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Brussels shooting: Gunman who killed two Swedes had escaped Tunisian prison
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Brussels A gunman who shot dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels last Monday had escaped from prison in Tunisia. Belgian prosecutors say Abdesalem Lassoued had been sentenced to 26 years in…
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Could we find alien life via its pollution?
Alien life may one day be found not from radio signals beamed across the cosmos but from an all-too-familiar side-effect of civilisation: pollution. It’s the Earth’s atmosphere that he’s usually concerned with. But one day about 10 years ago, a colleague knocked on Gonzalo González Abad’s door and asked him an unexpected question: “If you…
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Jay-Z answers the question: $500K cash, or lunch with… Jay-Z
By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Would you rather have lunch with rapper Jay-Z or take $500,000 in cash? That has been the theoretical viral question asked of many – pitting a large sum of money against a chance to listen to the first hip-hop billionaire’s pearls of wisdom. And now, Jay-Z himself has shared his…
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Who are the Republican candidates to be US House Speaker?
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Nearly three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, the Republican party’s fraught search for a Speaker of the House of Representatives continues. Last week, embattled House Republicans moved to remove Jim Jordan as the party’s nominee after three unsuccessful rounds of votes. A previous nominee, Steve Scalise, abruptly dropped…
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Homeless and looking for shelter in Gaza
These ‘Gaza Diaries’ give a glimpse into the real lives of two people who are struggling to find a safe space in the southern city of Khan Younis, having fled northern Gaza. They have been sending the BBC footage shot on their phones, documenting their daily challenges. Since 7 October, more than 600,000 people have…
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Venezuelan opposition unites behind María Corina Machado
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Early results from a vote held by opposition parties in Venezuela to choose a unity candidate for the 2024 presidential election show María Corina Machado in a commanding lead. With just over a quarter of votes counted, Ms Machado had 93%, even though she is currently barred from holding office.…
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park: Lions could move from Donetsk to Doncaster
By Julia Bryson BBC News A lioness rescued from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine could be rehomed in the UK with her cubs. The female lion, named Aysa, was pregnant when she was abandoned at a private zoo in the Donetsk region at the start of Russia’s invasion. She was moved to another facility in…
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Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever, dies aged 31
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The world’s oldest dog ever has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days. Guinness World Record holder Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, passed away at his home in Portugal on Saturday. His death was announced on social media by a veterinarian who met Bobi several times.…
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Skulls and flowers on parade at Mexico’s Catrinas procession
Mexicans have been taking part in the Parade of the Catrinas, a lively procession of skeletons through Mexico City as they prepare to mark the Day of the Dead. Many participants were made up to look like La Catrina, the name given to an elegant skeletal figure popular in Mexican culture. What is Day of…
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Planet Earth III magnificent but horrifying, say reviewers
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Critics have called Sir David Attenborough’s latest series of Planet Earth “awe-inspiring” and “magnificent” but also “horrifying” and “sad”. The third instalment of the landmark, award-winning programme began on Sunday on BBC One. The eight-part series shows animals around the world fighting for survival amid constant environmental change. The Guardian…