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The installation 'Lichtgrenze' (Border of Light) along a former Berlin Wall location is illuminated at Garten Strasse in Berlin Nov. 7, 2014. Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski
Berlin has seen a restriction on entire property rentals of short-term lets, with lawmakers claiming platforms such as Airbnb "misuse private property" by renting apartments to tourists without permission.
Seeking to prohibit entire property rentals as short-term lets, a law – known as Zweckentfremdungsverbot – was passed in 20...

Two US servicemen, their friend and a British passenger who disarmed a Moroccan terrorist on a high-speed train have been awarded medals for bravery. The men received the award in an impromptu ceremony in a restaurant in Arras, France.
The gunman attempted to shoot passengers with an AK-47 during the train ride between Amsterdam and Paris. Spencer Stone, a member of the US Air Force, spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to load his weapon in the toilet of ...

Burberry will debut its Spring/Summer 2016 collection on photo messaging app Snapchat ahead of its show at London Fashion Week. The fashion house will share photos and videos of finishing touches live from the Burberry design studio for a behind-the-scenes look starting at 7pm BST tonight. After 24 hours it will disappear, when its womenswear show at London's Kensington Gardens starts on Monday.
Snapchat will also curate a live channel of crowd-sourced images and video from models at the Burb...

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Books spark imagination, they take us to new places, teach us new things and create lasting impressions. This week, we invited Canadians to share some of their favourite reads that have brought special meaning to their lives.
Sundra Brownlee from Halifax called in recommending a memoir by Mean Girls actor Rajiv Surendra, sparking a discussion between the guest host Susan McReynolds and her guest Randy Boyagoda. They shared their own recollections and special connections to the story.
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Only 90,000 giraffes still roam the African plains, far fewer than the endangered African elephant, according to Sir David Attenborough. Just 15 years ago there were believed to be about 150,000 giraffes in the wild. Since then, these numbers have fallen by 40%.

"These gentle giants have been overlooked," Sir David Attenborough says in Africa, the BBC documentary. "It's well known that African elephants are in trouble, and there are perhaps just over half a million left," said the wildlife ex...

British astronaut Tim Peake took his first breath on earth after 186 days in space. "The smell on Earth is really strong," he told reporters, still dressed in his spacesuit. "It was incredible. The best ride I've been on ever. Truly amazing. A life-changing experience," adding that he would really miss the view.
Major Peak's terrifying descent in a Soyuz capsule was the most dangerous part of the mission, reaching a dramatic speed of over 17,000mph and its rapid deceleration to 514mph. "I'd l...

Barack Obama warns Russia of tougher sanctions from G7 nations if it continues to disregard Ukraine's newly-elected government. Speaking at the end of the G7 summit in Brussels, the US president says that Russia's actions are preventing its economy from growing. He also urges Russia to stop provocations along its border with Ukraine

American couple Jonathan Schwochert and his wife Charlotte Xiong took the championship title in the eighth annual UK Wife-Carrying Championships on Sunday in Dorking, Surrey. The pair, originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, trained regularly and now move on to represent the UK in the world wife-carrying championships in Finland later this year

CBC News:The National recently announced four new hosts for the program launching in November, raising the question: what's next for the flagship news show? The departure of Peter Mansbridge leaves a clean slate for the reinvention of the evening newscast, and presents an opportunity to reshape the Canadian news landscape.
The proposed format of the new show is said to provide more flexibility and adaptability in a changing world where audiences are constantly connected to a stream of news. T...

Muslim clerics and political leaders are publicly condemning the Paris terrorist attacks after Francois Hollande announced that extremist group Islamic State (Isis) was responsible for the atrocities.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the attacks a "crime against humanity" and Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah, who said they were "heinous". Rouhani had been scheduled to visit France as part of a wider European trip this weekend, but has postponed his plans.
Reaction from world l...

Former Manchester United footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs told a group of homeless activists, who moved into a £1.5m building they are converting into a hotel, to stay until February to endure the coldest winter months. The pair bought the Manchester Stock Exchange building two years ago, and are in the process of converting it into an exclusive hotel, complete with a private members' terrace and a spa.
The squatters, who are part of homeless housing activists Manchester Angels, moved ...

Selfie culture has led to a "wear it once" mentality among younger shoppers. Women are buying more clothes, but wearing them for less time, according to a released figures from fashion data company Dressipi. The numbers that show that although women are spending 5% less than they used to on clothes, they are buying 20% more of them.
Analysts say the reason for this is the increased use of social media. "The fact that people upload so many pictures means that they want to look different every ...