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says it still needs about one hundred million dollars to fund its response to the refugee crisis through february. iraqi prime minister has rejected calls from u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson to send home iran backed militias saying they belong to iraq the militias have helped drive so-called islamic state from the country ahead of talks with a day to listen said the militias should leave as the fight against i-s. was ending. but well known russian journalist has undergone surgery after an intruder stabbed her in the neck at her workplace tatiana fell going to go is deputy editor of echo moscow on a few outlets for independent journalism in russia her attacker who's now in custody claims he has a telepathic connection with her. christiane irony there has been crowned the world's best player for the second successive year it features annual awards ceremony in london. the portuguese forward helps around the trip to

a spanish league and champions league double last season rolls in indian sedan was named coach of the year. at the. testator looks set to gain a foothold in the world's biggest electric vehicle markets the call maker reportedly reaches a deal to build its first production facility in china but. also coming up the bike sharing is gaining traction in big cities but in australia it's already hit a bump in the road we take a look at what happens when things don't go quite so smoothly in the sharing economy. and in agricultural cultural exchanges the african farmers go in ghana down on the farm just outside but it. is your business.