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Hurricane Otis: Mexico troops tackle looting in devastated Acapulco
Some 17,000 soldiers and police have been deployed in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, where there has been widespread looting since a powerful hurricane hit the region. Videos show people taking food and water from shops, while others walk away with expensive electronic items and clothes from shopping centres. Thirty-nine people are now known…
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Matthew Perry’s life in pictures
Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in TV sitcom Friends, has died aged 54. Perry was born in Massachusetts in 1969 and then raised in Ottawa, Canada, where he attended elementary school with Justin Trudeau, who later became Canadian prime minister. As a teenager, Perry moved to Los Angeles to pursue…
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Matthew Perry: Friends TV comedy star dies at 54
By George Wright BBC News US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54, US media report. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Friends, which followed the fortunes…
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Lost or stolen? The treasures missing from Scotland’s museums
By Andrew Picken BBC Scotland News There are tens of millions of items in the collections of Scotland’s galleries and museums, but the whereabouts of thousands of them is unknown. BBC Scotland News asked some of the country’s most popular galleries and museums for records of items lost, stolen and missing. The responses show that…
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Bataring Daudo: A centuries-old recipe for apricot soup
This deceptively simple soup has been nourishing Pakistan’s Hunza community for centuries and is perhaps the purest celebration of the fruit and the Hunza ideology. During harsh Himalayan winters, at the roadside kiosk of chef and restaurateur Lal Shahzadi, a heavenly scent of woody apricots tinged with molasses hangs heavy in the air. She is…
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Your pictures on the theme of ‘hobbies’
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “hobbies”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world. The next theme is “circles” and the deadline for entries is 8 November 2023. The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able…
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Fingernails: Film asks, what if a machine could find your life partner?
By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter Love. That intangible, addictive, complicated emotion that is the essence of being human. Now just imagine if it was more straightforward. No more guesswork, no more doubt. What if? That tantalising prospect is the premise of Fingernails, the second solo film from Greek director Christos Nikou. Probably best known for…
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The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers’ skulls in Germany
By Damian Zane BBC News, Moshi Isaria Anael Meli has been looking for his grandfather’s remains for more than six decades. He believes the skull ended up in a Berlin museum after his grandfather, Mangi Meli, along with 18 other chiefs and advisers, were hanged by a German colonial force 123 years ago. After all…
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Princess Leonor of Spain’s royal profile rises as she comes of age
By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Madrid Spain’s Princess Leonor is about to turn 18, thrusting her into the spotlight as heir to the throne and raising questions about the role she will play as an adult royal. Her birthday, on Tuesday, will be marked by a formal ceremony in the Spanish Parliament, at which she…
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Pokémon Go creator John Hanke says it’s not game over for the app
By Andrew Rogers BBC Newsbeat For decades now, fans of Pokémon have been on a mission to “catch ’em all”. Crazes have followed the cute creatures since they first launched on Nintendo’s Game Boy in 1996 – with their surprise success sparking a global frenzy dubbed “Pokémania”. And in 2016, it felt like everyone was…