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Week 1 2017
V = video report
My Pick of the Week
Five African inventions to look out for in 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38294998
FRANCE & Europe
In pictures: Secrets of French diplomacy
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38320567
UK, USA & Canada
Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38503413
Sir Tim Barrow appointed as UK’s new ambassador to EU
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38512901
UK’s ambassador to the EU Sir Ivan Rogers resigns
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38498839
Former BBC presenter turns down MBE
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38470922
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Advisers helping tax evasion face fines
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38478757
HEALTH
French baby death linked to vitamin dose
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38505538
Dementia rates ‘higher near busy roads’
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38506735
Sport
Cycling into the record books at 105
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38514422
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Internet safety: Children ‘fending for themselves online’
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38508888
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Frankincense could reshape Africa
http://www.bbc.com/earth/world
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
2016 deaths: The great, the good and the lesser known
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38418802
The Ten Worst Films Of 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38471595
MISCELLANEOUS
Trump Tweetwatch: N Korea nuclear plans ‘won’t happen’
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38496070