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First white-tailed eagle in 240 years born
The first white-tailed eagle in 240 years has been born in the south of England. Conservationists say it’s a “landmark” moment in the mission to return the lost species to the country. It’s the first successful breeding attempt released by Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation’s project. The location of the nest has…
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Israel condemns EU envoy’s Gaza paragliding flight
EU and the Palestinians/Facebook By David Gritten BBC News Israel has condemned the EU’s outgoing envoy to the Palestinians after he paraglided over Gaza’s coast to draw attention to the blockade of the strip. A video showed Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff declaring he had carried out “the first Gaza paragliding flight in history”. “Once you…
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Afghanistan: Women protest closure of beauty salons
Contributor By Ana Nicolaci da Costa BBC News Women in Afghanistan have held a rare protest against the Taliban’s decision to shut female beauty parlours and salons. Women shouted “work, bread and justice” while they were gathered in the capital city, Kabul. Taliban guards responded with water cannons, and some protesters said stun guns were…
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Putin will not attend Brics summit
Reuters By Nomsa Maseko in Johannesburg & Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News Russia’s president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country’s presidency. The announcement comes after South Africa’s leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia. If Mr Putin…
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European outcry forces US economist to drop top job
Frederic Camallonga/Universitat Pompeu Fabra By Paul Kirby BBC News A highly qualified American economist, Fiona Scott Morton, has pulled out of a top European Commission post after her appointment prompted widespread European criticism. She said that “given the political controversy”, the best course of action was not to take up the job of Chief Competition…
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Will workers be paid differently in the age of AI?
As artificial intelligence changes the nature of jobs and how long it takes to do them, it could upend how workers are paid, too. Artificial intelligence is already finding its way into daily workflows for many employees, and necessitating others to think about the AI skills they’ll need to keep their jobs secure when companies…
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Gigi Hadid arrested over drug possession in Cayman Islands
Reuters By Rachel Russell BBC News American model Gigi Hadid was arrested and fined in the Cayman Islands earlier this month over cannabis possession, it has been revealed. The 28-year-old and her friend were detained after their luggage was searched as they arrived on a private jet for a holiday on 10 July. They pleaded…
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Take a look inside life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse
Ever wanted to have a peek inside a real-life house resembling Barbie’s all-pink Dreamhouse? The BBC’s Colin Paterson has done just that ahead of the release of the new Barbie film. Eaton House Studio in Essex, locally known as The Pink House, is often used for fashion shoots and music videos in the UK. Video…
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Migrant girl death in US custody was “preventable”
Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News The death of an eight-year-old migrant girl in US border custody has been called “a preventable tragedy” by an independent report. Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez died in hospital on 17 May after she fell ill at a border patrol site in Texas. Investigators later determined that she had…
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Travis King: US soldier in N Korea was jailed for fights in Seoul
Reuters By Derek Cai in Singapore & Jean Mackenzie in Seoul BBC News Travis King, the American soldier who fled to North Korea, had been detained for getting into fights in South Korea before he crossed the border. Court documents showed he also damaged a police car and had recently spent time in a detention…