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Barbie breaks box office records in US
Getty Images By Faarea Masud Business reporter The Barbie film has become the US and Canada’s biggest film of the year so far, said distributor Warner Bros. An estimated $155m (£120m) was made in its opening weekend, the company said. Meanwhile, new release Oppenheimer – also out on Friday – made $93.7m (£72m) in the…
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‘People were covered in ash… it was horrible’
The BBC has been speaking to people returning to Manchester Airport from Rhodes, where wildfires have been forcing tourists to leave their hotels. Some said the smell of smoke from the fires was still clinging to their clothes, and others described people being covered in ash.
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Cambodia election: ‘This was more of an acclamation than an election’
By Jonathan Head, South East Asia correspondent Bangkok Undeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia’s ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Penh. People dutifully lined the road as far as you could see, party stickers on their…
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Douala building: Shock as collapse kills 12 in Cameroon
A building has collapsed in Cameroon’s biggest city, Douala, killing at least 12 people and injuring five others. It is not known how many people were inside the four-storey building when it fell onto another residential block in the early hours of Sunday morning. The rubble is being searched for survivors. Distressed neighbours have described…
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Elon Musk: Time to say goodbye to Twitter logo
Getty Images By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he wants to get rid of the Twitter bird logo, and replace it with an “X”. However, Mr Musk also has a history of making statements that fail to happen or are not serious. Mr Musk, who has changed the…
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Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted
Getty Images By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Unilever has said it will let Russian employees be conscripted to be sent to Ukraine if they are called up. The consumer goods giant, which has about 3,000 employees in Russia, has policies that cover the well-being and safety of its workers. However, in a letter…
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Inside Odesa cathedral after Russian missile strike
Video shows the inside of Odesa’s historic Transfiguration Cathedral, after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian port city. At least one person was killed and 19 more injured in the strikes, according to officials. Russia has been launching near constant attacks on Odesa since it withdrew from a landmark grain deal on Monday. This video has…
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Israel judicial reform: Netanyahu in hospital ahead of key vote
Reuters By Tom Bateman & Malu Cursino BBC News, Jerusalem and London Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had emergency surgery to fit a pacemaker, after being taken to hospital on Saturday night. Doctors at Sheba Medical Centre said the procedure went well and he is not in a life-threatening condition. Mr Netanyahu’s hospitalisation comes…
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Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution
AFP The military government in Mali has adopted a new constitution that enhances the powers of the president and the armed forces. It also creates a senate and demotes French from an official to a working language. Mali has been ruled by a junta since 2020. The opposition movement has denounced the reforms, which the…
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British tourists in limbo after fleeing Rhodes wildfires
John Miller By Charley Adams BBC News Tourists have been left in limbo after wildfires spreading across the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands to flee their hotels. One family has resorted to sleeping on mattresses on the floor in a hotel conference room, while others are desperately searching for alternative accommodation. More than 3,500…