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Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning elephant film sue makers
The Elephant Whisperers / Netflix By S Prashant and Meryl Sebastian BBC News A indigenous couple at the centre of an Oscar-winning Indian film has sued its makers, alleging mistreatment. Elephant Whisperers tells the story of Bomman and Bellie as they care for an orphaned and injured baby elephant inside the Mudumulai Tiger Reserve in…
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Elon Musk to auction Twitter signs and other memorabilia
Getty Images By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Multi-billionaire Elon Musk is putting Twitter building signs and other items from the company up for auction just weeks after the firm’s rebranding as X. Among the 584 lots on offer are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral. Also listed are…
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Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border?
Getty Images Poland is sending extra troops to its border with Belarus after an alleged incursion by Belarusian military helicopters. Poland’s government says fighters from the Wagner mercenary group, who are in Belarus, have been moving towards the border. What was the latest incident on the Poland-Belarus border? Poland’s government says that on 1 August,…
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German official accused of spying for Russia
EPA By George Wright BBC News A government official has been arrested in Germany, accused of passing secret information to Russia. The man has been named only as Thomas H, in line with German privacy rules. He worked for an office dealing with military equipment and information technology. It is alleged he went on his…
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Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight
By Georgina Rannard BBC climate & science reporter A rocket plane is due to fly from New Mexico carrying an 80-year-old British former Olympian, an Aberdeen student and her mother into space. Anastatia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff won the tickets to board the Virgin Galactic flight in a competition. Jon Goodwin, from Newcastle,…
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Images show devastation of Hawaii wildfires
EPA Wildfires on the Hawaii island of Maui have destroyed homes and businesses and displaced thousands. The hardest hit is the historic town of Lahaina. Officials reported at least six people have been killed in the fires. The fires continue to rage as of Wednesday afternoon, with firefighting efforts and search and rescue missions underway.…
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Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina ‘to the ground’
EPA By Nadine Yousif BBC News Raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds have devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s island of Maui. Brian Schatz, a US senator from the state, said on social media that Lahaina is “almost totally burnt to the ground”. At least six people were killed in Maui County, officials…
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Pakistan: Election delayed in latest political crisis
Getty Images By Saher Baloch BBC Urdu Pakistan’s parliament has been formally dissolved, but polls meant to be held within 90 days will likely be delayed. The electoral commission says electoral boundaries must be redrawn to reflect fresh census data, a months-long process. Last week, former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested and jailed, and…
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Candidate in Ecuador’s presidential election shot dead
Getty Images A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election has been shot dead. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked after an event in the northern city of Quito on Wednesday. A member of his campaign team told local media Villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man…
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Special King Charles Coronation 50p coins issued
Royal Mint By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent A special 50 pence coin marking the Coronation of King Charles is going into circulation this week. The Royal Mint is issuing five million of the coins, with a design based on Westminster Abbey, where the Coronation was held in May. It will allow the public to “find…