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Argentine woman miraculously escapes harm in car crash
A pedestrian in Argentina was caught between two cars that collided before careening away in opposite directions. The crash happened as the woman crossed the street at an intersection in La Plata a city in Buenos Aires Province. Local authorities reported that the woman and drivers were not seriously injured.
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New rules to force banks to explain account closures
Getty Images The chief executive of the banking group that owns Coutts has apologised to Nigel Farage for “deeply inappropriate” comments about him after his account was closed. Natwest boss Alison Rose said the comments did not reflect its view. Former leader of the UK Independence Party Mr Farage had said that Coutts had targeted…
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Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as Quran row escalates
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News The Iraqi government has ordered the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad to leave as a diplomatic dispute over the recent burning of a Quran in Stockholm intensifies. Baghdad has also recalled its charge…
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Florida girl awarded $800,000 for McDonald’s chicken McNugget burn
Getty Images A Florida jury has awarded an eight-year-old girl $800,000 (£622,000) in damages after she received severe burns when a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget fell on her leg. The “dangerously hot” McNugget burnt Olivia Caraballo in 2019, then 4, as she opened her Happy Meal in the car at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Her family had…
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Quiz of the week: Why were Florence Pugh and friends furious?
It’s the weekly news quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world over the past seven days? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Try last week’s quiz via this link. Compiled by Ben Fell What information do we collect from this quiz? Privacy…
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Wife of Gilgo Beach murders suspect files for divorce
Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington The wife of a man accused of murdering three women in Long Island has filed for divorce less than a week after his arrest. Court documents show that Asa Ellerup, 59, filed to divorce Rex Heuermann on Wednesday after 27 years of marriage. Mr Heuermann, an…
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The joy of Ken: Can Barbie’s Ryan Gosling really win an Oscar?
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is receiving rave reviews – not least for Gosling’s hilarious performance as famous male sidekick Ken. Could he go all the way to the awards podium, asks Laura Martin. “She’s everything. He’s just Ken” So runs the humorous tagline for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie about the Mattel doll – and her hunky…
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Eating less meat ‘like taking 8m cars off road’
PHOTOSTOCK-ISRAEL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Having big UK meat-eaters cut some of it out of their diet would be like taking 8 million cars off the road. That’s just one of the findings of new research that scientists say gives the most reliable calculation yet of how what we eat impacts our…
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India bans rice shipments to curb price rises
Getty Images India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. Heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over the last 12 months. Non-basmati white grain currently accounts for about a quarter of India’s rice…
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Orca mothers keep 5-tonne sons out of trouble
DAvid Ellifrit/CWR By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Older, “post-menopausal” orca mothers protect their adult sons from fights, according to new research. The study examined tooth rake marks on the animals’ bodies – inflicted in confrontations with other orcas. It revealed that, when an adult male’s post-menopausal mum is with him, he is much…