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US Embassy tells Dublin tourists to avoid walking alone at night
Getty Images At a glance The US Embassy has issued an alert to its citizens travelling in the Republic of Ireland It urges people to “exercise good personal security practices” and to avoid walking alone at night There have been several assaults in Dublin in the past week, including that of a 57-year-old American tourist…
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Qin Gang replaced – Who is new Chinese FM Wang Yi?
Getty Images By Kelly Ng BBC News Wang Yi, re-appointed as China’s foreign minister to replace Qin Gang, will be a familiar face to many on the international stage. The 69-year old is already China’s top diplomat as head of the Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission. Unlike in many countries, China’s foreign minister is…
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen resigns and hands power to son
Reuters Cambodia’s Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders has announced he will resign and hand over power to his son, days after his ruling party consolidated power at an election. Hun Sen, 70, has ruled Cambodia since 1985 and been criticised for his increasingly authoritarian rule. He first flagged a power transition to…
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Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
Reuters By Laurence Peter BBC News More than 40 people have died – most of them in Algeria – in the Mediterranean wildfires threatening villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. Greece is preparing for more evacuation flights from Rhodes, as fires also rage on the islands of Corfu and Evia. The current…
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North Korea: China, Russia in first post-pandemic visits
Reuters By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore A Russian delegation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in North Korea, to be joined by a Chinese delegation later on Wednesday. They will attend Pyongyang’s celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, marked typically by massive military parades. The visits…
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Pan Gongsheng: Who is the new boss of China’s central bank?
Getty Images By Annabelle Liang & Nick Marsh BBC News China has named Pan Gongsheng as the new governor of its central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The 60-year-old’s appointment comes as the country continues to struggle with major economic challenges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the problems facing the…
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Singapore corruption scandals a ‘setback’ says deputy PM
By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore Singapore’s government will work “doubly hard” to regain public trust after a spate of recent political scandals, its deputy PM tells the BBC. Lawrence Wong acknowledged damage to the ruling party from a corruption probe and MPs’ extra-marital affairs. He told the BBC’s Newsday programme: “The incidents are a…
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Ukraine war: UK criticised for ‘lack of understanding’ of Wagner’s activities in Africa
Reuters By Frank Gardner BBC News The UK government has been sharply criticised by the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) for under-estimating the dangerous growth of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. In a scathing report, the cross-party committee of MPs accused the government of what it called “a dismal lack of understanding” of Wagner’s activities in…
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Watch father smash windscreen to save baby in Texas
Video captured the moment a child was rescued after being accidentally locked inside a hot car during a heatwave in Harlingen, southern Texas. Local media reported that the infant’s parents had left their keys inside and so had to smash their way into the car with the help of bystanders. The incident took place on…
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NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose to step down
PA Media The chief executive of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, is to step down after coming under pressure in the row over Nigel Farage’s bank account. She had been heavily criticised for being the source of an inaccurate BBC report about the leading Brexiteer’s account at Coutts, which is part of NatWest Group. NatWest chairman…