Syria faces growing Aleppo anger

28 July BBC

The international community has stepped up the pressure on the Syrian government to end its assault on the country's biggest city, Aleppo. Western nations have warned of a potential massacre as military forces press home their attack.

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Somali refugees top one million mark

28 July BBC

More than a million Somalis have now fled the war-torn nation for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee agency has said.The UNHCR said insecurity and food shortages continued to be the main reasons for the flight. Only the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq forced so many people to leave their homes in the past decade.

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Nautilus survives 500m years until humans fancy it

No matter how well adapted an animal may be, it can spell evolutionary doom to have feathers or even shells that become coveted by human beings. Take the nautilus, a creature that pulled easily through the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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