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Hawaii fires: First victims named as death toll reaches 106
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Oliver Slow BBC News The first victims from the deadly wildfires that swept Maui island last week have been identified by officials. Maui’s police department named the first two victims as Robert Dyckman, 74, and Buddy…
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Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison
By Hugo Bachega BBC News, Ukraine Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in custody at a detention facility in south-western Russia, in what would be serious violations of international humanitarian law. In interviews with the BBC, a dozen ex-detainees released in prisoner exchanges alleged physical…
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‘This acrid smoke really sticks in your throat’
Wildfires have destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, making it the most deadly fire in the US for a century. Recovery crews combing through charred homes and vehicles are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, the governor has warned. It could reportedly take up to 10 days to learn the full…
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VinFast: Vietnam EV maker valued at more than Ford or GM
Getty Images By Mariko Oi Business reporter Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast’s stock market valuation has soared above Ford and General Motors (GM) on its first day of trading. Shares in the firm, which has yet to make a profit, surged by 255% in their debut on New York’s Nasdaq. That gave VinFast a…
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Behind Trump’s huge support linger doubts on electability
Getty Images By Sarah Smith North America editor Every time Donald Trump has more criminal charges levelled against him, we all try to work out what this might mean for his campaign to be re-elected president. So far each indictment has seen Mr Trump’s poll ratings increase. Every arraignment brings in more campaign donations –…
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Hawaii wildfires: Why identifying the victims could take years
Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Nearly a week after a devastating wildfire swept across Maui, the true death toll remains unclear. Families of around 1,300 missing people are waiting anxiously as cadaver dogs scour the blackened disaster zone. The confirmed death toll of nearly 100 people is expected to rise steadily. Hawaii’s…
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Why Ethiopia’s Amhara militiamen are battling the army
AFP Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has found himself at the centre of a new conflict – this time in the vitally important Amhara region that marshalled its troops to help him thwart an attempt by rival Tigrayan forces to topple him. The conflict is the latest sign that Mr Abiy is battling to live…
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Trump’s court time in Fulton County will be quick. Others die waiting
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein Reporting From Atlanta, Georgia In the coming days, Donald Trump will turn himself in to police in Georgia. His initial brush with the local criminal justice system is expected to last just hours – most other defendants are not so lucky. The former president has been ordered…
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How undersea sounds help us understand ocean life
Scientists have long listened to the ocean, but new technology is helping to piece together a far more complex picture of life beneath the waves. Here, BBC Future lets you listen in. Beneath the surface, a ruckus fills the ocean. Clicks, grunts and barks of countless species make up the marine soundscape – a chorus…
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Afghan women escape for a chance at education
By Gem O’Reilly BBC News In her university room in Bangladesh, Nina, 19, holds her boxing gloves up to her face, staring into the mirror. She is learning to protect herself. She says there is no other way. Nina is one of hundreds of Afghan women who have taken up the offer of an education…