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Beethoven skull fragments return to Vienna
Getty Images By Bethany Bell in Vienna and Laura Gozzi BBC News A US businessman has donated fragments of what is believed to be Ludwig van Beethoven’s skull to a Vienna university for study. Paul Kaufmann said he felt “very privileged to be able to return the Beethoven skull fragments, which I inherited, to where…
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Ponzi schemer freed by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme
Getty Images A Ponzi scheme operator whose prison sentence was commuted by former US President Donald Trump has been charged with a similar fraud. Eli Weinstein, 48, was among 143 people whose convictions were either fully pardoned or commuted in Mr Trump’s final hours in office. But less than a year after release, Mr Weinstein…
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Manipur violence: What is happening and why
EPA By Graeme Baker BBC News Ethnic violence has plunged the small Indian state of Manipur into what many have dubbed a state of civil war as the two largest groups, the majority Meitei and minority Kuki, battle over land and influence. Shocking video emerged this week of an attack in May when two Kuki…
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Walmart roof destroyed during pounding hail storm
Golf ball-sized hail smashed through the roof of a Walmart in western Wisconsin on Wednesday. The damage from the storm forced the store to close that night and the following day, a store manager told the BBC. The hail, in tandem with rainfall and tornado warnings, caused destruction throughout Wisconsin’s Barron and Pierce counties. Next…
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Malawi racist videos: Chinese man convicted after BBC expose
By Peter Jegwa Lilongwe, Malawi A Malawian court has convicted a Chinese national on multiple charges including trafficking and procuring children to take part in entertainment. Lu Ke, also known as Susu, has been handed a 12-month prison sentence, which he has already served in police custody. He has been ordered to leave the country…
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Argentine woman miraculously escapes harm in car crash
A pedestrian in Argentina was caught between two cars that collided before careening away in opposite directions. The crash happened as the woman crossed the street at an intersection in La Plata a city in Buenos Aires Province. Local authorities reported that the woman and drivers were not seriously injured.
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New rules to force banks to explain account closures
Getty Images The chief executive of the banking group that owns Coutts has apologised to Nigel Farage for “deeply inappropriate” comments about him after his account was closed. Natwest boss Alison Rose said the comments did not reflect its view. Former leader of the UK Independence Party Mr Farage had said that Coutts had targeted…
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Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as Quran row escalates
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News The Iraqi government has ordered the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad to leave as a diplomatic dispute over the recent burning of a Quran in Stockholm intensifies. Baghdad has also recalled its charge…
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Florida girl awarded $800,000 for McDonald’s chicken McNugget burn
Getty Images A Florida jury has awarded an eight-year-old girl $800,000 (£622,000) in damages after she received severe burns when a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget fell on her leg. The “dangerously hot” McNugget burnt Olivia Caraballo in 2019, then 4, as she opened her Happy Meal in the car at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Her family had…
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Quiz of the week: Why were Florence Pugh and friends furious?
It’s the weekly news quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world over the past seven days? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Try last week’s quiz via this link. Compiled by Ben Fell What information do we collect from this quiz? Privacy…