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BBC OS: France Honours Train Heroism

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24/08/2015

BBC World Service - BBC OS, France Honours Train Heroism

China stock woes, IS destroy ancient temple, One Direction to take a break.

Global stock markets open sharply down as investors are fearful of an economic slowdown in China. Islamic State militants destroy of of Syria's major cultural treasures - the Ball Shamin Temple in the ancient city of Palmyra. And fans of the boy band One Direction express grief at news the group will take a break in 2016.

(Photo: Spencer Stone,Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos as they leave the Elysee Palace after receiving the Legion d'honneur. 
Credit: Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

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