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Hundreds of thousands forced to scam in SE Asia: UN
By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore A new UN report estimates that hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have been trafficked to Southeast Asia to run online scams. At least 120,000 people in Myanmar, and another 100,000 in Cambodia, have been forced into working these scams. Most victims are men from Asia,…
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Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
By George Wright BBC News Canada has issued a new travel warning to its LGBT citizens planning to visit the United States. Anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold last year compared with 2017, while legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise. Global Affairs Canada warned that some state laws may affect…
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China map: India lodges ‘strong protest’ over territory claims
India says it has lodged a “strong protest” with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory. Indian media have reported that the map shows the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and the disputed Aksai Chin plateau as China’s territory. It was released by China’s ministry of natural resources on Monday. “We…
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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. The electoral commission said Mr Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was…
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Ukraine war: Drone attack sets Russian cargo planes on fire
Hello, you join us after a night filled with reports of multiple drone attacks across Russia’s regions and a missile strike on Kyiv which reportedly left two people dead. Russian state media say an airport in the north-western city of Pskov was hit, damaging two military transport planes. Ukraine has not said it was involved…
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Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine’s east
In Ukraine’s north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks. But Quentin Sommerville, who spent the past month with Ukrainian brigades in the area, discovers it is the increasingly sophisticated drone attacks that are particularly feared. The Sbrainskyii forest is alight. At first, it is only a hint on the breeze,…
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Burger King to face US lawsuit over size of Whopper
By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Burger King must face a lawsuit that alleges it makes its Whopper burger appear larger on its menus than it is in reality, a US judge has ruled. The lawsuit accuses the fast food giant of misleading customers by showing the burger with a meatier patty and ingredients that “overflow…
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We can avoid flight chaos in future, says air traffic boss
By Katy Austin & Sam Hancock BBC News The flight chaos caused by a data processing glitch should not happen again, the head of National Air Traffic Services has said. Martin Rolfe told the BBC that measures were in place to protect against the “incredibly rare” system failure which has left hundreds of flights cancelled.…
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Voice referendum: Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote in October
By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australians will vote in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether to enact an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. If approved, the vote would recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the country’s constitution, and establish a permanent body for them to give advice on laws. The…
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Why young children don’t understand ‘pranks’
Recent social media trends that involve parents “pranking” their kids for comedic effect may miss an important factor – young children may not have a sense of humour developed enough to be able to find it funny. A small boy in a dinosaur shirt stands at a countertop in front of an empty bowl, looking…