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• France fuel protest: One dead in 'yellow vest' blockades
  
  More than 280,000 people took part in protests across France against the rising price of fuel.
• California wildfires: Trump visits state's deadliest wildfire
  
  The toll from the Camp Fire in California has risen to 71 with more than 1,000 people reported missing.
• Jamal Khashoggi: US 'yet to conclude' who was behind the murder
  
  The State Department counters reports the CIA believes the Saudi crown prince ordered the murder.
• Argentine submarine: Government 'lacks means' to raise lost vessel
  
  Those who lost loved ones on the missing sub ARA San Juan say the newly found vessel must be raised.
• Brexiteers seek to shift May on EU deal
  
  The Commons leader is one of five cabinet ministers understood to be hoping to amend Theresa May's plan.
• Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber appear to confirm marriage
  
  The couple have both referenced marriage on Instagram, just months after getting engaged.
• Prague rallies against embattled Czech PM
  
  Andrej Babis denies allegations that he committed fraud, then had his son kidnapped in a cover-up.
• US to join Australia in Papua New Guinea naval base plan
  
  The joint base on Manus Island is seen as a move to curb China's growing regional influence.
• Extinction Rebellion protests block London bridges
  
  Five major bridges were closed to traffic by protesters demanding greater action on global warming.
• Prince Harry: 'With testing, we can end HIV'
  
  Prince Harry says there is too much stigma surrounding the 'quick, simple' HIV test.
• Golden Horse: Zhang Yimou's Shadow wins most awards
  
  Zhang Yimou's Shadow wins the most plaudits at the 55th Golden Horse film awards in Taiwan.
• Osun governor Aregbesola 'did not collect salary' for eight years in post
  
  Osun's Rauf Aregbesola says he did not need a salary while in office as he was put up by the state.
• Australia 'trolley hero' faces police charges
  
  A homeless man who tried to stop a knife-wielding attacker is suspected of burglary and theft.
• Low water levels reveal abandoned English village
  
  The "exposed village" of Derwent has attracted people to the area to inspect its ruins.
• Shrinking Swiss glacier hosts world's largest postcard
  
  This huge mosaic on the Aletsch Glacier was made from 125,000 drawings, to highlight climate change.
• ICYMI: Feeling peckish? These waiters could help
  
  Here are some stories you might have missed this week.
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Imams divided over video game fatwa
  
  Some imams in Kurdistan have officially banned a hugely popular video game – but others are hitting back.
• Why snow has brought despair to Kashmir's apple farmers
  
  The apple farming industry which employs nearly half the state's population has been badly affected.
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson works out at Doncaster gym
  
  Dwayne Johnson hit the weights at a Doncaster gym during a break from filming his latest blockbuster.
• What does the Brexit draft document really mean?
  
  BBC correspondents explain the 585-page withdrawal document faster than you could print them.
• Week in pictures: 10-16 November 2018
  
  A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.
• Viral fame for Brexit sign language interpreter
  
  Social media thought the sign language interpreter captured the current mood in the country about Brexit.
• Hockney painting breaks auction record for living artist
  
  The price of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is the highest for a living artist.
• Quiz of the Week: Which superhero wasn't Lee's?
  
  It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?
• Vienna, nest of spies: Why Austria is still centre for espionage
  
  Austria's capital has long been a hotbed of espionage, and it continues up to the present day.
• What happens now to Prince Mohammed bin Salman?
  
  The US is yet to reach a final conclusion on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, officials say, despite reports the CIA believes it was ordered by the Saudi crown prince.
• Welcome sight: Why some Jamaicans want the army to stay
  
  The Jamaican government has deployed the army to patrol some streets and residents are welcoming it.
• Why has a Hindu temple divided India's women?
  
  The BBC spoke to two writers with differing views on the Sabarimala temple's rule that bars women.
• Khmer Rouge verdict: 'I live next to my torturer'
  
  Survivors of some of the 20th Century's worst atrocities are ambivalent about a UN-backed tribunal.
• Golden Horse Awards: The Oscars of Asia
  
  Welcome to Chinese cinema's biggest night: The Golden Horse Awards.
• Why is Canada running out of marijuana?
  
  Supply problems in the month-old legal cannabis industry could last well into next year.
• Ireland hold nerve to secure historic win over All Blacks
  
  Jacob Stockdale's second-half try helps Ireland earn a first ever home win over New Zealand as they clinch a 16-9 triumph.
• Scotland stroll past 10-man Albania to boost play-off hopes
  
  Scotland thump 10-man Albania to go level on points with Israel at the top of Nations League Group C1.
• Cokanasiga debut try helps England beat Japan - report & highlights
  
  England need a second-half fightback to overcome a spirited Japan, with Joe Cokanasiga scoring a debut try.
• South Africa edge out Scotland in thriller - report & highlights
  
  South Africa edge out Scotland 26-20 at Murrayfield to inflict a first home defeat on Gregor Townsend's side in a year.
• Watch: Zverev booed after beating Federer to reach ATP final
  
  Alexander Zverev faces boos during his post-match interview after beating Roger Federer over an incident in which he stopped a point because a ball boy dropped a ball.
• Djokovic beats Anderson to join Zverev in ATP final
  
  World number one Novak Djokovic puts in a ruthless display to beat Kevin Anderson and reach the final of the ATP Finals in London.
• England close in on series win over Sri Lanka - report & highlights
  
  England put themselves on the brink of victory in the second Test and the series against Sri Lanka before rain brings an early end to day four.
• Could these beautiful islands help stop killer diseases?
  
  This living laboratory could hold the key to controlling malaria and other conditions.
• Chineke! Europe's first majority black orchestra
  
  Chineke! is Europe's first orchestra with a majority of black and ethnic minority musicians.
• Can listening to bees help save them - and us?
  
  Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.
• Grandpa paints his Taiwanese village in cats and dogs
  
  Huang saved his home from demolition after his paintings turned his village into a huge tourist attraction.
• Mourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner died
  
  A video which shows the dog waiting in the middle of the busy road has 1.4 million views.
• Suneung: The day silence falls over South Korea
  
  More than half a million students take on an exam for which they have been preparing all their lives.
• The girl who witnessed Kristallnacht
  
  Eighty years ago the Nazis' persecution of the Jews suddenly turned violent. Ruth Winkelmann still remembers it vividly.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Why half of America panics when this woman falls ill
  
  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a pop culture icon as well as the liberal face of the Supreme Court.