A Griffon vulture chick that lost its mother has been looked after by a surrogate with a difference - a drone. 

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Malnutrition, the absence of sanitation and a bombed-out healthcare system has made Yemenis defenceless.

Starving baby in Yemen highlights the heartbreaking cost of war

Turkey’s current leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the time had come to re-convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

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There are currently just over 12,000 coronavirus patients in Israel. If the infection rate doesn’t go down that number will double in about ten days.

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Strict border restrictions in place for years have largely kept Covid-19 at bay in Gaza.

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Nine rhinos have been victim of poachers, since game reserves were closed to tourists.

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The world’s largest tropical rainforest is getting smaller increasingly quickly.

Amazon in turmoil as deforestation rages on despite pandemic

In some countries the virus has also claimed freedom of speech.

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ITV News has spoken to a GP who says that of the 204 medics he knows of who have fallen ill, a quarter have died.

Iran's medics fall victim to virus as Government transparency comes under fire

Persian culture of greeting one another with kisses could have led to the virus spreading through the upper echelons of society. 

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The locusts situation on the ground was shown by Action Against Hunger, which is concerned this is the beginning of a food shortage crisis.

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If the Bank’s central forecast is right, around a million people will find themselves out of work in the run up to Christmas.

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Igor Grechushkin, the owner of the cargo ship that brought the explosive materials to Beirut in 2014, was questioned by Cypriot police after a request by Interpol.

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There are fears a 'recipe for disaster', stirred up by the coronavirus crisis, could result in huge levels of violent crime.

Violent crime rising again as police commissioner warns of repeat of 2011 riots

When Robert Moore and I were asked to do a US election podcast, the question naturally turned to a name.

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Test and Trace may be improving, but will it improve enough in just over a month to ensure schools can open and a second wave is avoided? 

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An ITV News investigation found dozens of videos of mostly teenage girls sharing how they limit their daily calorie intake, discussing weight loss pills, expressing delight at their thin limbs and sharing dark jokes about their mental illness.

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Tina Turner musical in London's West End (ITV News)

The figures - from union Bectu - also reveal that, on top of this, there are tens of thousands of more freelance theatre workers with little or no work.

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