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Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage
By Paul Melly Africa analyst Yet another coup in Africa – just five weeks after Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops of his own presidential guard, Gabon’s Ali Bongo also finds himself detained in his own residence. A sudden statement on national television in the early hours of Wednesday, to declare…
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: ghostly face or fish?
By Maddie Molloy BBC News Climate & Science What do you see when you look at this photo? The image appears to show an enormous, scary face suddenly emerging from the ocean. But what you’re actually looking at is a stargazer fish which has buried itself in the sandy floor of the Mediterranean. The photo was…
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Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research
By Ed Thomas and Joshua Nevett BBC News A former Conservative MP has asked to be removed from an award-winning academic’s research presented in a TEDx Talk that connects her to a slave-owning ancestor, the BBC can reveal. Malik Al Nasir named Antoinette Sandbach as a descendant of Samuel Sandbach in a video published in…
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Coins and medal found in mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News A time capsule from the 1820s that was opened in a highly-anticipated ceremony at the West Point US military academy was found to contain coins and a medal. The lead box was…
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Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
By George Wright BBC News Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the West African state’s transitional leader. Gen Nguema was earlier carried triumphally through the streets of the capital Libreville by his troops. The deposed President, Ali Bongo, has appeared in a…
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North Korea says it simulated nuclear strike on South
By George Wright BBC News North Korea says it has fired two short-range tactical ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea. State media said the tests had been conducted as a warning against the US deployment of strategic bombers to the region. South Korea reported two missiles landing in the…
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Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada
By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Beekeeper Michael Barber woke up on Wednesday morning to several calls from police looking for help after five million bees fell off a truck in Canada. The hives were being transported when the straps holding them in place came loose, allowing them to slip free. Mr Barber said he…
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Why there’s a rush to explore the Moon’s enigmatic South Pole
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is already revealing new insights about the Moon’s enigmatic South Pole. Future missions to this region are planned by the US, China and Russia, so what makes it so fascinating? It’s a place where no human-made object has trundled before. Last week, however, the diminutive Pragyaan rover slid down a ramp from…
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Nerves and patriotism in Moscow after 18 months of war
By Will Vernon BBC News, Moscow Russia’s imperial past looms large over Moscow. The Kremlin walls and towers make visitors feel like tiny specks on Red Square. Five miles away, I get a similar feeling when I go to Victory Park. It is a sprawling complex of museums and memorials built to commemorate the Soviet…
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Florida takes stock in Storm Idalia’s aftermath
By Mike Wendling & John Sudworth in Hudson, Florida When the rain started to get really bad, Brent Berzett and David Hickmon sought refuge on their houseboat. Their floating home in Hudson, about an hour north of Tampa, certainly wasn’t the worst place to wait out Idalia, a major hurricane that made landfall on Florida’s…