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The ancient Sri Lankan ‘tank cascades’ tackling drought
A 2,000-year-old Sri Lankan hydraulic system uses natural features to help harvest and store rainwater. In a rapidly warming world, it is providing a lifeline for rural communities. Each April, in the village of Maeliya in northwest Sri Lanka, Pinchal Weldurelage Siriwardene gathers his community under the shade of a large banyan tree. The tree…
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Baltimore baseball legend Brooks Robinson dies at 86
By Max Matza BBC News Brooks Robinson, a Baltimore baseball legend considered one of the best third basemen of all time, has died age 86. His death was confirmed in a statement jointly issued on Tuesday by the Baltimore Orioles and his family. Robinson spent his entire 23-year career playing for the Orioles. He retired…
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Iraq wedding fire: At least 100 killed in blaze in Nineveh
By Mattea Bubalo BBC News At least 100 people have died and 150 others injured after a fire broke out at a wedding in northern Iraq, state media has reported. State news agency INA said on Wednesday the fire happened in the district of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province. A photo posted by Iraqi…
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Biden dog Commander bites another Secret Service agent
By Max Matza BBC News Commander, the Biden family’s two-year-old German Shepherd, has bitten yet another Secret Service agent. The attack happened on Monday night and the officer was treated on complex, the Secret Service said in a statement on Tuesday. This is the 11th time the dog has bitten a guard at the White…
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8 mile actor Nashawn Breedlove dies aged 46
By Mattea Bubalo BBC News Actor and rapper Nashawn Breedlove, known for taking on Eminem in a rap battle in the film 8 Mile, has died aged 46. Breedlove played the formidable opponent Lotto in the 2002 film, loosely based on rapper Eminem’s life, and appeared on the soundtrack for the 2001 film The Wash.…
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Owner’s husband arrested in Bronx fentanyl nursery child death
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York The husband of the owner of a New York City nursery where a child died of suspected fentanyl poisoning has been arrested in Mexico, officials say. Felix Herrera-Garcia was on the run after he was caught on camera fleeing the Bronx nursery with large bags. He is the…
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Maldives: The presidential poll with India and China on the ballot
By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News The Maldives, best known for its pristine beaches, coral reefs and diverse marine life, is the last place you would expect a geopolitical rivalry to play out. The island nation which consists of about 1,200 coral islands and atolls in the middle of the Indian Ocean will see a run-off…
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Group sits frozen as bear gatecrashes picnic in Mexico
A picnic was interrupted when a hungry black bear approached a group of visitors, mounted their table and ate their food at Mexico’s Chipinque Ecological Park in the state of Nuevo León. Footage shows the animal devouring enchiladas and tacos just inches away from several people who sit frozen in place. At one point the…
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Alien and UFO ‘Bermuda Triangle’ explored in new Netflix documentary
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Aled Scourfield and Peter Shuttleworth BBC News A flying saucer seen by a guest house, a 7ft alien-like figure coming out of a hedge and a “cigar-shaped” UFO near a school yard. These are just some…
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Trump committed fraud in NY, judge finds
Donald Trump “repeatedly” misrepresented his wealth – by up to $3.6bn (£3bn) – to banks and insurers, a New York judge has ruled. The decision resolves a key claim made by New York’s attorney general in her civil lawsuit against the former president. “The documents here clearly contain fraudulent valuations that defendants used in business,”…