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16 April 2019

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News imageA supporter throws marigold petals at Mahua Moitra

Paving the way for women to rule India

Women are poorly represented in parliament - but one party in West Bengal is trying to change that.

News imageMatthijs de Ligt

'It's not normal' - De Ligt on Ajax run

Captain Matthijs de Ligt says Ajax's progress to the Champions League semi-finals, via wins over Juventus and Real Madrid, has left him speechless.

News imageThe Guardian and Metro front pages on 17 April 2019

Tributes to Notre-Dame 'inferno heroes'

The newspapers report on efforts by firefighters and a vicar to save the cathedral and its treasures.

News imageThe Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, pictured in January 2010, showing the collapsed roof

The grief that comes from lost buildings

People around the world share emotional stories about seeing important cultural sights destroyed.

News imageMwani Sparta, a known gangster in Kenya, who it is suspected was targeted in an extrajudicial killing

How Facebook is being used to kill 'gangsters'

Online groups are targeting and killing young men in Kenya they believe to be gang members.

News imageUkraine rivals Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Petro Poroshenko, March 2019

Ukraine rivals trade taunts and media tricks

A TV comic is tipped to become Ukrainian president, but his rival is a political heavyweight.

News imageAlex and Lesley

'My son killed himself after circumcision'

Why did a young man kill himself two years after being circumcised?

News imageWomen look at al-Shabab fighters following a demonstration

Why women support terror

Women are often portrayed as peacemakers, but research suggests they can play an active role in extremism.

News imageFrench firefighters at the scene of the fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

Notre-Dame fire: Why the cathedral blaze was difficult to tackle

Experts tell the BBC of the challenges fire crews faced as they battled to save the historic building.

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