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Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced
ReutersCopyright: Reuters It’s not just the award for peace that is presented by the Nobel committee – there are six categories, and they are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards for intellectual achievement in the world. The winners are being confirmed this week and several have already been announced. The physics prize was given…
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Chandrayaan-3: India Moon lander’s reawakening unlikely as lunar night looms
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi As a new lunar night begins, Indian space scientists say chances of the Moon lander waking up are “remote”. The Indian space agency Isro did not confirm if further efforts will continue to communicate with it, adding that the lander and rover had completed “all their assignments – and…
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Off-course turtle named after Scottish island taken 1,700 miles home
By Andrew Barton & Sarah Ping BBC News A turtle nursed back to health in Yorkshire after being washed up on a Scottish beach has been released back to its home waters 1,700 miles away. The creature was found “malnourished and dehydrated” in wintry seas off the Scottish island of Iona – after which she…
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South China Sea: Philippines restocks outpost after flare-up with China
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Virma Simonette & Joel Guinto in South China Sea and Singapore The BBC has witnessed Chinese vessels blocking Filipino supply boats to an outpost in the South China Sea. The incident took place as two Philippine…
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I was innocent – but it cost me £500,000 to prove it
By Nick Garnett and Claire Kendall BBC News Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered…
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HotSat-1: Novel UK spacecraft maps heat variations across Earth
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos A novel UK satellite has returned its first pictures of heat variations across the surface of the Earth. HotSat-1 carries the highest resolution commercial thermal sensor in orbit, enabling it to…
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Philippines ‘Jesus’ drag queen arrested for obscenity
By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore A Philippines drag queen was arrested on Wednesday over their performance as Jesus Christ reciting the Lord’s Prayer. A video of the performance by Pura Luka Vega had sparked criminal complaints by Christian groups in July. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, faces up to 12…
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Taylor Swift tour film tops $100m in advance ticket sales
By Mariko Oi Business reporter Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film has become a box office blockbuster a week before hitting cinemas. Its distributor AMC says global advance ticket sales have topped $100m (£82m), adding demand “has been incredible from the moment it was first announced.” The firm says it took less than 24 hours…
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Ukraine war: ‘Every family’ in Hroza village affected by missile attack
By Christy Cooney BBC News People from “every family” in the Ukrainian village of Hroza have been affected by a missile attack that killed 51 people, Ukraine’s interior minister has said. At least 51 people were killed when the strike hit a wake for a local resident in the village, south-east of Kharkiv. “From every…
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Watch: Sparks sent flying in precarious landing
Emergency services watched as a FedEx plane skidded across the tarmac at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. They praised the crew for pulling off the landing and avoiding a “disaster”. The plane’s landing gears were not working, according to the Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services. No one was seriously injured.