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Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win
Getty Images By Charlene Anne Rodrigues BBC News One of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives has been caught in Corfu after a photo of him cheering on his football team gave away his whereabouts. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples. He has been on…
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Hun Sen: Cambodia election result confirms expected win for PM
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News Cambodia’s outgoing leader Hun Sen has marked his 71st birthday with official confirmation of his party’s landslide victory in last month’s election. Electoral officials said on Saturday that his ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) had swept 120 of 125 seats. Critics called July’s poll a sham after the…
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World’s top cyclists take to Scotland’s roads
A protest halted the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland. The event was paused with just over 190km (118 miles) of the 271km (168 miles) remaining, with the Edinburgh to Glasgow route blocked west of Falkirk. The protest took place on a narrow stretch of the B818 near the…
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China floods: Torrential rains in Hebei province leave 10 dead
Reuters By Charlene Anne Rodrigues BBC News At least 10 people have died and 18 are missing after torrential rains battered Hebei province in northern China. Officials evacuated more than half its 11.5 million people by noon (04:00 GMT) on Saturday from areas thought to be at high risk of landslides and floods. Storm Doksuri,…
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German city hit by massive hail storm
A storm with hail and heavy rain has hit the southwest German city of Reutlingen. City officials have said the hail formed 30cm (12 inches) drifts in some areas and snowploughs were deployed. About 250 firefighters took part in the clean up, in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest Moon mission, has entered the lunar orbit, the country’s space agency has said. The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July. It…
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Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York. Thousands of people rampaged through Union…
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Venezuela Red Cross President Mario Enrique Villarroel fired by court
YURI CORTEZ By Charlene Anne Rodrigues BBC News The Supreme Court has dismissed the president of Venezuela’s Red Cross after more than four decades. Mario Enrique Villarroel has been allegedly accused of “harassment and ill-treatment”, which the state prosecutors are investigating. Members of the charity’s board of directors have also been sacked. In a statement,…
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US approves postpartum depression pill
Getty Images By Aoife Walsh BBC News The US has approved the first pill for postpartum depression. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, has been approved as a once-daily pill taken for two weeks. Until now, treatment for postpartum depression (PPD) was available only as an intravenous…
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Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence
Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan given three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations he denies. A court in Islamabad found him guilty of not declaring money he had earned from selling state gifts. Mr Khan’s team says he will appeal against the decision.