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Nigeria mosque collapse: At least seven die in Zaria
Ammar Rajab By Cecilia Macaulay & Mollie Perella BBC News, London A mosque in the Nigerian city of Zaria has collapsed during prayers, killing at least seven people, officials say. Hundreds of worshippers were in the building at the time on Friday. An investigation is under way to ascertain the cause of the collapse. The…
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Hawaii fires: Relatives of residents struggle to help from afar
By Max Matza in Honolulu & Antoinette Radford in London BBC News After three sleepless nights worrying for her family in Maui, 21-year-old Kaleikaumaka Johnson still turns up for work – waitressing in Honolulu. But her thoughts are 100 miles away, at home. “I go to sleep and I just wake up gagging, throwing up…
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Man builds Johnny 5 robot from Short Circuit film
A film fanatic who has built a fully-functioning replica of the robot from the 1986 film Short Circuit said fans get emotional when they see his creation. Ryan Howard, 34, from Nottinghamshire, started building the Johnny 5 robot during lockdown and said working on the 200kg robot helped him through the Covid-19 pandemic. The former…
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Watch: Harry Kane’s move to Germany… in 68 seconds
Bayern Munich have announced the signing of England captain and Tottenham Hotspur’s all-time top scorer Harry Kane on a deal until June 2027. The striker, 30, is set to sign a deal worth more than 110m euros (£95m) at the German champions. Here’s how his move has played out so far. Video by Jack Burgess
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Several taken to hospital after migrant boat sinks in Channel
PA Media Several people have been taken to hospital after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel. A number of people were seen being brought off a lifeboat on stretchers in Dover. It is not yet clear how serious their injuries are. The Home Office and Coastguard have been approached for comment. Related…
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Hawaii fires: How Pinky’s famous truck saved lives in Lahaina
By Max Matza in Maui, Hawaii Lynette “Pinky” Iverson has been a fixture in the Hawaiian town of Lahaina for years. Locals know her for her extravagantly self-decorated pickup truck and her chihuahua named Tiny. That truck became a lifeline for many as she loaded “at least a dozen” people onto the back of it…
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Week in pictures: 5-11 August 2023
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP VALERY HACHE/AFP Niall Carson/PA Media AGUSTIN MARCARIAN/REUTERS PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP ASIF HASSAN/afp Elsa/FIFA/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Media ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP MARTIN BUREAU/AFP All photos subject to copyright Related Topics Photography
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Fourteen days across the Atlantic, perched on a ship’s rudder
By Joel Gunter BBC News Four Nigerian stowaways set out for Europe on the rudder of a tanker. They had no idea they were bound for Brazil, and a two-week ocean voyage that would nearly kill them. A little after midnight on 27 June, Roman Ebimene Friday gathered up the food he had been collecting…
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Judge Chuktan warns Trump against ‘inflammatory’ remarks before trial
Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A federal judge has warned former US President Donald Trump against making “inflammatory” statements which could taint the jury pool ahead of his trial for conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 election. But Judge Tanya Chuktan ruled that Mr Trump can publicly share some…
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Hawaii fires are now the deadliest natural disaster in state history
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Hawaii wildfires have reached a grim milestone as the death toll rose to 67, making it the deadliest natural disaster in the state’s history. Hundreds more have been reported missing and the toll may still rise.…