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Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off coast of Italy
Reuters By Francesca Gillett BBC News The wreckage of an ancient Roman ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast of Italy. The cargo ship was found off the port of Civitavecchia, about 50 miles (80km) north-west of Rome. It dates from about the 1st or 2nd Century BC and…
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Russia urged to renew Ukraine grain deal at Africa summit
Reuters Egypt’s president has urged Vladimir Putin to renew the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain at a summit the Russian president is hosting. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said it was “essential” the deal be revived and called for an urgent solution to supply the poorest African countries. Russia quit the deal last week and has…
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Niger coup: General Tchiani declares himself leader
General Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader. This shatters Niger’s first peaceful and democratic transition since independence in 1960. President Mohamed Bazoum is…
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Watch bungling burglar fall into bin from roof
A man in the US has been arrested after falling from a bank’s roof into a bin in full view of police officers. They had been called to reports of a break-in at an Ohio bank branch, and the fall was recorded on police bodycam. The suspected robber was arrested and charged with breaking and…
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Melting Swiss glacier uncovers climber missing since 1986
Swiss Police/Canton Valais By Imogen Foulkes BBC News, Geneva Human remains found on a glacier close to Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn have been confirmed to be the body of a German climber missing since 1986. The discovery is the latest in a number of long held secrets that the Alpine glaciers, now rapidly shrinking due to…
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Greek fires at Nea Anchialos prompt blasts forcing F-16s to evacuate base
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Kirby BBC News The Greek air force had to evacuate F-16 fighter jets from their base on Thursday after heat from wildfires triggered powerful explosions at a nearby ammunition depot. Shock waves were felt miles…
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Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
IDREES MOHAMMED/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Tom Singleton Technology reporter, BBC News Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says its new social media platform, Threads, has lost more than half its users. The Twitter rival rocketed to more than 100 million users within five days of its launch earlier this month. But Mr Zuckerberg has acknowledged those numbers have now…
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Glory to Hong Kong: Court dismisses official’s request to ban song
EPA By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore A Hong Kong court has struck down the government’s request to ban from the internet the unofficial anthem of the island’s pro-democracy movement. Judge Anthony Chan ruled that granting the ban could have had “chilling effects” on freedom of speech. Authorities have been angered by hearing Glory to…
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Cornwall photographer catches ‘once in a lifetime’ kestrel picture
Andy Maher A self-taught photographer has come face-to-face with a kestrel stooping towards him in Cornwall. Andy Maher, from Hayle, told BBC Radio Cornwall he was out taking photos of birds in flight when he saw the kestrel hovering above him. He said the bird then dived towards him and swooped away at the last…
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Essex dachshund Twiglet returned after video of theft shared
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Helen Burchell and Owen Ward BBC News, Essex A dog stolen from its house has been returned after a video of Wednesday’s theft was widely publicised. Twiglet, a dachshund, was snatched by a thief who smashed…