German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

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Anguished families left to identify Venezuela quake victims at makeshift morgue

The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification.

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Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope

A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'

Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.

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People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum

Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.

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Businessman goes on trial over murder of Maltese journalist

Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.

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Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block

A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.

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Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

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DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.

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