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18 April 2018

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Indian currency

Is India running out of cash again?

A fresh shortage of cash in parts of the country has evoked memories of the 2016 currency ban.

Worshippers pray into the New Year during the crossover watch night church service at the Redemption Camp on Lagos Ibadan highway on Janauary 1, 2014

Nigerians debate giving 10% of their income to the church

Many Nigerian Christians believe it is compulsory to give 10% of their income to the church. But some say this means poor people are funding the extravagant lifestyles of charismatic preachers.

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The online activists pushing Syria conspiracy theories

As the investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Syria continues, one group is spreading its unsubstantiated take.

Coca

The battle over Colombia's coca fields

Despite the 2016 peace deal, the country's cocaine trade is still flourishing.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Why India's Paytm isn't afraid of WhatsApp

India's youngest billionaire, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, says Indian firms are ready to challenge the West.

Hetty and her brothers

'I have to explain the Holocaust to young people'

Hetty Verolme returns to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she spoke to the BBC in April 1945.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands with US President Donald Trump at the end of a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on April 18, 2018.

Trump 'will quit Kim talks if not fruitful'

The US president and Japanese PM agree maximum pressure will be kept on North Korea.

President Donald Trump

Trump's warning about North Korea meeting

US President Donald Trump has a warning for North Korea about his planned meeting with Kim Jong-un.

Couple featured on brochure advertising the diving resort

The holiday village run by spies

An idyllic holiday resort on the banks of the Red Sea was a base for Israeli spies with a secret mission.

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