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Slovakia elections: Liberals win against pro-Moscow party
By Ece Goksedef BBC News Liberals have a slender lead in Slovakia’s elections over a pro-Moscow party led by populist former PM Robert Fico, exit polls suggest. The pro-Moscow party, Smer-SD, had been expected to win the vote, but polls suggest its popularity has fallen in recent days. Smer has pledged an immediate end to…
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Maldives election: Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins presidency
By Ece Goksedef BBC News A pro-China candidate has won presidential elections in the Maldives, defeating an incumbent who had strengthened relations with India. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih accepted defeat in the run-off poll, congratulating his rival Mohamed Muizzu who won 54% of the vote. Mr Muizzu, mayor of the capital Male, campaigned with the…
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Watch: Last supermoon of the year captured on camera
A space enthusiast in Nepal has filmed the Harvest Supermoon by putting his mobile phone to the viewfinder of his telescope. Amartya Mishra said he often captures the skies from Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu. For a moon to be classed as a supermoon it must be seen in full or near the time when it…
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Linda Sharp: The pioneer woman surfer in a sea of men
By Rowenna Hoskin BBC News When Linda Sharp began surfing in 1967, she was the first and only woman to ride the waves all year round in Wales. She began surfing at 15 at Aberavon in Neath Port Talbot and competed for more than 20 years, winning European, British and Welsh titles. At the beginning…
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US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown
By Antoinette Radford BBC News The US House of Representatives has approved a temporary funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown due to start at midnight (05:00 GMT). It includes disaster funds, but no US aid for Ukraine. The 45-day resolution was proposed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after a rebellion by hard-line fellow…
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Vivienne Westwood collection based on designer’s own wardrobe
By Joshua Cheetham & Megan Fisher BBC News The partner of Dame Vivienne Westwood has unveiled a new collection at Paris Fashion Week that gives a glimpse into the late fashion designer’s own wardrobe. Andreas Kronthaler and iconic British fashion designer Dame Vivienne, who died last year, were a fashion powerhouse designing together under the…
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Billy Connolly had ‘serious falls’ after balance issues, says wife
By James Gregory BBC News Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has had a “couple of serious falls” after his balance deteriorated due to Parkinson’s, his wife has said. Pamela Stephenson said her husband’s balance issue was the “most significant” symptom of the disease since his diagnosis 10 years ago. Sir Billy, 80, said it had “added…
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‘This could be the end of us’ – US businesses fear worst ahead of shutdown
By Matt Murphy BBC News, Washington As the US moves rapidly towards a government shutdown, businesses across the US are bracing for the impact of an extended spending squabble in Washington DC. While some politicians have sought to argue that the knock-on effect of the shutdown will be limited to government workers, thousands of American…
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Watch: Driver smashes through wall into police station
A driver is facing multiple charges including terrorism after driving his car through a wall into a police station in the US state of New Jersey. Officers say he ploughed into their staff room whilst blaring out the song Welcome to the Jungle on his car stereo. He is also accused of deliberately smashing into…
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Tupac Shakur: Sister calls new murder charge ‘pivotal moment’
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By George Wright BBC News The charge of a former gang leader with the murder of Tupac Shakur 1996 is a “pivotal moment”, the late rapper sister’s says. The New York-born hip-hop legend was shot four times…