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German IS woman jailed for Yazidi girl's death
A Munich court jails a jihadi bride for 10 years for the agonising death of a Yazidi girl in 2015.
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German IS woman jailed for Yazidi girl's death
A Munich court jails a jihadi bride for 10 years for the agonising death of a Yazidi girl in 2015.

Abducted cable car crash boy to be returned to Italy
The six-year-old survivor of a cable car crash must be returned to his aunt in Italy, a court rules.

Greenhouse gas build-up hit new high in 2020
Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.

Row over Turkey's threat to expel envoys cools off
Ten Western ambassadors had angered the Turkish president by urging a jailed activist's release.

Migrating African birds spending longer in Europe
Scientists are studying if birds that usually migrate to Africa are staying in Europe during winter.

Welsh ports increasingly bypassed by Irish ferries
More ferry routes avoiding Welsh ports have been set up due to Brexit, Irish minister says.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe husband begins new hunger strike
Aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is distraught at the prospect of returning to jail, her husband says.
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German IS woman jailed for Yazidi girl's death
A Munich court jails a jihadi bride for 10 years for the agonising death of a Yazidi girl in 2015.

Abducted cable car crash boy to be returned to Italy
The six-year-old survivor of a cable car crash must be returned to his aunt in Italy, a court rules.

Greenhouse gas build-up hit new high in 2020
Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.

Row over Turkey's threat to expel envoys cools off
Ten Western ambassadors had angered the Turkish president by urging a jailed activist's release.

Migrating African birds spending longer in Europe
Scientists are studying if birds that usually migrate to Africa are staying in Europe during winter.

Welsh ports increasingly bypassed by Irish ferries
More ferry routes avoiding Welsh ports have been set up due to Brexit, Irish minister says.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe husband begins new hunger strike
Aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is distraught at the prospect of returning to jail, her husband says.

Abducted cable car crash boy to be returned to Italy
The six-year-old survivor of a cable car crash must be returned to his aunt in Italy, a court rules.

Greenhouse gas build-up hit new high in 2020
Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.

Row over Turkey's threat to expel envoys cools off
Ten Western ambassadors had angered the Turkish president by urging a jailed activist's release.
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