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Spain faces stark left-right divide in hot summer vote
PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Madrid Spaniards go to the polls on Sunday in a general election that offers a choice of two starkly contrasting visions. Socialist Pedro Sánchez has been prime minister since 2018. He hopes his government’s social reforms, crisis management and handling of a strongly performing economy will persuade voters…
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WATCH: What’s happening as fires spread across Rhodes
Fires have been spreading across the Greek Island of Rhodes, resulting in tourists being evacuated from a number of hotels. In some cases, private boats have been helping the coastguard rescue people from beaches as wildfires approached. According to one of Greece’s top meteorologists, this could turn into one of the country’s hottest July weekends…
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Evan Davis was told at his wedding that father had killed himself
Getty Images By Jasmine Andersson BBC News BBC presenter Evan Davis has revealed how he learned on the day of his wedding that his seriously ill father had taken his own life. Speaking to the Sunday Times, he said 92-year-old Quintin had left a note saying his “system is closing down” and he had “no…
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Charlie Mackesy: ‘I was hiding in the toilet before I won my Oscar’
Salon Charlie Ltd By Charlie Jones BBC News, Latitude Festival Fifteen minutes before Charlie Mackesy won an Oscar earlier this year, he found himself hiding in a toilet. Worried about the cameras and the crowd, he scrawled on a napkin and posted a photo of it to his 1.8 million Instagram followers. “I didn’t think…
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UK inflation and interest rates high – how do other economies compare?
Getty Images By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News Inflation is still higher in the UK than in many other rich nations so interest rates may yet stay higher for longer. So how is the UK fairing in other parts of our economic wellbeing? Include growth, jobs and taxes and it’s a mixed picture.…
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Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada
Halifax Search and Rescue By George Wright BBC News Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said. Officials say the heaviest rains to hit the Atlantic region in 50 years have triggered floods that have left thousands of homes without…
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Cambodia election: Polls open in vote with no credible opposition
Getty Images Cambodia’s long-term leader is almost certain to extend his party’s rule at an election on Sunday where there no serious challengers. Voters turning up to the polls in Phnom Penh told the BBC they expected the Cambodian People’s Party to sweep all 125 seats in parliament again. Hun Sen, who has been in…
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Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens
Aïda Muluneh By Ismail Einashe Letter from Africa series A remarkable new exhibition showcasing contemporary African photography – looking at Africa’s past, present and future through the lenses of artists from the continent – has opened in London. One of the largest exhibitions of its kind ever staged, this thrilling new collection at the Tate…
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Wagner mutiny: Junior commander reveals his role in the challenge to Putin
Getty Images By Anastasia Lotareva BBC Russian A mercenary who took part in the attempted mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and his fellow fighters “didn’t have a clue” what was going on. In the space of just 24 hours, the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged an insurrection, sending troops…
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Intel’s deepfake detector tested on real and fake videos
Intel By James Clayton North America technology reporter In March last year a video appeared to show President Volodymyr Zelensky telling the people of Ukraine to lay down their arms and surrender to Russia. It was a pretty obvious deepfake – a type of fake video that uses artificial intelligence to swap faces or create…