Ukraine war: Germany yet to make decision on sending tanks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64350877?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 6:56 PM
Berlin denies it is preventing countries from donating Leopard 2s, but Poland criticises its "hesitation".
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France's Macron proposes big rise in defence budget
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64346218?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 6:37 PM
France's president details plans for a seven-year budget of €413bn to transform its armed forces.
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Tanzanian killed in Ukraine: We told him not to go
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64338677?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 3:26 PM
Nemes Tarimo, who was in prison in Russia, joined the Wagner Group to get a pardon, his family says.
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Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64346921?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:30 PM
Six per cent of Alphabet's workforce will be lost worldwide, and US staff will be affected immediately.
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Trump drops lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64347994?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 5:15 PM
It comes after he was rebuked by a judge for using the courts to "seek revenge on political adversaries".
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Andrew Tate: Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64347211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 4:47 PM
The influencer and his brother Tristan will stay in custody until 27 February, a court rules.
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Sierra Leone passes landmark law on women's rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64348892?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 2:11 PM
Women will now have to make up at least 30% of public and private sector jobs.
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Lebanon MPs sit in as 11th vote for president fails
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64344481?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:19 PM
The MPs, who spent the night without electricity, vow to stay put until the crisis is solved.
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David Crosby: US rock legend dies aged 81
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64341315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 10:27 AM
Crosby is remembered as a "genius" for co-founding The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
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Afghanistan: Some Taliban open to women's rights talks - top UN official
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64341817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:42 PM
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has met Taliban officials amid a deepening crisis.
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Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM says no regrets over decision to step down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64342181?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 4:49 AM
New Zealand's leader says she has a "sense of relief" as her party prepares to anoint a successor.
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South Korea slum fire: Hundreds evacuated in Seoul
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64343167?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 7:50 AM
It took more than 900 firefighters several hours to put out the blaze.
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Cost of living: Japan inflation jumps to new 41-year high
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64341733?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 4:31 AM
The country's central bank is under pressure to increase interest rates to help curb rising prices.
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Ukraine war: Serbia uproar over Wagner mercenaries recruiting for Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64329371?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 7:05 PM
A Russian news video showing Serbians being trained to fight in Ukraine prompts fury in Belgrade.
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Pathaan: Why Shah Rukh Khan's comeback film is a big deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64245736?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:13 AM
The Bollywood superstar returns in James Bond-like spy-thriller Pathaan after a four-year hiatus.
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The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64248564?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:23 AM
Ordinary diesel trucks could be converted to a hydrogen-diesel mix, according to researchers in Australia.
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Africa's week in pictures: 13-19 January 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64325591?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 12:22 AM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Ukraine war: Ukraine admits pulling out of front line town of Soledar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64330808?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 12:32 PM
Andrew Harding goes under fire on the front line in eastern Ukraine after recent Russian gains.
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The California storms were great for wine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64338378?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 9:45 PM
After years of drought, vineyards got a much-needed infusion of water from weeks of torrential rain.
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Ukraine's president Zelensky addresses Davos forum after fatal helicopter crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64321281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 1:47 AM
Ukraine's interior minister is among the 14 killed in the helicopter crash beside a nursery.
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UFO-like cloud forms in Turkey
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64352634?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 4:19 PM
The rare cloud formation creates an optical illusion that tricks viewers into thinking it looks like a UFO.
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Ukrainian soldiers receive bionic arms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64354345?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 6:31 PM
After losing their hands in a landmine explosion, Andrii and Vitalii receive 3D printed prosthetics.
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The boy who caught a great white shark
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64338818?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 8:50 PM
An ordinary family fishing trip took a surprising turn when 12-year-old Campbell reeled in a shark.
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Why anti-abortionists still march after Roe was overturned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64227621?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 1:04 AM
The 1973 Supreme Court decision gave rise to one of the largest anti-abortion marches in the world.
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Jacinda Ardern: Key moments from the New Zealand PM's time in office
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64338924?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2023, 5:53 PM
A look back at some memorable moments from Jacinda Ardern's six years as New Zealand prime minister.
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Flames engulf slum village in South Korea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64343952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 20, 2023, 10:36 AM
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the slum in South Korea's capital, Seoul.
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