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Researchers say 41 mass killings claimed 211 lives this year, even as the overall homicide rate fell.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 76 people are killed by a massive vehicle bomb during morning rush hour in Mogadishu.
BBC News – Africa

The competition watchdog is worried the deal could increase the cost of getting food delivered.
BBC News – Business

The UN says a government advance on rebel-held Idlib has had “devastating consequences”.
BBC News – Middle East

A Brazilian far-right religious group says it attacked the offices of group behind controversial film.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Putin says the nuclear-capable Avangard missiles put Russia in a class of its own.
BBC News – Europe

A mother whose husband and two children drowned says her children were “dragged into the middle” of the pool.
BBC News – UK

Six passengers and a pilot were on board the aircraft, which was touring Kauai island.
BBC News – US & Canada

The killings are said to have been revenge for the death of the Islamic State group leader in Syria.
BBC News – Africa

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The bitter US-China trade battle has led to fundamental shifts in the global trading environment.
BBC News – Business

It is seen as the most serious challenge in years to Benjamin Netanyahu’s position at Likud’s helm.
BBC News – Middle East

More parents are sending their children across the US-Mexico border alone to get around asylum rules.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The boat with 71 migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank in Lake Van at night.
BBC News – Europe

Three members of the same family were found in a Costa del Sol swimming pool on Christmas Eve.
BBC News – UK

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged “total co-ordination” with the White House.
BBC News – US & Canada

The animals were moved from a South Africa park in the hope they would be protected from poachers.
BBC News – Africa

Buyers at Hamleys in London decide in March what kids are going to want for Christmas.
BBC News – Business

The move follows the deaths of US-trained dogs due to negligence – one died of heat stroke.
BBC News – Middle East

Valparaíso’s mayor said the fire was started deliberately, and all firefighters had been deployed.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean