Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July
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Today's Headlines December 26
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Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July
One conservation group warns that the move shows "a troubling disregard for international rule".
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Migrant caravan: Detained Guatemalan boy dies at Mexico-US border
The eight-year-old boy from Guatemala, named as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, was trying to cross from Mexico.
Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily
It is the latest in dozens of tremors since Europe's most active volcano erupted on Monday.
Argentine woman abducted in 1980s freed in Bolivia
The woman seized about 32 years ago by people traffickers was rescued in Bolivia after a tip-off.
Girl in Trump call still believes in Santa
The seven-year-old spoke after the US president threw doubt on the existence of Santa Claus.
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Sport
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says no extra pressure on Premier League leaders
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says there is "no more celebration" than before despite a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen's world is a very different place
Just what is it about the aloof and indifferent nature of Kimi Raikkonen's character that sports fans find so engaging?
The Premier League title race and Women's World Cup - what to look forward to in 2019
What do we have to look forward to in football in 2019? BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has a look.
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The Muslim family that looks after a church
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British-Nigerian wedding MC: I love a good love story
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Parkour's leading lady Silke Sollfrank on quitting gymnastics
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Mount Etna has first 'flank eruption' in over a decade
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Were there more than Three Kings?
Among the surviving Syriac people of south-eastern Turkey, Jeremy Bristow hears that there may have been as many as 12.
Business
Japan's Nikkei index slides amid US uncertainty
A fall in Japan's Nikkei index comes after Wall Street suffers the worst Christmas Eve on record.
Mnuchin calls big US banks after huge stock market falls
After a torrid week for US stocks, the Treasury secretary seeks reassurances from big banks.
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Technology
Are you ready to break up with your phone?
Smartphone owners have a growing sense of unease about the amount of time spent staring at that screen.
Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection
Tub-maker promises a fix after claims it was "irresponsible" for failing to lock out strangers.
Capital
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The 18-year-old chimney sweep
She'd rather be a chimney sweep than an Instagram star
 
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The strangers who have babies together
Is 'platonic parenting' the relationship of the future?
Culture
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Gone but not forgotten
Arts and culture stars who died in 2018
 
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The most striking images of 2018
Twelve photos that have shocked, inspired or gone viral
Earth
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'Chimpanzees are just like us'
What can we learn from how chimps behave?
 
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BBC Earth has moved
Visit us at our new home - BBCEarth.com
Future
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Apollo 8: Nasa’s biggest gamble
The mission that paved the way for the Moon landings
 
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Why white Christmas is a myth
It comes down to one really cold decade a long time ago
Travel
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Turkey’s magical hangover cure
‘It’s much more natural and cheaper than any painkiller’
 
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Where you can drink a ‘Christmas tree’
It has an unmistakable, biting taste of spruce – like a liquefied conifer
 
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