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Watch: Onboard the boat bringing aid to fire devastated Maui
The BBC’s John Sudworth travels with volunteers delivering supplies by boat to the people of Maui, who have been affected by devastating wildfires. Supplies of fuel, water and other essentials were brought ashore by people who formed a human chain. Dozens of people on the island have died in the wildfires, with scores of buildings…
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Hawaii fires: Jason Momoa warns tourists not to visit Maui
Getty Images By Graeme Baker BBC News Jason Momoa has warned tourists not to travel to Maui as the island struggles to recover from devastating wildfires. The native Hawaiian and Aquaman actor wrote on Instagram: “Maui is not the place to have your vacation right now. “Do not travel,” he said. “Do not convince yourself…
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Ukraine war: Three-week-old baby and family among seven killed in Russian shelling
Ukraine government By Graeme Baker BBC News A baby aged just 23 days, her 12-year-old brother and their parents were among seven people killed by Russian shells in southern Ukraine on Sunday. Bombs hit their family home in the village of Shyroka Balka in Kherson, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. The dead also included another…
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Yr Wyddfa: Snowdon selfies adding to mountain pressures, official says
Getty Images Nick Bourne BBC News Robert Thomas BBC News 13 August 2023 Beauty spot selfies are tempting more people to take on challenging routes of Wales’ tallest mountain, according to a national park official. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team said a rising trend of callouts at Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, could become unsustainable.…
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Miss Universe organisation cuts Indonesia ties over sex abuse claims
MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) has cut ties with its Indonesian franchise after several contestants alleged sexual abuse days before the pageant’s crowning ceremony in Jakarta. Contestants said finalists were unexpectedly asked to strip for “a body check for scars and cellulite” and some said they were photographed topless. The US-based MUO said…
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Iran’s politicians to debate hijab laws in secret
ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA Iranian MPs have voted to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors – meaning there will be no public debate on the matter. The so-called Hijab and Chastity Bill imposes strict punishments on women who fail to wear the headscarf in Iran. It was drafted in response to months of mass protests…
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Hawaii fires: ‘Tourists swim in the waters we died in’
At least 89 people have died in the wildfires that razed the historic town of Lahaina, making it the most deadly fire in the US for a century. When the wildfire tore through the town last week, many people jumped into the sea to escape the flames. One Maui resident told the BBC’s Sophie Long…
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Ecuador: Thousands of soldiers move gang leader Fito
Reuters By Antoinette Radford BBC News Thousands of Ecuadorian soldiers and police have been involved in a dawn operation to move a notorious gang leader to a maximum security jail. Jose Adolfo Macias, known as “Fito” is accused of sending death threats to Ecuador’s murdered presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio. The anti-corruption campaigner was shot three…
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Watch: Meet the millionaire trying to reverse aging
Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson is spending millions a year trying to reduce his biological age – how old his body seems, rather than his actual chronological age, which is 45. Supported by a team of 30 scientists, his daily life is dictated by a torturous exercise regime and diet, monitoring and numerous treatments. An all-over…
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Watch: Suspected thief pulled from drain hiding spot
Police in the US were able to use a drone to uncover a suspected package thief’s hiding place. The suspect had fled on foot after attempting to steal a package from a porch, causing a minor traffic accident in the meantime, Fayette County police said in a statement. Using a drone, officers followed the man’s…