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'I survived Typhoon Haiyan'
In November 2013, Joanna Sustento was hit by a devastating storm in the Philippines

The first Day of the Dead parade
On 29 October 2016, Mexico City held the first Día de los Muertos parade

George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside

Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system

Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement

Bonn v Berlin: How Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital

The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army

The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule

Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall

Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised