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‘Mass killing’ report in Chapel St Leonards was yoga class
By Pritti Mistry BBC News A yoga class was mistaken for a “ritual mass murder” scene after members of the public saw several people lying on the floor and reported it to police. Five police cars descended on the North Sea Observatory in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, on Wednesday night. Yoga teacher Millie Laws said…
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Outrage over Abbas’s antisemitic speech on Jews and Holocaust
By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem German and Israeli officials have condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for comments he made about Jews and the Nazi Holocaust in a speech. Mr Abbas said Adolf Hitler ordered the mass murder of Jews because of their “social role” as moneylenders, rather than out of animosity to Judaism. Israel’s…
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South Korean cult Grace Road Church members arrested in Fiji
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Four suspected high-ranking members of a South Korean doomsday cult have been arrested in Fiji. Two were deported, but a legal injunction prevented the others from being ejected, Fiji media report. The Grace Road Church became notorious after 400 of its members moved to Fiji in 2014 claiming they would…
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The perks and incentives coaxing workers back to the office
While some companies are issuing threats and ultimatums, other companies are incentivising workers with perks and flexibility. In August, when Zoom ordered its workers back to the office, shock rippled across the internet. The video conference platform, which has now become nearly synonymous with remote work, seemed to be flying in the face of the…
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Moment police officer rescues driver from burning truck
Police in Salisbury in North Carolina have just released bodycam footage of an officer saving a driver from a burning truck. Lt. Corey Brooks has been called to another incident on 8 August when he saw the truck hit a wall and catch fire. With the assistance of a member of the public, Lt. Brooks…
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Greek floods: Austrian honeymooners missing after holiday home swept away
By Michael Ertl BBC News An Austrian couple on honeymoon is missing in Greece after torrential rains swept away the house they were staying in. Emergency services have told the BBC they are searching for the couple and several other missing people. People in central Greece were trapped on the roofs of their houses after…
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What do Indians think about the G20 summit?
World leaders are arriving in the Indian capital Delhi this week for the G20 summit, and authorities have gone to great lengths to spruce up the city. They have undertaken elaborate beautification drives, putting up sculptures, statues and billboards. Some houses have also been demolished in the run-up to the event – officials say they…
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Rwanda serial killer who hid bodies in kitchen arrested
By Samba Cyuzuzo BBC Great Lakes Rwandan police have arrested a 34-year-old suspected serial killer who is alleged to have murdered more than 10 people and buried them in the kitchen. Police discovered the alleged crime after the man was evicted from his rented accommodation in Kicukiro, a suburb of the capital, Kigali. They were…
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Baby turtles make it to sea from rare nesting site
Baby turtles made it safely to the sea after they were dug out of a nest on a beach in Mississippi. In January 2023, the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) found a sea turtle nest in Pass Christian, a rare occurrence on the manmade beach. In an excavation following the hatching process, IMMS staff…
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Aditya-L1: India’s solar mission on way to Sun sends first photos
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi The Indian space agency Isro has shared the first images sent by the country’s solar observation mission as it makes its way towards the Sun. Aditya-L1 lifted off on Saturday and is on a journey that will take it 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from the Earth – 1%…