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South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to meet King Charles in state visit
The president of South Korea will pay a state visit to the UK in November after accepting an invitation from King Charles III. The King and Queen Camilla will host Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at Buckingham Palace. It will be the second incoming state visit of the King’s reign, following South…
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The moment Philippines Coast Guard cuts floating barrier
The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea. Manila says China violated its fishing rights with the 300m (1,000ft) barrier in the Scarborough Shoal. Footage released by the Philippines Coast Guard appears to show one of its…
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Second Republican debate: When is it and what to expect
By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington Six Republican candidates will battle it out at the party’s second presidential debate on Wednesday – a televised event marked once again by the absence of the contest’s frontrunner, Donald Trump. The former president remains dominant over the rest of the field by a margin of more than 40…
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The moment Canadian lawmakers celebrate Ukrainian Nazi
Canada’s House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota honoured Yaroslav Hunka, 98, during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit. Hunka was a member of a Waffen-SS unit, which supplied guards for Nazi concentration camps. “He [Hunka] is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero. We thank him for all his service,” said Rota before Parliament gave Hunka a…
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Watch elderly man air rescued after cliff fall
The San Francisco Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division Air Operations unit responded to a call about a hiker who fell from a cliff next to the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday. The man was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for the injures suffered because of the…
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More than 340 firefighters have died from 9/11 illnesses
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York The Fire Department of New York has said the number of its members who have died from 9/11-related illnesses is now equal to the number lost on the day of…
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Hollywood strikes: UK film industry workers hit by US dispute
By Guy Lambert Entertainment Reporter After almost five months, a tentative deal between writers and studio executives could end a strike that has halted most film and TV production. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) called the agreement “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers”. But with the actors’ strike continuing, a ripple…
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Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg’s next big thing?
By James Clayton North America technology reporter There was a time before ChatGPT when the tech world was talking about something entirely different. Remember the metaverse? For a while it dominated tech news. A virtual reality world that would be so immersive, so engaging, that we would want to spend part of our lives in…
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Police probe after Brand sexual offence claims
The Metropolitan Police says it will investigate allegations of “non-recent” sexual offences following news reports about comedian Russell Brand. The force has received a “number of allegations of sexual offences in London” as well as elsewhere in the country, and no arrests had been made. It follows a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, The…
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Bob Menendez: ‘I will be exonerated’ on fraud charges
By Holly Honderich in Washington A defiant New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has doubled down in his denial of federal corruption charges announced last week. “When all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be New Jersey’s senior senator,” he said on Monday. Prosecutors allege Mr Menendez and…