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Hawaii wildfires: The red Lahaina house that survived Maui fires
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Pictures have gone viral of a single red-roofed home that appears virtually unscathed as the neighbourhood around it has been reduced to piles of ash and rubble from the Maui fires. The 100-year-old wood house on Front Street is still standing as most of the town…
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Several killed by floods on Moscow sewer tour
Getty Images At least four people have died after they were trapped underground by flood waters during a guided tour of Moscow’s sewer system, local media reports. City Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed the deaths without saying how many had died, and said authorities were still searching for several missing people. Sunday’s floods, caused by heavy…
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Canada wildfires: Cooler weather brings hope as firefighters make progress
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Wildfires raging across Canada’s British Columbia have shown some signs of easing, but blazes from hundreds more have driven out more than 30,000 people from their homes. Officials said firefighters have…
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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
X (Twitter) By Graeme Baker BBC News A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports. Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg. Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms…
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Domino’s Pizza signals closure of Russian business
Reuters By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News The franchise owner of Domino’s in Russia has signalled it will close its branches there as it announced it will place the business into bankruptcy. DP Eurasia said it would end attempts to sell the pizza chain’s shops in the country due to an “increasingly challenging environment”.…
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Mario: Voice of Nintendo mascot Charles Martinet steps down after 22 years
Getty Images By Hamzah Abbas BBC News Charles Martinet, the voice behind Nintendo’s famous character Mario, is to step down from the role, the gaming giant has announced. The actor has voiced the Italian plumber in the video games since 1996, starting with Super Mario 64. However, he did not voice the titular character in…
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BBC science correspondent has heart age assessed by AI
BBC News By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent A new artificial-intelligence (AI) tool reveals by how much drinking, smoking, poor diet and a lack of exercise prematurely ages an individual’s heart. The aim is to find ways to reverse heart ageing, to reduce the risks of many age-related conditions such as stroke and heart disease. The…
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850 still missing after Maui fires, mayor says
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Some 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires in Maui, County Mayor Richard Bissen has said. Over 1,200 people who had been on the list of those missing have been found safe, Mr Bissen said on Monday, warning numbers are expected to fluctuate. One…
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Israeli woman shot dead in attack on car in southern West Bank
Reuters By David Gritten BBC News An Israeli woman has been killed and a man seriously wounded when their car was shot at south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, officials say. Two dozen bullets were reportedly fired from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Beit Hagai. The woman has…
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Gas prices rise on fears of strikes in Australia
Getty Images By Ben King & Noor Nanji Business reporters, BBC News The prospect of a possible strike at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia has pushed wholesale gas prices up in Europe. The Offshore Alliance union warned that a strike at the North West Shelf facility could start as early as 2…