Biden says default 'off the table' after debt talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65666067?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 23, 2023, 12:41 AM
President Joe Biden holds talks with Republican Kevin McCarthy to resolve debt ceiling stalemate.
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Arson suspected in Guyana school blaze
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65670272?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 11:22 PM
A blaze at a school in the central town of Mahdia may have been started maliciously, police say.
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Mexican volcano spews smoke into starry sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65671578?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 10:51 AM
Timelapse footage shows the Popocatepetl volcano in the state of Puebla erupting.
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US man killed by car as he helped ducks cross road in Rocklin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65679387?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 23, 2023, 1:22 AM
A California man stops to help a group of ducks to safety before being killed by a teenage driver.
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Ukraine war: Russia battles armed group in border region
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65674773?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 11:09 PM
Ukraine denies involvement and says Russian paramilitary groups are responsible for the incursion.
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Clare Nowland: Officer who tasered 95-year old woman suspended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65642976?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 23, 2023, 2:16 AM
Clare Nowland - who has dementia - was critically injured after she was Tasered at an Australian care home.
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E Jean Carroll seeks damages from Donald Trump for CNN remarks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65678968?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 10:34 PM
The writer submits a new legal filing over the ex-president's remarks during a CNN town hall.
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TikTok sues Montana to overturn first US state ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65677768?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 11:46 PM
The western state last week became the first in the US to ban the hugely-popular video platform.
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BBC ordered to Delhi High Court over Modi documentary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65670818?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 3:10 PM
The documentary focused on the prime minister's role in anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002.
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Colombia conflict: Ceasefire with dissident Farc rebels suspended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65674709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 3:30 PM
The suspension is the latest blow to President Gustavo Petro's aim to achieve "total peace".
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Tim Scott: Republican senator is running for president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65654865?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 9:03 PM
The Republican from South Carolina enters the race with more campaign cash than any of his rivals.
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Ukraine war: Wagner chief vows to hand Bakhmut to Russian army by June
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65670534?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 2:49 PM
The chief of the mercenary group made the claim but Ukraine says it still controls parts of the city.
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Comic Uncle Roger banned on Chinese social media
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65669623?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 10:50 AM
The British-Malaysian comedian made a joke about the authoritarian government in Beijing.
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Roman Protasevich: Belarus pardons activist hauled off flight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65670820?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 2:42 PM
Roman Protasevich was jailed for eight years earlier this month, for inciting unrest in Belarus.
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Grandad's grenade kills US man and injures teens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65674539?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 2:34 PM
A 47-year-old dad dies and his two children suffer shrapnel wounds as the old ordnance explodes.
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Greek election: Centre-right Mitsotakis hails big win but wants majority
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65666261?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 9:24 AM
Centre-right Kyriakos Mitsotakis falls just short of outright victory and plans for a second round.
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The woman who travelled seven hours by camel to give birth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65362736?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 23, 2023, 12:01 AM
Mona survived the agonising journey, but others facing the same stark choice in Yemen have not.
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India wrestlers risk Olympic dream for '#MeToo' protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65630952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 9:07 PM
India's best wrestlers worry they won't be in peak shape to qualify for the Olympics as they hold a protest.
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Dangote oil refinery launched in Nigeria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65671554?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 4:07 PM
It is hoped that the plant will alleviate chronic fuel shortages in Africa's biggest oil producer.
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Biden's Papua New Guinea no-show takes shine off US pact
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65667783?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 9:08 AM
The president cancelled a visit to Papua New Guinea, amid growing Chinese influence in the region.
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First Arab female astronaut reaches space station
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65671485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 4:16 PM
Saudi scientist Rayyanah Barnawi will carry out breast cancer research while in orbit.
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Madeleine McCann: First pictures from search of Portugal reservoir
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65675817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 2:50 PM
Police will start combing the area, 50km (31.1 miles) from where Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007.
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'Pay your writers!' Student chants interrupt Warner Bros CEO speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65670039?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 8:46 AM
Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav was speaking a graduation ceremony for students at Boston University.
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Watch: Green flash as meteor blazes across sky in Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65668065?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 22, 2023, 3:46 AM
Residents in north-east Australia caught a glimpse of what scientists believe to be a meteor on Saturday night.
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Trevi Fountain: Climate activists turn water in Rome landmark black
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65666775?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 21, 2023, 5:25 PM
Climate change protesters Last Generation pour "vegetable charcoal" into the Rome landmark.
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Watch: Japan riot police pin G7 protesters to ground in violent scuffle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65663384?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 21, 2023, 10:58 AM
Violence broke out in Hiroshima as riot police clashed with far-left anti-G7 protesters.
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Zelensky: For today, Bakhmut is only in our hearts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65662504?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
May 21, 2023, 8:39 AM
The Ukrainian president said the eastern city had been completely destroyed after months of fighting.
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