France teen's family tell BBC police use of lethal force must change
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66080505?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 4:50 PM
One of Nahel's relatives says the riots do not honour Nahel's death, and the family want them to stop.
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France tells rioters to go home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66083281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 3:12 AM
President Macron is fervently hoping the protesters give up and go home soon. For so many reasons.
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Israeli strikes on Palestinian Jenin camp in West Bank
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66083295?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 3:42 AM
A large-scale Israeli military operation is under way in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
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Mystery of Holocaust escape girls solved after 84 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66040197?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 11:11 PM
For more than 80 years the identities of three girls captured in an iconic photograph were unknown.
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Victoria Amelina: Ukrainian writer dies after Kramatorsk strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66083275?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 11:53 PM
Victoria Amelina, an award-winning writer, was in a pizza restaurant that was hit by a Russian missile.
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Ukraine war: The lethal minefields holding up Kyiv's counter-offensive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66080652?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 4:31 AM
Russia has mined vast swathes of Ukrainian territory its holds, inflicting casualties as Kyiv advances.
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Thai elephant flown home after alleged abuse in Sri Lanka
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66083487?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 4:48 AM
Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.
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Shipping faces showdown over greenhouse gasses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66064838?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 12:20 AM
Global maritime industry faces a major decision on curbing carbon as pressure grows for a net-zero target.
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Paris riots: Suburban mayor's wife hurt as rioters attack their home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66079408?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 11:57 AM
Attackers tried to set the house on fire before firing rockets at the mayor's fleeing wife and children.
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Watch: Mexican mayor weds crocodile in harvest ritual
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66082749?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 5:41 PM
The ceremony is part of an age-old ritual in which the reptile represents mother earth.
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Baltimore shooting: Two dead and 28 injured in mass casualty event, police say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66079407?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 9:36 PM
More than a dozen of the injured were under 18, a senior city official said, as suspects remain at large.
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Energy boss says prices might spike this winter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66061853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 10:59 PM
Governments may need to give energy bill help this winter, says the head of the International Energy Agency.
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Nauru: Why Australia is funding an empty detention centre
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66027565?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 2:57 PM
The last refugee has left Nauru, but Australia will keep spending vast sums to keep the centre open.
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The false French riot posts spreading online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66081671?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 7:03 PM
A number of false and misleading claims about the French riots have been circulating on social media.
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The AI trained to recognise waste for recycling
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66042169?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 11:12 PM
Video cameras powered by AI are analysing work at waste processing and recycling facilities.
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Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65962773?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 12:17 AM
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
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Benodebehari Mukherjee: Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65982052?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 12:33 AM
Benodebehari Mukherjee who lost his vision entirely at 53 came to define modern art in 20th Century India.
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French teen shooting: Piecing together what happened
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66075798?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 2:39 PM
Prosecutors are due to interview a witness after he posted a version of events online.
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Mystery sea urchin deaths threaten Red Sea coral reefs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66046722?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 11:09 PM
Sea algae could take over coral reefs after an unknown disease decimated sea urchin populations.
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The man who helped Orban and Netanyahu rise to power
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66065550?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 11:13 PM
"It's good to have an enemy," says George Birnbaum, one of the godfathers of modern populism.
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Hachiko: The world's most loyal dog turns 100
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65259426?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 10:02 PM
The Akita Inu has been lionised in Japan and beyond as a symbol of devotion and fidelity.
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Deciphering Vladimir Putin's many appearances since mutiny
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66065551?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 30, 2023, 11:03 PM
The Russian president has popped up on TV screens multiple times since last weekend's dramatic events - but to what end?
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Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65962769?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 11:32 PM
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
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India's spirited rum revolution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66063111?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 11:29 PM
A host of homegrown brands are innovating with the spirit, creating new markets.
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Tyres set on fire following Israeli air strike on Jenin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66083310?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 3:25 AM
A large-scale Israeli military operation is under way in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
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Paris teen's family say violence won’t bring justice for the boy they lost
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66082429?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 2, 2023, 5:36 PM
A relative of the teen shot by police in France tells the BBC the family did not want his death to spark riots.
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France protests: Police throw tear gas in Marseille
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66078692?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 10:31 PM
Heavy clashes have been taking place between police and protesters all evening in the French city.
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New Jersey: Dramatic rescue as helicopter pulls firefighter from dam
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66077414?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 7:17 PM
The boat had stalled and went over the edge of a dam during a rescue mission in New Jersey in the US.
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Watch: 'Dark explorer' telescope launched into space
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66077409?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 1, 2023, 3:41 PM
The launch is part of a mission that will map the cosmos to try and investigate so-called dark matter.
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France shooting: How a teenager's death sparked riots
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66068964?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 30, 2023, 1:04 PM
The death of 17-year-old Nahel M, during a traffic stop, has provoked anger across the country.
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Watch: Protesters attack Nike store in central Paris
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66062542?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 30, 2023, 6:05 AM
Crowds attempted to break into a Nike store, kicking and hitting windows, as violent riots rocked Paris for a third night.
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