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Man disparages Pride flag, then kills shopkeeper in California
Getty Images By Aoife Walsh BBC News A US shop owner was shot dead after a dispute over a Pride flag displayed outside her business, police say. Laura Ann Carleton, 66, was found with a bullet wound at her Mag Pi shop in Cedar Glen, California, on Friday. A suspect – who fled the scene…
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Burnt-out shell of 1954 Ferrari fetches $2m at auction
Getty Images The burnt-out shell of an old Ferrari racing car has sold at auction in the US for nearly $2m (£1.5m). It caught fire during a race in the 1960s and was not touched for decades. It was driven by Franco Cortese, Ferrari’s first racing driver. Analysts say the new buyer may want to…
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Ironman triathlon: Two men die in County Cork event
RTÉ At a glance Two men die while taking part in an Ironman triathlon event in County Cork The men – one aged in his 60s and the other in his 40s – got into difficulty during the swimming section The organisers of the event, Ironman Ireland, says it is “deeply saddened” 2 hours ago…
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California braces for arrival of Hurricane Hilary
Getty Images The US state of California is bracing itself for Hurricane Hilary, which is already bringing fierce winds and flooding to Mexico’s Pacific coast. It is lashing the Mexican state of Baja California with winds of up to 85 mph (140km/h). Hilary is then expected to lose speed as it moves north. It is…
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Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us star, dies aged 66
Reuters US actor Ron Cephas Jones has died at the age of 66. A veteran stage actor, he was best known for the series This Is Us – his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption earned him two Emmy Awards. Jones had a “long-standing pulmonary issue”, his manager told US outlets. He had…
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Ukraine war: Russia says drone injures five at Kursk railway station
Reuters By George Wright BBC News Russia says that a Ukrainian drone has struck a railway station in the Kursk region, injuring five people. Another drone is said to have landed in the Rostov region – which shares a border with Ukraine, like Kursk – but no injuries were reported. Russia also said it stopped…
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Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years
Reuters By Chris Ewokor BBC News Niger’s coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani made the announcement after meeting mediators from the West African regional bloc Ecowas in the capital, Niamey. Ecowas has threatened military action to reverse last month’s overthrow of President…
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William Gladstone’s family to apologise for slavery links
Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Nick Bourne & PA Media BBC News The family of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone are due to travel to the Caribbean to apologise for the historical part an ancestor played in the slave trade. William was the son of John Gladstone, who was one of the largest slave owners in…
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into moon
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit, officials say. The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering issues as it moved into its pre-landing orbit. The spacecraft was scheduled to land on Monday as part of a…
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Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households told to evacuate as fires approach
Reuters By Jaroslav Lukiv & Aoife Walsh BBC News At least 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia province, where nearly 400 wildfires are raging. Officials have restricted travel to Kelowna, a waterside city of 132,000 people, where smoke from nearby fires hangs over Lake Okanagan. The order is designed to…