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Counting Terror Deaths

Has 2016 been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe?

With high profile attacks in Brussels, Nice and Munich, you might think that 2016 has been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe. But what happens when you put the numbers in historical context and compare them with figures for the rest of the world?

Also, it is not common for Olympic athletes to discuss their menstrual cycle live on TV. But that鈥檚 what happened when Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui admitted she was not at her best because of period pains. It has opened up a whole new conversation about tampons in China - a country where some have never even heard of them.

Plus, why do we love to watch and follow pets on social media? Mike Williams meets the cat at the top of the viral video tree, Grumpy Cat.

(Photo: A man wrapped in a Belgian flag holds a candle at a makeshift memorial on Place de la Bourse. Credit: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fri 26 Aug 2016 01:06GMT

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  • Thu 25 Aug 2016 08:06GMT
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  • Fri 26 Aug 2016 01:06GMT

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