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BBC news 2017-11-01

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A senior member of Spain's governing People's Party has told the BBC that the sacked leader of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont has committed an act of desperation and as he put it "fleeing Spain for Belgium". Fernando Mayo said Mr. Puigdemont's departure indicated that his push for Catalan independence was a mistake and had failed. The Spanish authorities are seeking to charge sacked Catalan leaders with rebellion and sedition.

Six hundred asylum seekers hoping to reach Australia have barricaded themselves inside the detention center in Papua New Guinea. They tried to stop its imminent closure because they fear being attacked by local people if they move to new centers nearby.

A special service will be held on Tuesday in the German town of Wittenberg at the church where Christianity's reformation was set in motion exactly 500 years ago. The theologian Martin Luther is said to nail his 95 theses to the church door, strongly criticizing the poll on the Roman Catholic Church that led the birth of Protestant Christianity.

Facebook says 126 million Americans may have come into contact with Russian-backed propaganda before and after last year's presidential election. Twitter and Google also say they will use to share devices of posts traced to Russia.

The Chinese parliament is considering jail terms of up to 3 years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public. Under current laws, people who mock the national emblems can be detained for up to 15 days.

Police in Japan have arrested a 27-year-old man after finding 9 dismembered bodies at his home in Tokyo. Officers say the severed heads of two of the victims were stored inside picnic cooler boxes. Police were investigating the suspect Takahiro Shiraishi in connection with the disappearance of a woman last week.

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