Amazon sues 1,114 ‘fake reviewers’
Amazon is taking legal action against more than 1,000 people it says have posted fake reviews on its website. BBC News – Business
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Egypt votes to elect new parliament
Polls open in Egypt in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament, with most candidates supporters of President Sisi. BBC News – Middle East
Colombia: ‘Venezuela border safer’
Colombia’s government says crime and smuggling have decreased since Venezuela deployed thousands of troops along their common border in August. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Thousands of migrants enter Slovenia
Thousands of weary migrants aiming to reach Western Europe cross into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed another of its borders. BBC News – Europe
Bishops urge PM to accept more refugees
Eighty-four Church of England bishops reveal they wrote to David Cameron last month urging him to accept at least 50,000 refugees from Syria by 2020. BBC News – UK
Apple ordered to pay huge damages
A US jury orders technology giant Apple to pay more than $ 234m in damages for patent infringement to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BBC News – US & Canada