Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66436797?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 2:23 PM
There are concerns the Russian mercenary group may be gaining influence in the country.
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Carbon credits scrutinised as key Amazon summit begins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66435166?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 2:19 AM
The eight countries who share the rainforest are in Brazil for a "milestone" meeting.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66435160?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 4:56 AM
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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Russia blames Ukraine for military call-up centre fires
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66440752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 2:56 PM
Russia says Ukrainian scammers tricked elderly Russians into setting fire to army recruitment centres.
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South Korea: 1,000 buses evacuate scouts from disaster-hit World Jamboree
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66438588?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 10:50 AM
Scout contingents are leaving the international event in South Korea due to an incoming tropical storm.
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Italian banks hit with surprise windfall tax
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66440335?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 2:35 PM
The one-off tax on the profits banks earn from higher interest rates has seen shares plummet.
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Megan Thee Stallion 'will never be same' after shooting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66428109?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 9:02 AM
Tory Lanez is set to be sentenced for shooting fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.
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DJ Casper: Cha-Cha Slide hitmaker dies aged 58
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66436701?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 10:01 AM
The Chicago-born star was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016.
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Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre's son charged with murder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66425589?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 6:41 AM
Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre's son says he is guilty of murdering a Colombian surgeon in Thailand.
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Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia probably Russian space rocket
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66436211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 4:05 AM
Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.
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Bryan Randall: Sandra Bullock praised for 'amazing' way she cared for partner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66437720?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 8:37 AM
The actress has been praised for the "amazing" way she cared for Bryan Randall in his final years.
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Kanye West performs at Travis Scott Utopia gig after antisemitism scandal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-66437674?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 9:15 AM
It's the first public performance since the rapper caused controversy with a series of antisemitic posts.
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Champions League: AEK Athens-Dinamo Zagreb qualifier postponed after fan killed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66437694?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 10:59 AM
Tuesday's Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb is postponed after a fan is stabbed to death on the eve of the game.
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China exports see biggest drop for three years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66436582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 3:03 PM
Global demand for Chinese goods has fallen as the cost of living and rising interest rates bite.
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Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66429342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 3:02 PM
Giacomo Chiapparini was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse in the Lombardy region on Sunday.
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Ukraine arrests woman over alleged plot to kill Zelensky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66431839?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 4:38 PM
Officials allege the suspect passed information to Russia about the Ukrainian president's movements.
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Ukraine war: Seven killed in Russian missile strike on eastern town of Pokrovsk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66429344?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 11:37 AM
Two missiles hit the town of Pokrovsk, the second as rescuers were searching for victims of the first.
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Sinéad O'Connor's funeral, in pictures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66440464?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 2:21 PM
Fans of the late singer and activist filled the Irish town of Bray's streets, before a private burial.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's supporters are silenced but determined
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66436731?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 7:57 AM
The former Pakistan PM's arrest on corruption charges has not evoked huge protests this time. Why?
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Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65264921?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 11:08 PM
A hidden world of exploitation by men working as "spiritual healers" has been uncovered by the BBC.
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Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66430113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 11:28 PM
President Tinubu is facing strong opposition to any deployment of troops to oust Niger's junta.
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Climate change: The record summer that scorched Asia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65900044?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 9:00 PM
Home to some of the world's poorest people, Asia has seen devastating heatwaves this year.
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Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66252187?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 11:03 PM
Small electric aircraft will be carrying passengers soon in Europe soon, but will they catch on?
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Brick Lane: Chinese political slogans appear on London street art wall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66391605?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 2:59 PM
Communist Party slogans were painted over popular wall art - but the creators' motive is unclear.
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BBC Africa Eye: Elderly caned at Kenya's PCEA Thogoto Care Home for the Aged
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66387940?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 11:10 PM
BBC Africa Eye uncovers evidence of mistreatment and neglect of elderly residents.
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Families in Turkey's quake cities battle dust and rubble six months on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66378241?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 11:23 PM
Six months on from the deadly earthquakes, thousands are still living in tents and makeshift camps.
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Belarus isolates political prisoners to break their spirit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66384662?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 11:18 PM
Families of Belarusian political prisoners say loved ones are being denied any outside contact.
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The Russians hunting for cheap flats in occupied Mariupol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66393949?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2023, 11:19 PM
Largely destroyed by Russian forces, Mariupol is now portrayed by Moscow as a desirable city.
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The remarkable recovery of Syria's earthquake baby
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66398976?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2023, 11:45 PM
Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.
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Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66317706?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 12:01 AM
The difficulties facing people living next to Botswana's growing African elephant population.
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Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66400905?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2023, 11:28 PM
The volume of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record in China.
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Sinead O'Connor: Crowds gather to view funeral cortege
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66436816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 12:30 PM
The Irish singer died in July at the age of 56.
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Watch: Fans visit famous steps from film The Exorcist in Washington DC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66435261?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 1:32 AM
The film's director, William Friedkin died this morning in Los Angeles, CA.
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A Moscow summer with war on people's minds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66432068?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 2:58 PM
After the Russian capital was targeted by drones, Steve Rosenberg asks people how they feel about the future.
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Alaska: Moment house collapses into river during flood
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66426385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 7:02 AM
Glacial floods in Juneau, the capital of Alaska, caused a house to collapse into the Mendenhall river.
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Florida: Man rescued from partially sunken boat after 35 hours at sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66424828?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 7, 2023, 12:06 AM
The 25-year-old was reported missing after failing to return from a fishing trip in St Augustine, Florida.
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Slovenia floods 'worst-ever natural disaster'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66423977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 6:35 PM
The extreme flooding in Slovenia has caused millions of dollars worth of damage and killed at least three people.
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Ukraine replaces Soviet emblem on Motherland statue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66423973?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 6, 2023, 4:50 PM
The Soviet-era emblem on Kyiv's Motherland statue has been replaced with the Ukrainian coat of arms.
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