congo since independence in 1960. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QV2hjx

PM Sheikh Hasina is seeking a third successive term while her main rival is in prison for corruption. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RlbhxE

The Venezuelan migration crisis is a major concern for South America and shows no sign of ending. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QVXD4x

The English film you've never seen - but Germans watch it adoringly every New Year's Eve. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QbOz6n

From fake porn to Facebook scandals, security alerts to Google protests - 2018 was a busy year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GJvUQ1

The way trainers are made and sold is allowing newcomers to break into the market. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BPh2ty

The measure is part of government plans in England to improve care from pregnancy to post-birth. from BBC News - Health https://bbc.in/2AkIzTM