Syria child evacuees may be used as bargaining chips, UN warns
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Today's Headlines December 28
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Syria child evacuees may be used as bargaining chips, UN warns
The UN says sick children from a rebel-held Damascus suburb should not be used to trade prisoners.
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Race to rescue injured Syrian baby
Karim lost an eye when artillery shells struck a market in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area.
The White House's famous magnolia tree to be cut back
The magnolia tree has survived 39 presidencies but will be cut back due to decay.
Unicef says scale of attacks on children in conflicts is shocking
Unicef says children in conflict zones are being targeted in homes, schools and playgrounds.
 
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US officer plunges into frozen pond to rescue boy
The sheriff's deputy in Utah smashed ice and plunged in to save the boy on Christmas Day.
Sport
Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool to sign Southampton defender for world record £75m
Southampton's Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool on 1 January for £75m - a world record for a defender.
Man City go 15 points clear with win at Newcastle
Manchester City move 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling scores the only goal in a dominant display away at Newcastle.
Aberdeen win to cut gap to Celtic to eight points
Adam Rooney's lone strike sees Aberdeen narrow the gap on leaders Celtic to eight points with victory over Partick Thistle.
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Race to rescue injured Syrian baby
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Adopted Canadian woman's search for birth family
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Mofiz Uddin has welcomed over 150 Rohingya onto his land
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Magazine
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Buying Christmas presents for strangers
A pop-up shop has opened in London where you can buy presents for people you've never met.
Business
Workplace robots could increase inequality, warns IPPR
A think tank says replacing low-skilled workers with robots could mean bigger salary gaps in workplaces.
American Airlines sorry over basketball players theft claim
American Airlines wrongly accused two professional basketball players of stealing first class blankets.
 
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Technology
Tesla's Elon Musk promises pick-up truck and new features
Elon Musk promises a pick-up truck and a range of new features for existing Tesla vehicles.
Edward Snowden's Haven app 'catches spies'
The software is designed to record secret police and others that might search activists' possessions.
Capital
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Taking 'snowflakes' seriously
Yes, you should listen to younger workers
 
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The hidden ways bots disrupt our lives
Fake humans on the internet can make holiday shopping a nightmare
Culture
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Revolutionary floating homes
The designers building 'blue cities'
 
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Arts and culture stars who died in 2017
Luminaries who died this year
Earth
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BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
A finalist in three categories ‘honouring the best of the European internet'
 
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New BBC Earth film coming soon
Earth: One Amazing Day, the long awaited sequel to box-office hit Earth
Future
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Who will be remembered in 1,000 years?
David Beckham? Donald Trump? The Queen?
 
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The subtle bias that no-one talks about
A prejudice that is widespread
Travel
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Is this where Santa is really from?
He is a man of many names, and many nations claim him as their own
 
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The Dutch city that’s more like Dubai
Is this the most architecturally serious, playful, jubilant city in the world?
 
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