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Manhunt for gang boss who controlled luxury jail in Venezuela
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Police across South America are searching for the leader of a Venezuelan gang who escaped from the luxurious prison which he controlled, shortly before it was raided. When 11,000 soldiers and police entered the inmate-run Tocorón jail in Venezuela on Wednesday, Héctor Guerrero Flores was nowhere to be found. Under…
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Theatre tickets from night of Lincoln assassination sell for $262,500
By Courtney Lewis BBC News A pair of theatre tickets used on the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated have sold at auction for $262,500 (£215,453). The tickets, sold by a Boston auction house, are dated 14 April 1865 and include handwritten details such as the prime front-row seat assignments. Only one other used ticket, which…
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Teenagers arrested after police car chase in Florida
Two teenagers have been arrested after leading the police on a car chase in a stolen vehicle in Hillsborough County. Video posted on social media by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows the suspects leading the police in a high-speed chase on a Florida highway. A police vehicle then used the precision immobilisation technique (PIT)…
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Five alleged Russian spies appear in London court
By Daniel De Simone BBC News Five people accused of being part of a Russian spy ring operating in the UK have appeared in court. Bulgarian nationals Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova allegedly conspired to gather information which would be useful to an enemy. It is alleged they carried…
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The goats fighting fires in Los Angeles
Grazing goats are becoming a common sight in Los Angeles – can this ancient solution to wildfires really prevent ever bigger, fiercer blazes? It’s a typical Los Angeles scene: the Pacific Ocean sparkling under a crystal-clear, bright blue sky, with miles of golden sandy beaches stretching as far as the eye can see. There’s also…
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Zoleka Mandela: Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka dies in South Africa at 43
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Wycliffe Muia BBC News Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43. She passed away on Monday evening surrounded by friends and family,…
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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat
By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News An American grandmaster who was part of a row which rattled the world of chess has denied using a vibrating sex toy to cheat. In September 2022 Hans Niemann sat down to play Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in chess’s Sinquefield Cup St Louis, Missouri. Niemann won, but was accused by…
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David McCallum obituary: TV favourite from NCIS and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
For a certain generation, David McCallum will always be Illya Kuryakin, the mysterious Russian agent in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The role turned the actor into a global sex symbol, his public appearances besieged by screaming teenage girls. He cut his teeth in 1950s British cinema and also found wider fame in the The Great…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Fuel depot blast kills 20 as refugee count doubles
By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News An explosion at a fuel depot in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees crossed into the country from…
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Evergrande shares slide as mainland unit misses debt payment
By Peter Hoskins & Nick Marsh BBC News Shares in China’s Evergrande have slumped as the crisis at the embattled property developer has deepened. Its mainland unit Hengda Real Estate has defaulted on 4 billion yuan (£449m; $547m) of debt, it revealed on Monday. Beijing-based news outlet Caixin has also reported that several current and…