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Aftershocks causing avalanches by base camp
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Aftershocks causing avalanches by base camp

Helicopters transported the worst-injured mountaineers from base camp, while others stayed behind amid continued aftershocks that triggered smaller avalanches on surrounding mountains. This footage, captured by a Danish climber, captures the avalanche. Source: Use The World via Facebook

Raw: Nepal quake aftermath
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Raw: Nepal quake aftermath

Lucette Dillon took this video on a go pro while in a taxi on the way to the airport in Kathmandu showing the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding regions.

Deaf baby hears Mum for the first time
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Deaf baby hears Mum for the first time

Minnesota baby boy, Elijah Cook, was born earlier this year with profound hearing loss. At nine-weeks-old his tiny ears were fitted with hearing aids at the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, allowing him to hear his mum, Ahavah, himself, and the world around him, for the first time. Source: Ahavah Cook/YouTube

Prince Harry's Spitfire flight
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Prince Harry's Spitfire flight

This cockpit recording shows Prince Harry flying as a passenger in a Spitfire flight from Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood via the Isle of Wight. This was recorded when Prince Harry went to meet Alan Robinson and Nathan Forster - the two successful candidates of an Endeavour Fund backed Spitfire Scholarship, which the Prince launched last year to get two wounded servicemen flying the classic machine. The scholarship draws inspiration from the pilot Douglas Bader who flew throughout the Second World War with 20 individual aerial victories despite losing both his legs in 1931. It will culminate with both Alan and Nathan flying with 35 Spitfires and Hurricanes in the South of England Flypast on the 15th of September this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Please note due to the nature of the cockpit recording, the sound quality of this clip is not good.

Prosecutors: Co-pilot may have hidden illness
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Prosecutors: Co-pilot may have hidden illness

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.

Raw: Aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Port Vila
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Raw: Aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Port Vila

Residents in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu hunkered in emergency shelters for a second straight night Saturday after venturing out to find their homes damaged or blown away by the powerful storm, aid workers said. Packing winds of 270k/ph, Cyclone Pam tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago early Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths.

Raw: Cyclone Pam begins to hit Vanuatu
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Raw: Cyclone Pam begins to hit Vanuatu

Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to the strongest storm category possible as it batters New Zealand's neighbours and heads south. Alice Clements from Unicef said conditions in the capital Port Vila were "getting wilder by the minute", as the storm begins to bear down on the island.

Robert Downey Jr. delivers a real bionic arm
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Robert Downey Jr. delivers a real bionic arm

Robert Downey Jr. and Albert Manero, a #CollectiveProject student who founded Limbitless, surprised a very special child with a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family. To learn more about Albert and the #CollectiveProject visit: Microsoft Office Tumblr: http://office.tumblr.com

The Forgotten Millions: Sara's story
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The Forgotten Millions: Sara's story

Sara lives in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Her father was killed in Damascus in 2012. A photo album and a watch he gave her are all she now has to remember him by. Here she shares her memories of the dad she lost and loved:

The Forgotten Millions: Hussein's story
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The Forgotten Millions: Hussein's story

Hussein was at home when the bombing started. It was a day he will never forget. Busy doing his schoolwork, he was waiting for his cousin to return home so that they could play. When he heard noises outside his window, he was curious but scared. By the time his cousin finally returned home from school, he was told that there were tanks in the playground. That's when he realised that he couldn't go back. Hussein now lives in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He goes to a school set up by World Vision. Watch his story here:

The Forgotten Millions: The Child Bride
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The Forgotten Millions: The Child Bride

Zeinab is in the throes of puberty. She is 14 years old, Syrian, and a wife. Her childhood came to an abrupt end on New Year’s Eve when she married a distant relative who is ten years her senior.

The Forgotten Millions: Mothering magic
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The Forgotten Millions: Mothering magic

Broadcaster Rachel Smalley finds she has a lot in common with struggling mothers who are caring for children in a conflict zone, but she worries about the future for little boys like Ali and Salah.

The Forgotten Millions - Ahmed's story
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The Forgotten Millions - Ahmed's story

Ahmed came to Lebanon with his parents two years ago. Last year, when relatives were killed in Syria, his parents returned for the funerals. They were unable to get back. He is desperate to see them. "The other boys tease me because I take my phone everywhere in case my mother calls. I just want to talk to her."

The Forgotten Millions - Adel's story
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The Forgotten Millions - Adel's story

Since fleeing Syria, Adel and his family have lived at a refugee camp, His Dad was killed by a bomb. Adel is now the man of the house and looks after his sisters and earns money to care for his family. Because of this, he misses out on getting an education.

The Forgotten Millions - Children of the Syrian Crisis
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The Forgotten Millions - Children of the Syrian Crisis

The New Zealand Herald and World Vision have launched The Forgotten Millions campaign to raise funds to meet an immense and urgent humanitarian need. With your help we can make a difference for the children and their families in desperate need throughout this region

Cyclone Marcia hits Aussie
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Cyclone Marcia hits Aussie

Tropical Cyclone Marcia slammed into the Queensland coast having been upgraded to a category five, the most severe. Hundreds of people were cowering in cyclone shelters although there were no immediate reports of significant damage. The tempest made landfall on the Capricorn coast near Shoalwater Bay, north of Yeppoon, a town of 16,000 people some 670 kilometres north of Brisbane.It is moving south towards Rockhampton, with the impact being felt over a wide area, and officials saying it could impact some 170,000 people in the region.

Afghanistan media under attack
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Afghanistan media under attack

Human Rights Watch has released a report titled "Stop Reporting or We'll Kill Your Family" that says perpetrators of violence against journalists in Afghanistan are rarely punished, adding that the country's media freedom is under attack.