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From Blue Beetle to Bottoms: 10 of the best films to watch in August
Including Blue Beetle, Bottoms and Red, White & Royal Blue – Nicholas Barber lists this month’s unmissable movies to watch. (Credit: Universal Studios) 1. Strays In Josh Greenbaum’s live-action / CGI comedy, Will Ferrell provides the voice of Reggie, a border terrier who gets lost in the city, and meets some other dogs, including a…
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Winnipeg: A daughter’s quest to find her mother’s remains
Brandi Morin Police believe the remains of four indigenous women murdered by a serial killer were dumped in a landfill. But officials have yet to recover their bodies, leaving it up to the victims’ family members to keep the search alive, reports Brandi Morin. A makeshift barricade of tyres and scraps of white-painted fence lays…
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Tunisia fires: ‘We had no water to douse the flames’
Zaid Abbour By Bassam Bounenni BBC News Arabic, Tabarka The wildfires that have swept across the Mediterranean have left homes and business in ashes. Dozens have been killed in Algeria and across the border in the north-western Tunisian town of Tabarka, people are now assessing the damage. When I meet Mounia Hamiss she is sitting…
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False claims of bogus heatwave spread online
GB News By Marco Silva Climate Disinformation Reporter False claims suggesting that the BBC has been misreporting temperatures in southern Europe have been spreading on social media. A clip of Neil Oliver, a GB News presenter, accusing the BBC “and others” of “driving fear” by using “supposedly terrifying temperatures”, has been viewed more than two…
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The microbes that could protect grapevines from climate change
Grapes – and the wine industry that relies upon them – are threatened by extreme weather events like heatwaves, but spraying them with marine microbes could help them adapt. When a blistering heatwave struck a group of grapevines in Portugal, the end seemed nigh for these fruit-bearing plants. Temperatures rose to a scorching 42C (107F)…
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Africa’s week in pictures: 21
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Rodger Bosch/AFP Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Feisal Omar/ Reuters Kiyoshi Ota/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Kiyoshi Ota/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Marko Djurica/Reuters Javier Blasco/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Ramzi Boudina/Reuters Fethi Belaid/ AFP Legnana Koula/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Ziyaad Douglas/Getty Images Ziyaad Douglas/Getty Images Chris Hyde/FIFA…
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If you can’t stand the heatwave, get a heat officer
City of Phoenix By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Chief heat officers are a new and rare phenomenon – only three US cities have appointed one – but experts say they are quickly becoming key figures on the frontline of climate change. In Phoenix, Arizona – where daily temperatures have soared above 110F (43C)…
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बच्चों के मनोरंजन के लिए आवासीय अम्बिका पब्लिक स्कूल में दिखाया जादू का खेल
घोघरडीहाएक महीने पहले कॉपी लिंक घोघरडीहा|प्रखंड मुख्यालय स्थित आवासीय अम्बिका पब्लिक स्कूल डेवढ़ में गुरुवार को बच्चों के मनोरंजन के लिए जादूगरी का खेल दिखाया गया। गोवा से आए प्रसिद्ध जादूगर शिवाजी दास ने अपने जादूगरी से छात्र छात्राओं का खूब मनोरंजन किया। स्कूल के खेल मैदान में बने पंडाल और मंच से जादूगर शिवाजी…
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Donald Trump faces further charges in Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry
Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Former US President Donald Trump has received further charges in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, court documents reveal. Mr Trump received an additional charge of wilful retention of defence information, and two new charges of obstruction, the justice department said. An additional person, Mar-a-Lago staff member Carlos…
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Canada approves historic C$23bn child welfare settlement
Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News Canada’s Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark C$23.4bn ($17.7bn; £13.8bn) settlement for indigenous children and families harmed by the child welfare system. It is said to be the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. The agreement also includes a request for an apology from the Prime Minister…