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Couple killed by bear in Canada ‘loved the outdoors’
By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto A couple killed in a bear attack at Canada’s Banff National Park have been identified by family as long-term partners who loved the outdoors. Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse, both 62, were killed by a grizzly bear on Friday while out backcountry camping. Officials said the bear that attacked…
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The truth – and fiction – about today’s emergency alert test
By Mike Wendling BBC News A test of the US emergency alert system on Wednesday won’t cause phones to buzz for half an hour straight. It is not a secret signal which will trigger World War Three. And it won’t turn people who’ve received Covid vaccines into zombies. Although these facts may seem too odd…
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EU states agree deal to tackle crises in migration and asylum
By Paul Kirby BBC News EU member states have come to an agreement on overhauling their rules on responding to big increases in irregular migration. The deal came after weeks of haggling over the EU’s crisis mechanism and after a steep rise in arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Under the plan, countries facing…
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Grimes challenges Elon Musk for parental rights in court
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Singer Grimes has filed a legal petition over parental rights of the three children she shares with Elon Musk. Court records show that Grimes, whose legal name is Clair Boucher, filed a petition “to establish parental relationship” on 29 September. Grimes, 35, previously accused Mr Musk of blocking…
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Voice referendum: Is Australia playing catch-up on Indigenous rights?
By Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney On 14 October, Australia will vote in a historic referendum that cuts to the core of how it sees itself as a nation. If successful, the proposal – known as the Voice – will recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution, while creating a body for…
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The Exorcist: Believer review: ‘A cheesy rip-off’
David Gordon Green’s follow-up, released to mark the classic horror’s 50th anniversary, is a pale imitation that fails to shock, writes Nicholas Barber. Audiences were shocked by The Exorcist in 1973, probably because it involved a 12-year-old girl, Regan (Linda Blair), being possessed by a demon, swearing like a docker, vomiting fountains of green goo,…
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Watch: BBC goes on the hunt for Paris bedbugs
Panic over an increasing number of bedbug infestations has swept across Paris, raising questions about health and safety during next year’s Olympic Games. The number of bedbug sightings has increased over the last weeks – and that that upward trend goes back several years. Unconfirmed sightings of the insect have been reported in cinemas, and…
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Venice bus crash: Victims still unidentified almost 24 hours on
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Davide Ghiglione & Phelan Chatterjee BBC News, Rome and London Not all victims of Tuesday’s deadly bus crash in Venice have been identified nearly 24 hours on, a prosecutor says. DNA samples might be used to…
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Baltimore shooter: Manhunt after five shot at Morgan State University
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect accused of shooting five people at a university in Maryland on Tuesday, officials have said. Students at Morgan State University in Baltimore were gathered for homecoming festivities when gunfire erupted and scattered the crowd. Four men and one woman, aged 18…
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Watch: Taylor Swift/Kelce fling reaches White House
News of the most-talked about fling to reach the NFL has reached the White House. During a regular press conference the White House National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, was asked about the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance. He jokingly said he could “neither confirm or deny” reports about the famous duo after Swift…