We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MIDkDu
London-born spoken word artist and podcaster George the Poet reflects on belonging, diaspora and his Ugandan heritage before his first gig in the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZDsWCf
Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37oZNO1
The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MFNvJ9
The plan to revitalise Gare du Nord will include sports areas and medical labs - but critics are not convinced. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2rCMVEM
At least 20 people are reported killed by a massive car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EY8DGh
After being trafficked for sex by her family as a child, puppeteer Raven wants to show people healing is possible through art. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39hTQUP
Taiwan has been declared polio free since 2000 and some of the last polio survivors have decided to band together to dance wheelchair ballroom dancing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/367iXYs
A mission to launch thousands of satellites is about to begin, but scientists say this could affect astronomy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EVCMpR
Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Q1s3Az
Now 70 years old, Juha Mieto shows no signs of slowing down after winning five Olympic medals in his career. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZopYSh
"One sweet here, another one there - that could kill him," says a man whose son has Prader-Willi syndrome. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2rwiMqG
There’s a very unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing where the patients are the bakers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37jxUaf
An ancient Christian order runs a maternity hospital in Bethlehem for people of all faiths and ethnicities. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34X5n8C
The 'real' Lyudmila Ignatenko from the HBO/Sky Chernobyl series speaks for the first time about her life during and after the nuclear disaster. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zg6U8r
Christians in Aceh, Indonesia, had their churches destroyed four years ago by Islamic vigilante groups and the police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EWsZjn
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has returned early after a timing error meant it failed to dock with the International Space Station. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZgC0x1
It comes after a girl reportedly found a hand-written message from Chinese prisoners in a box of Christmas cards. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35Lbvly
Fewer Americans hunt now, partly due to growing urbanisation, leading some advocates to fear it's dying out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/391x0AK
The Quilombo diet is organic, gluten-free and practically lactose-free. It has its roots in African traditions and uses fresh ingredients. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sO0uBA
These three teenagers are passionate about issues they see around them, and are training to be activists at The Advocacy Academy in London. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35N064O
Ajax defender Daley Blind is diagnosed with "heart muscle inflammation" after suffering from dizziness during the game against Valencia on 10 December. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35Nz2lV
The financial crisis Liberia has been worsening since ex-footballer George Weah became president two years ago, writes Jonathan Paye-Layleh. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34KsjrD
The test flight has a dummy on board but, if successful, astronauts are due to start using the craft from 2020. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36VLXCE
Macau, known for its casinos, was also returned to China. It has taken a very different path from Hong Kong. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PCEP8i
In a country of more than 300 million, these three people tell us much about how polarised the US is right now. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MaC37W
The Ethiopian government set a target of planting four billion trees in three months this year. Did they succeed? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ttaIYb
For decades Israel's Beitar Jerusalem football club was known for violence and racism among some of its fans. So how did the new owner wipe out racism? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2s3noop
A year after Cuba’s government allowed 3G on the island, we follow three activists using the internet to drive rapid change. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sGBBHC
As charity Médecins Sans Frontières warns of a health emergency in refugee camps, one expectant mother living in Lesbos spoke to BBC of her fears. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36Mvgtg
Pianist and musician Andrew Garrido has played concert venues across Europe, but he only started playing the piano ten years ago when he made his own paper keyboard to practise on. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38Lclkp
China's state broadcaster CCTV has removed Sunday's Arsenal-Manchester City game from its schedule after comments made by Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil, state media has reported. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YPl2oW
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman retains his title by defeating challenge of Colby Covington in the final round at UFC 245 in Las Vegas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RVnkl4
Stockton in California is providing poor residents with a universal basic income, but could it work nationally? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P45vhO
Patrick Reed's caddie is thrown out of the Presidents Cup in Melbourne after he "shoved" a fan who had been directing abuse at his player. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RQ7icf
Kenya's Wilfred Bungei, who won Olympic 800m gold in Beijing, shares his story of battling alcoholism in a bid to 'save someone'. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sgdaAW
The new head of the European Commission has proposed big change, but the decision will lie with EU leaders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RHH9MI
Families fleeing conflict in Cameroon English-speaking regions are having a hard time educating their children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2REiTLs
The country's most active volcano has erupted - but how good are scientists at predicting when this might happen? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PCdYI8