Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62546469?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 10:17 AM
"We do not consider anyone other than Rushdie and his supporters worthy of blame," a spokesman said.
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Ukraine hits Russian Wagner mercenary HQ in east
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62547403?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 9:12 AM
Russian and Ukrainian sources say a Wagner group base was hit in Popasna, Luhansk region.
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Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62541074?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 1:25 AM
The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.
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Shanghai Covid: Ikea shoppers flee attempt to lock down store
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-62547503?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 9:35 AM
Video shows people running out of the store in Xuhui district as guards tried to shut them in.
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Marshall Islands: Covid-19 cases surge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62544116?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 5:24 AM
Cases in the Marshall Islands have surged not long after the first community spread was confirmed.
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Scott Morrison: Australia's ex-PM 'secretly held ministry portfolios'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62544961?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 7:08 AM
Australia's current leader says he will seek legal advice about Scott Morrison's time in office.
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Kenya election result: Raila Odinga and William Ruto await verdict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62545605?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 10:26 AM
Deputy President William Ruto has a narrow lead over ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the latest count.
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Ecuador: Guayaquil blast 'declaration of war' by gangs - officials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-62544570?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 1:14 AM
Officials blame crime gangs as a state of emergency is declared in Guayaquil following more violence.
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Russia vows to expand relations with North Korea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62462276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 3:45 AM
President Vladimir Putin made the comments in a letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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Leaders make fifth attempt to pass UN Oceans Treaty
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62524611?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 2:51 AM
Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.
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Fireworks explosion rocks Armenia shopping market
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62540398?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 9:13 PM
Video footage shows people running from the huge blast, which killed at least three people.
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Australia: Gunman charged over Canberra airport shooting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62538738?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 9:40 PM
No-one was injured in Sunday's incident, which sent passengers running in fear.
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From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62535300?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 8:36 AM
Lyse Doucet reports from Afghanistan on what the Taliban's takeover has meant for its people.
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Forty metres above the forest, searching for smoke
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62539386?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 8:44 AM
A network of forest watchtowers in the first line of defence against wildfires in southern France.
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Mangrove forests: How 40 million Australian trees died of thirst
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62489574?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 9:03 PM
The mass loss of trees in 2015 provides important lessons for the future, scientists say.
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The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62446937?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 9:23 AM
With millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.
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Partition: Why was British India divided 75 years ago?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-62467438?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 11:58 PM
Britain left India 75 years ago and the country became two separate states, India and Pakistan.
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Letter from Africa: How racism haunts black people in Italy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62476406?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 12:02 AM
The murder of a Nigerian vendor has shaken a community in Italy, writes Ismail Einashe.
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India Independence Day: The surprising DIY tech that powered India's freedom
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62390087?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
For two decades, Mumbai-based Chicago Radio became synonymous with India's freedom struggle.
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'We are waiting for rain, for winter, for God' - Fighting a megafire in France
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62539385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 10:31 AM
On the frontline of the wildfires in France is a tactical team trying to stay ahead of the flames.
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Renewable energy: The 'kite' that pulls energy out of the sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62513387?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 13, 2022, 11:06 PM
A company in Norway has developed an innovative "kite" that turns wind into electricity.
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Egypt church fire: 'We saved who we could', says survivor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62544805?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 15, 2022, 1:38 AM
Dozens of people have died, including children, after a fire at a Coptic church in Giza.
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The nine-year-old boy who fled war-torn Cyprus for London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62516848?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 11:37 PM
Baz Bedrossian came to London with his family as a refugee after the second Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
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Tropical Storm Meari leaves trail of devastation in central Japan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62544007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 7:13 PM
Aerial video shows the extent of damage after some areas saw 50% more rain than expected in a month.
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Afghanistan: Taliban fire shots to stop Afghan women's Kabul protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62537655?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 14, 2022, 12:34 AM
Dozens of female protesters in Afghanistan have been on a rare march for their rights in Kabul.
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Tonnes of dead fish found in river on German-Polish border
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62537130?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 13, 2022, 8:20 PM
Authorities suspect a toxic substance is to blame, but the cause of the mass death is still unknown.
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