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This is BBC News, the headlines.
This
is
BBC
News
the
headlines
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after being
Hurricane
Melissa
hits
Cuba
after
being
downgraded to a Category 3 storm.
downgraded
to
a
Category
3
storm
More than 90 people are reportedly
More
than
90
people
are
reportedly
killed as Israel strikes Gaza again
killed
as
Israel
strikes
Gaza
again
in response to what it calls
in
response
to
what
it
calls
violations of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
violations
of
the
ceasefire
deal
with
Hamas
These are the pictures, live from
These
are
the
pictures
live
from
the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
the
southern
Gaza
city
of
Khan
Younis
One year since flash floods in
One
year
since
flash
floods
in
Valencia in Spain killed over 200
Valencia
in
Spain
killed
over
200
people, BBC News revisits the community
people
BBC
News
revisits
the
community
recovering from the disaster.
recovering
from
the
disaster
Cracking down on illegal workers, the
Cracking
down
on
illegal
workers
the
British Home Secretary says more than
British
Home
Secretary
says
more
than
a thousand of them have been
a
thousand
of
them
have
been
removed from the UK.
removed
from
the
UK
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