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Russia police crisis: Burned out, disappointed and demoralised
By Olesya Gerasimenko BBC Russian In the early hours of 14 January 2020, blood-curdling screams could be heard at an apartment block in the southern Russian district of Leningradsky. Shocked and scared, a resident called the police to report what sounded like an attack on a woman. But no-one came. The screaming continued, alongside loud…
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Redonda: Tiny Caribbean island’s transformation to wildlife haven
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua The incredible eco-restoration of one tiny Caribbean island – transformed from desolate rock to verdant wildlife haven in just a few years – has captured the imagination of environmentalists worldwide. Now the tenacious Antiguans and Barbudans who led the metamorphosis of the country’s little known third isle of Redonda…
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Yury Garavsky: Swiss trial acquits man who admitted abducting Belarus politicians
By Sarah Rainsford BBC Eastern Europe correspondent Yury Garavsky had confessed to being part of a hit squad in Belarus that forcibly disappeared prominent members of the country’s opposition. But that wasn’t enough for his conviction. On trial in Switzerland last week, the former special forces soldier gave a detailed account of the abduction and…
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It’s bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore With gleaming red eyes, bone-chilling howls, and bared fangs, animals scatter for cover at the sight of this beast. But this is no ordinary wolf, or even a real one for…
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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…