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Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas
NOAA via Reuters By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Tropical Storm Harold has made landfall on the south-east coast of Texas, bringing more heavy rain and high winds to the southern US. Multiple flash flood and tornado warnings are in place on Tuesday and expected to last into the afternoon. National Weather Service officials predict…
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Watch: Children saved in night time zip line rescue
Rescuers have released footage of two children being rescued from a cable car that had been dangling over a ravine in northern Pakistan. They were brought to safety along a zip line. Six children and two adults were trapped for many hours hundreds of metres in the air. All eight were successfully rescued.
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Watch: student brought to safety in zip line rescue
A child has been rescued via zip line from a cable car dangling above a ravine near Battagram, a city in Pakistan’s mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. During daylight hours a child was earlier rescued by a military helicopter. Six children and two adults had originally been trapped on the cable car but all were eventually…
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Mexico bus crash: 15 migrants killed as bus collides with trailer
https://twitter.com/GN_MEXICO_ By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington At least 15 migrants are dead and 36 others injured after a bus crash in central Mexico, local authorities said. The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, were traveling in the state of Puebla when the crash took place early on Tuesday morning. Local authorities believe the bus struck…
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Georgia Rico case: John Eastman surrenders to authorities
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington Two people accused of conspiring with ex-President Donald Trump in the state of Georgia have turned themselves in to face charges of election interference. John Eastman, one of 19 co-defendants named in the Georgia indictment, faces nine counts of racketeering and conspiracy. Another defendant – Scott Hall,…
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‘Chinese activist Kwon Pyong fled to South Korea on jet ski’
South Korea Coast Guard/AFP By Celia Hatton, Asia-Pacific editor, & Harrison Jones BBC News A man believed to be a Chinese rights activist has been arrested in South Korea after an apparent attempt to flee there on a jet ski. The country’s coast guard said the man had travelled about 300km (186 miles) across the…
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Actors sign up to Green Rider sustainability pledge: Fewer private jets, more trains
Getty Images By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter in Edinburgh Actors including Bella Ramsey, Stephen Fry and Ben Whishaw have signed up to a pledge to cut the environmental impact of making films and TV shows. UK arts union Equity has drawn up a “Green Rider” with eco-friendly clauses that can be added to…
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British Museum bosses first alerted to thefts in 2021
EPA By Katie Razzall & Emma Saunders Culture editor and reporter An art dealer alerted the British Museum to alleged stolen items from the institution in 2021 but was told “all objects were accounted for”. Ittai Gradel alleged in February 2021 he had seen items online belonging to the museum, according to correspondence seen by…
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Watch how the Pakistan Cable Car story unfolded
Military helicopters and commandos worked all day to free eight people – including six children on their way to school – who were stuck in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan. After nightfall, others were safely brought back by zip line. All eight people have now been successfully rescued. Video by Gem O’Reilly…
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Listeria outbreak: Three die after drinking contaminated milkshakes
Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Three people have died, and three others are in hospital after drinking milkshakes contaminated with listeria bacteria in the US state of Washington, health officials say. Investigators found the bacteria in the ice cream machines at Frugals, a popular burger and milkshakes restaurant in Tacoma. The restaurant…