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Débora Abigail Véliz Reynosa was just 17 years old when a lorry driver smashed into her while she was riding her motorbike around a roundabout in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on September 20

Holly the Labrador mix is 150 years old in canine years - but she is still going strong, according to the dog rescue workers who took her in after her owner decided to no longer look after her.

Just over three weeks ago, twin earthquakes tore apart Turkey and Syria, leading to entire neighbourhoods being completely flattened and the deaths of 50,000 people