Covid: Christmas flights cancelled and new curbs amid Omicron spread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59780318?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 2:31 PM
Millions face travel disruption and more restrictions as Omicron upends Christmas plans worldwide.
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Bangladesh ferry fire: Dozens killed near Jhalakathi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59777784?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 5:43 PM
At least 39 people die and about 100 are injured after a ferry catches fire in southern Bangladesh.
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Russia fines Google over illegal content breach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59784118?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 3:23 PM
The verdict marks the first time Russia has fined a technology giant based on their annual turnover.
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Police stray bullet kills teen in LA store's dressing room
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59785677?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 5:34 PM
The teenager was in a changing room with her mother trying on dresses for her 15th birthday party.
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James Franco accusers call him 'completely insensitive' after interview
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59780064?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 10:09 AM
Oscar-nominated actor James Franco recently admitted having sex with students at his drama school.
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'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59787060?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 7:56 PM
A father from Oregon uttered a term that is code for an obscenity directed at the president.
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Russian priest who adopted 70 children jailed for abuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59779376?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 10:58 AM
Nikolai Stremsky, reputed to have had Russia's biggest family, is convicted of raping children.
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Hong Kong universities remove more monuments marking Tiananmen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-59752089?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 4:21 AM
It comes a day after a famous statue marking the 1989 massacre was removed from a university.
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Haridwar: Police case after outrage in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59778426?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 7:43 AM
Viral videos show Hindu religious leaders making provocative anti-Muslim speeches at a conclave in Haridwar.
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Chris Noth: Fifth woman accuses Sex and the City actor of misconduct
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59780489?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 6:21 PM
US singer Lisa Gentile alleges the Sex and the City actor groped her in a New York apartment in 2002.
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Rare pink handfish spotted in Australia for first time in decades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59778215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 3:45 AM
Australian researchers found the endangered "walking" handfish in wild waters off Tasmania.
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Pregnant woman among 15 charged for Uganda attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59779924?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:27 PM
Police say the suspects are linked to four attacks by a branch of the Islamic State group.
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Selfridges sold for £4bn to Thai-Austrian alliance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59777577?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 11:11 AM
The British luxury store chain is being bought by Thailand's Central Group and Signa Group of Austria.
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Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-59452614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:13 AM
A group of editors is working tirelessly to keep bad climate info off the user-generated encyclopaedia.
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Murray Head: 'Unsung at home, but a hero in France'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59726874?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:14 AM
Murray Head is all but forgotten in the UK, but in his adopted home France he ranks among the greats.
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Switzerland's wolves get too close for comfort
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59738541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:22 AM
Alpine villages say the animals have started approaching children and they need to fend them off.
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Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 December 2021
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59701734?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:10 AM
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Daunte Wright shooting: Key moments in the trial of Kimberly Potter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59776920?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2021, 9:46 PM
The trial saw emotional testimonies and dramatic bodycam footage of the fatal shooting.
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James Franco: I'll admit, I did sleep with students... and that was wrong
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59776765?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2021, 7:04 PM
The actor paid $2.2m (£1.6m) after being sued over "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students".
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James Webb Space Telescope: How does it work?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59760229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:00 AM
The telescope has been 30 years in the making and is nearly ready to launch, but what makes it so special?
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Georgia: The rise of the right
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59763185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 24, 2021, 12:00 AM
LGBT activists cancelled Tbilisi Pride this year after violence from far-right protesters.
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Kentucky tornado: Bodycam footage shows moment babies pulled alive from rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59764990?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 23, 2021, 2:34 AM
Their grandmother tucked them in a bath with a Bible and a blanket before the Kentucky twister hit.
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