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How Argentina learned to love the US dollar
AFP By Robert Plummer BBC News Argentina’s peso could soon be a thing of the past. If Javier Milei, the front-runner in the campaign for the presidency, wins the election scheduled for later this year, the country’s own currency could be abolished and replaced with the US dollar. In some ways, it’s surprising no-one has…
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Hunter Biden: The legal troubles of the US president’s son
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington A long-running investigation into the US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, may be heading for a jury trial. The five-year probe appeared near its end last month, with Mr Biden, 53, agreeing to resolve tax and gun offences and avoid prison time. But the case has since…
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Bank of Ireland warning over cash machine glitch reports
Getty Images At a glance The Bank of Ireland and Irish police issue warnings after a glitch led to reports customers could withdraw more money than what’s held in their accounts Queues have reportedly formed outside cash machines in the Republic of Ireland The bank says it is are working to resolve technical issues as…
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Eight of the world’s most stunning floating homes
From Scandinavia to the US, people are finding community and freedom living on water. Dominic Lutyens looks at eight examples of remarkable houseboats across the globe. There is something rebellious and individualistic about swapping a life lived within bricks and mortar for a simpler, less conventional existence on a houseboat. Boat-dwellers feel a sense of…
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The ancient technology keeping space missions alive
Some of the most famous space missions, including the two Voyager probes, have been exploring our Solar System for decades. The technology helping to keep them aloft, however, is not what you’d expect. 4 June 1996, European space port, French Guiana… It took more than 10 years to design and build Europe’s four identical Cluster…
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How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
Getty Images By Steve Swann BBC News The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria. They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins. These “top-of-the-pyramid” traffickers were responsible for half the illegal trade in pangolin scales. This is…
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Travis King: North Korea says US soldier blamed discrimination
North Korea has said US soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the army. The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour. Private 2nd Class (PV2) King “expressed his willingness to seek refuge” in the…
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Watch: From America’s mayor to Trump’s co-conspirator
He was once known as “America’s mayor” for his leading role helping New York City in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks. Now Rudy Giuliani has been indicted alongside Donald Trump for his alleged role interfering in the 2020 presidential election. The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher explains what the charges are, and how the former…
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Army airlifts hundreds to safety from fires in Northwest Territories
Canadian Armed Forces By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Michel Labine, a long-time resident of Fort Smith in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has often been the one fighting wildfires or helping evacuees in his hometown. But last weekend, the 63-year-old found himself for the first time on the other side, forced to flee as a nearby…
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Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Harrison Ford’s legendary Indiana Jones character may fear snakes, but the actor now has a real reptile named after him. A new found species of snake in Peru has been named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi to honour the actor’s environmental advocacy. Ford, who is the vice chair of…