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Niger coup: Burkina Faso and Mali juntas issue war warning
AFP By Chris Ewokor BBC News, Abuja France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the West African nation of Niger because of anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup. It has said it will also help other European nationals to leave. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy…
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail term reduced after some pardons
Getty Images By Jonathan Head and Derek Cai in Bangkok and Singapore Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five of 19 charges brought against her by the military. The pardon, part of a seasonal amnesty, will reduce her 33-year jail sentence by six years. Former president Win Myint, who was…
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Typhoon Doksuri: Beijing floods death toll rises to 11
Reuters By Kelly Ng BBC News The death toll from torrential rains in Beijing has risen to 11, as China braces for its third typhoon in as many weeks. The remnants of super typhoon Doksuri inundated Beijing for the fourth straight day Tuesday as typhoon Khanun approached the country’s eastern coast. Another 27 people are…
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Monaghan: Two critically ill after two teens die in crash
Social Media At a glance Two teenage girls who died in a car crash in the Republic of Ireland were best friends Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, 16, were going to a school dance when they died in County Monaghan Irish police said it happened after a vehicle left the road and collided with…
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Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China’s nuclear force amid corruption talk
Getty Images By Derek Cai & Kelly Ng BBC News China replaced two leaders of an elite unit managing its nuclear arsenal, triggering speculation of a purge. General Li Yuchao who headed the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Rocket Force unit and his deputy had “disappeared” for months. Former deputy navy chief Wang Houbin and party…
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Capt Sir Tom Moore’s family defend unauthorised home spa
By Phil Shepka BBC News, Bedfordshire The family of Capt Sir Tom Moore has defended an unauthorised home spa which has been ordered to be demolished. The veteran fundraiser’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband used the Captain Tom Foundation name on the first plans for the building, with revised plans then turned down. The…
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HSBC profit more than doubles as interest rates rise
Getty Images By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Banking giant HSBC’s profits have more than doubled as it benefited from rising interest rates around the world. The London-based lender posted pre-tax profit of $21.7bn (£16.9bn) for the first six months this year, compared to $9.2bn a year earlier. That figure was also boosted by a $1.5bn…
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The truth about heat pumps and the power needed to run them
Getty Images By Justin Rowlatt Climate editor, BBC News The way we heat our homes is changing. As the world moves away from fossil fuels, we will be saying goodbye to our gas fires and boilers – and instead electrifying the heating systems in our homes. So, what will this mean for you – and…
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Barbie movie: Warner Bros Japan sorry for replying to atom bomb memes
Warner Bros By Mariko Oi Business reporter Warner Bros Japan has apologised after an official Barbie Movie account replied to Barbenheimer memes featuring atom bomb images. Barbie and Oppenheimer were released over the same weekend in the US, which prompted the Barbenheimer phenomenon. Some images showed Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle. The official…
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Food price inflation slows to lowest level this year
Getty Images By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News New figures suggest food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year as prices of oils, fish, and breakfast cereals fall. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ retail analysts, food inflation slowed to 13.4% in July. It was 14.6% in June. But overall,…