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Why it matters where your data is stored
Getty Images By Sean McManus Technology of Business reporter Mattias Åström glances out of the office window in France. “Look at all the beautiful roads and bridges here,” says the founder and chief executive of Evroc. “You can see what we built hundreds of years ago. Now, we’re letting foreign companies build our critical infrastructure.”…
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Former Miss Hawaii: ‘We’re in shock and mourning’
The former beauty queen, and current meteorologist, Malika Dudley, was one of thousands forced to evacuate, leaving her home because of the wildfires. Speaking to the BBC, she described the trauma Maui residents are facing after the deadly fires. “People were running for their lives – literally,” she said.
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Savour Melbourne’s best coffee spots with coffee expert Jane Ormond
From Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar to Patricia Coffee Brewers to Clement, here are eight of the best cafes to get your caffeine fix in Australia’s capital of coffee. Melbourne regularly hits the “world’s best coffee cities” lists, and once you start exploring the nooks and crannies of its laneways and inner-city suburbs, you’ll see why. It’s…
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Niger coup: West African nations to assemble ‘standby force’
Getty Images By Sean Seddon BBC News West African nations have approved armed intervention in Niger “as soon as possible”, the Ivory Coast president says, following a meeting to discuss the coup. At the meeting, leaders of the Ecowas regional bloc said they had agreed to assemble a “standby” military force. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu…
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Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
Reuters By Ruth Comerford BBC News The six people who have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian, police say. A seventh suspect, who died from wounds in a shootout with police on Thursday, was also Colombian. Mr Villavicencio was killed leaving a campaign event in the…
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Survivors of the Hawaii fires mourn loss of beloved pets and family homes
Bryce Baraoidan By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Bryce Baraoidan could feel the heat coming from the wildfires as he and his family rushed to flee their home of 30 years. On Tuesday, a series of fires broke out across the Hawaiian island of Maui, ravaging Mr Baraoidan’s hometown of Lahaina and burning down…
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Five of the UK’s wildest escapes in pictures
Travel photographer Annapurna Mellor talks about the UK’s wildest escapes, from floating cabins to miniature castles, tree pods to cave houses. More than 84% of people in the UK currently live in urban areas. But this island nation still has an abundance of beautiful, wild open spaces where it’s easy to feel removed from the…
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Below Deck Down Under: Jason Chambers addresses sexual misconduct row
HAYU By Sean Seddon BBC News Captain Jason Chambers from Australian reality series Below Deck Down Under has addressed sexual misconduct on the show’s set. He thanked the production crew for “breaking the fourth wall and stepping in” during two incidents during filming for the new series. Two cast members were seen making unwanted sexual…
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Georgia doctor decapitated baby using ‘excessive force’ in delivery
Google Maps By Ruth Comerford BBC News A doctor decapitated a woman’s baby during a “nightmare” delivery in Georgia, a lawsuit has claimed. Dr Tracey St Julian is being sued for gross negligence by Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor, whose son died at Southern Regional Hospital during a complicated birth. Several nurses are also being…
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Donald Trump and Walt Nauta plead not guilty to latest charges in documents case
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington DC Donald Trump and his close personal aide Walt Nauta have pleaded not guilty to the latest allegations in the federal classified documents case. The fresh charges accuse the two men and a third aide of conspiring to conceal surveillance footage at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort from…