Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Lampedusa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66448987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:31 PM
Four survivors told rescuers the boat set off from Tunisia carrying 45 people, including three children.
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Eleven dead after fire rips through France holiday home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66447519?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 3:11 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said his thoughts were with the victims and their families.
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Issue 1: Ohio vote delivers win for abortion-rights supporters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66442370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 9:47 AM
A vote to raise the bar to amend Ohio's constitution became a battle over abortion rights in the state.
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More than 50 injured in Russia factory explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66450525?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:54 PM
The damaged facility reportedly manufactures night vision devices and binoculars for the Russian military.
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Russia’s new schoolbook aims to justify war on Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66450520?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 11:29 AM
The book makes numerous false claims and portrays Ukraine as an aggressive state run by nationalists.
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Boy, 6, boasted about shooting Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66451768?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:00 PM
New court documents show the pupil confessed to the attack and outline how he took his mother's gun.
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Sudan conflict: Call for gravediggers in Omdurman as fighting intensifies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66448666?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:27 PM
Residents of the Khartoum area are shaken by an intense wave of bombing targeting paramilitary forces.
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World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66453098?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:15 PM
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.
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Hawaii wildfires: Residents flee into sea to escape blazes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66451821?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 3:15 PM
Dozens of homes and businesses are reportedly destroyed after wildfires engulfed the town of Lahaina.
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Colombia conflict: Rebels deny plot to kill attorney general
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66449400?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 2:04 PM
ELN rebels say accusations they are planning to kill Attorney General Francisco Barbosa are "false".
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Amazon deal lacks concrete measures, say climate activists
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66446449?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 10:15 AM
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
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Texas woman injured after hawk drops snake on her
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66446697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 12:56 AM
A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a three-way struggle.
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Tory Lanez: Rapper jailed for 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66445776?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 10:09 AM
A judge in LA sentences the rapper to 10 years for injuring Megan Thee Stallion in a 2020 shooting.
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Ancient lizard-like species discovered in Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66446925?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 5:59 AM
It ends a decades-long mystery surrounding a rare fossil first found by a retired chicken farmer.
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Marseille police officers arrested over death during rioting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66444344?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 6:25 PM
Mohamed Bendriss may have died after being hit by a police weapon during the unrest earlier this summer.
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US Supreme Court restores Biden 'ghost gun' rules - for now
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66365642?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 7:09 AM
The top court has allowed the rules - meant to rein in ghost guns - to remain during an appeal process.
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World Scout Jamboree: How troubles plagued South Korea's operation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66425588?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 12:08 PM
Witnesses say the event was struck by bad weather but also plagued by mismanagement and safety risks.
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Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66435870?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 7:14 AM
The world's second largest economy has slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years.
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Royal prodigal son's return stirs up Thailand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66446895?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 5:32 AM
The second of four estranged sons visits the country of his birth for the first time in 27 years.
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Niger coup: Fact-checking misinformation spreading online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66406517?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 9, 2023, 1:31 AM
False claims have been circulating online since the military took over in Niger.
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Which criminal case may be hardest for Trump to win?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66404233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
Three indictments, 78 charges, three trials. We assess his expected defence and which case should worry him most.
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Nuh violence: Is bulldozer punishment trampling justice in India?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66391485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 8, 2023, 9:00 PM
Some Indian states use bulldozers to demolish homes of people accused of crimes - experts say it is illegal.
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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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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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