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Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup
Getty Images By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed. The sea-ice on which the chicks were being raised broke up before they had fully developed the waterproof feathers needed to swim in…
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Watch: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the war in Ukraine
Russian mercenary leader Yvegeny Prigozhin is presumed dead. He was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed in Russia, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority. Watch notable moments from the Wagner group leader’s role in the war in Ukraine.
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Zimbabwe election: Poll monitors arrested amid election
Getty Images By Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 41 election monitors for allegedly trying to disrupt the voting process. Those being held, from civil society groups, were allegedly co-ordinating the release of results from Wednesday’s general election, police say. They are being charged with breaking electoral law, their lawyers say.…
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Syria: Protests over growing economic hardship spread in south
Reuters By Lina Sinjab BBC News, Beirut Protests against Syria’s government are intensifying in the country’s south, amid widespread anger over its decision to cut fuel subsidies when millions of people are already struggling to afford basic goods because of hyperinflation. A large banner showing President Bashar al-Assad hanging in one of the main squares…
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Somalia TikTok: Government’s planned ban leaves creators anxious
Abdishukri Haybe By Sahnun Ahmed BBC Somali Somalia’s ban on TikTok, which is set to take effect on Thursday evening, has outraged many users who make a living off the app. The self-proclaimed “president of Somali TikTokers” is nervous about his financial future. Bilaal Bulshaawi, one of the prominent faces on Somali social media, says…
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And Just Like That Series 2 finale: How the Sex and the City sequel became the ultimate ‘cringe-watch’
With a Kim Cattrall cameo finishing off the season with a flourish, the show has become mocked and loved in equal measure. Why does it inspire such conflicting emotions, asks Laura Martin. At the opening of the finale of And Just Like That series 2, for a mere 70 seconds, fans finally got what they…
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Nîmes shootings: Two killings in three days in small French city
NICOLAS TUCAT/Getty Images By Paul Kirby BBC News An 18-year-old has been shot dead in the southern French city of Nîmes, days after a boy aged 10 was killed by gunfire in an attack linked to the drugs trade. Both shootings took place in the Pissevin area of the city which has become plagued by…
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King Charles to visit France in September after riot disruption
PA Media By Ben Morris BBC News King Charles will travel to France in September, after a scheduled visit in March was cancelled due to protests against pension reforms. The original three-day trip would have been Charles’s first overseas state visit since succeeding his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as sovereign. However, social unrest prompted…
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What now for Wagner after Prigozhin’s reported death?
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News Yevgeny Prigozhin spent almost a decade building the Wagner paramilitary group. It became central to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and Prigozhin’s troops helped to spread Russian influence across the globe, propping up allies of President Vladimir Putin in Africa and Syria. Now his death has sparked a…
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Vivek Ramaswamy: Five things the Republican presidential candidate believes
Getty Images By Gareth Evans BBC News Vivek Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old biotech multi-millionaire running for president, was a standout performer in the first debate between Republican candidates for the party’s nomination. With no previous experience of political office, he has positioned himself as an outsider willing to develop former President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda…