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Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi The tragic death of an Indian schoolgirl has laid bare the consequences of “Eve-teasing” – a popular South Asian euphemism which many say trivialises the street harassment and assault of women. The short CCTV video of two Indian girls riding bicycles starts off quite innocuously. Dressed in their school…
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Why is reformist Uzbek leader arresting bloggers?
By BBC Monitoring Uzbekistan Olimjon Haydarov was detained and taken into custody in Uzbekistan’s eastern city of Kokand in July, after being charged with extortion. The YouTuber, whose videos focus on various social and economic issues, was charged with taking money from managers of a shopping centre by threatening to write an article exposing safety…
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Marriage equality eludes Japan’s same-sex couples
By Shaimaa Khalil Tokyo correspondent When Aki and Hikari were looking to rent a house together in Tokyo, they were told by real estate agents that the places they liked “were for couples”. “We are a couple,” they would respond. The answer they were given: “This is a house for a man and woman couple.”…
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Trump’s New York fraud case explained… in 60 seconds
Former US President Donald Trump stands trial at a New York court where he faces a civil lawsuit and a fine of $250m (£204m) for alleged fraud committed through the Trump Organization. BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik shows how this case could affect the former US president’s assets and how this could impact his…
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Massive fireball in Oxfordshire turns sky orange
Onlookers near Oxford have filmed a fireball, after reports of a large explosion heard in the area. Residents have reported power outages in Witney, Burford, Chipping Norton and Milton-under-Wychwood. Severn Trent Green Power published a statement on their Facebook page saying they could “confirm that at around 19:20 this evening, a digester tank at its…
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Large explosion near Oxford
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A lightning strike has caused a huge gas explosion at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire. Witnesses reported seeing a fireball light up the night sky after the blast at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant…
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Courtroom tensions simmer as Trump trial kicks off
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, in court in New York Former President Donald Trump has attacked a judge and prosecutor in a day of courtroom drama as he attended the opening of a fraud trial that could…
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Pakistan police bust organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from hundreds
By Rachel Russell BBC News Eight members of an organ trafficking ring in north-east Pakistan have been arrested, police say. The ring’s alleged leader, Fawad Mukhtar, is accused of extracting the kidneys of more than 300 people and transplanting them into rich clients. He had previously been arrested five times for malpractice, but managed to…
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128-year-old mummy gets a funeral
‘Stoneman Willie’ of Reading, Pennsylvania, was accidentally mummified when a mortician tried to preserve a corpse in 1895. Now, locals gave ‘Willie’ an elaborate send-off, carrying his hearse in the parade marking the 275th anniversary of the city’s charter.
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US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stares down a right-wing coup
By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington To become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy changed the rules so that one lawmaker alone could initiate an effort to oust him. It was one of many actions he took – over 15 consecutive rounds of voting in January – to win the support of…