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Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
Getty Images Storms bearing unusually torrential rain and ferocious winds this early in the north Pacific typhoon season have flooded large swathes of East Asia, with China among the countries worst hit. In the capital of Beijing alone, the amount of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record. People in Beijing and…
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Ukraine war: The Russians hunting for cheap flats in occupied Mariupol
By Adam Robinson, Erwan Rivault and Olga Robinson BBC Verify It is one year since the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was largely destroyed by Russian forces and captured. It is now being transformed and presented as a showcase for rule from Moscow – and some Russians are even hoping to buy homes there. Russia claimed…
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Prison living costs rule scrapped for wrongly convicted
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sean Seddon BBC News A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly jailed people has been scrapped. The government rethink follows the case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail…
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Donald Trump social media post flagged to judge as prosecutors seek order
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s upcoming trial have asked for limits on what the ex-president can publicly say about the case, after he shared a threatening message online. In a filing late on Friday night, the prosecutors said they feared Mr Trump might disclose confidential evidence. They justified the…
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Ukraine war: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky
Telegram/Volodymyr Zelensky By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News A Russian guided air bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine, killing and injuring people, Ukraine’s president has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said rescuers were now trying to tackle a blaze after the strike on the Kupiansk community in the Kharkiv region on Saturday night. “Defeating…
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Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win
Getty Images By Charlene Anne Rodrigues BBC News One of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives has been caught in Corfu after a photo of him cheering on his football team gave away his whereabouts. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples. He has been on…
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Hun Sen: Cambodia election result confirms expected win for PM
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News Cambodia’s outgoing leader Hun Sen has marked his 71st birthday with official confirmation of his party’s landslide victory in last month’s election. Electoral officials said on Saturday that his ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) had swept 120 of 125 seats. Critics called July’s poll a sham after the…
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World’s top cyclists take to Scotland’s roads
A protest halted the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland. The event was paused with just over 190km (118 miles) of the 271km (168 miles) remaining, with the Edinburgh to Glasgow route blocked west of Falkirk. The protest took place on a narrow stretch of the B818 near the…
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Celine Dion’s Sister Provides a Rare Update on the Singer’s Health
Celine Dion is struggling with stiff person syndrome and her sister, Claudette, has given another sad update on her health. The 55-year-old diva has been hiding out in her $1.2 million Las Vegas estate with her three kids, René-Charles, Eddy, and Nelson, while she fights a rare neurological condition that is making her life very…
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Cardi B’s Viral Microphone Issue Case Drops by Police
Cardi B got in trouble with the law when she threw a microphone into the crowd during a show in Las Vegas. Now, the cops have given her a clean bill of health. After consulting with the Clark County District Attorney’s office and thoroughly reviewing the case, the Las Vegas police department decided to drop…