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Security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has deteriorated even further, with the number of major crimes hitting "record highs," the UN representative to the impoverished nation warns. "The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunge(s) the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and major crimes are rising sharply to new record highs," Maria Isabel Salvador tells the UN Security Council. SOUNDBITE
A construction site for a Hong Kong high-rise is engulfed in flames, with firefighters on the scene battling the blaze. Officials say the fire broke out at 11:11pm local time (0311 GMT) in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city's world-famous harbourfront. IMAGES
Images of the River Ouse in Bedford as Storm Bella brings rain and high winds to the UK. IMAGES
A palace is flooded in Venice as a record high tide hits the Italian city, with water levels expected to reach or surpass 1.90 metres (six feet) according to the city's tide monitoring centre. IMAGES
Heavy rains and high winds hit the city of Salalah in Oman as Cyclone Mekunu makes landfall. IMAGES
What would you do if the government removed all $100 and $50 bills from circulation? That's basically exactly what happened in India after the Indian government decided to remove the 1,000 and 500 rupee note from circulation last Tuesday, and millions of people lined up at banks to exchange their now worthless paper for legal currency. Footage from Bangalore shows the chaos at banks across India on Saturday, as millions of people queued up for hours to change old currency notes that became worthless days earlier. Long lines formed outside the banks and scuffles broke out after some ATMs ran out of cash. More than half of India's 220,000 ATMs were not ready to dispense the new bills. On Tuesday, November 8, the same day as the US presidential election, India's government made a surprise announcement that all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes were being taken out of circulation and had no cash value, in an effort to tackle corruption and tax evasion, causing a rush to the banks to swap the old, now defunct notes.
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