Brittney Griner: US urges Russia to accept deal to free jailed basketball star
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62431229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 6:23 AM
The US says it has a "serious proposal" for Moscow that would secure the release of the basketball star.
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Ukraine war: Russia undermining safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62432873?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 8:38 AM
The UK defence ministry says Russian troops are likely operating in the areas around the plant.
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Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62427918?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 2:56 AM
The parents of a child killed in the shooting say they endured harassment because of the radio host's claims.
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Four people critically injured by lightning strike near White House
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62431231?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 4:02 AM
Two men and two women are in hospital after the violent storm in Lafayette Park in Washington DC.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban fires up Texas conservatives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62431415?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 2:47 AM
The right-wing leader says in a speech to Republicans that the West is locked in "a clash of civilisations".
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Thailand nightclub fire kills at least 13 and injures dozens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62333537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 6:22 AM
Video footage shows people fleeing the club screaming, some with their clothes alight.
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France mulls rescue plan for beluga whale stranded in River Seine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62428303?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 9:19 PM
Experts are puzzled as to why the animal has strayed so far south from its natural habitat.
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Monkeypox: US declares outbreak a public health emergency
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62424157?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 10:19 PM
The decision is expected to speed up the distribution of vaccines, treatments and federal resources.
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Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62427546?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 12:52 AM
The hospital worker was shot multiple times as officers stormed her home in a "no-knock" raid in 2020.
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Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62423899?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 4:35 PM
A mob sets fire to homes a week after migrants are accused of raping eight women.
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Workers in Iraq get day off as temperatures pass 50C
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62426302?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 3:37 PM
A heatwave has been ongoing since mid-July with temperatures above 50C in some areas.
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China fires missiles near Taiwan after Pelosi visit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62419858?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 3:43 PM
Taiwan and Japan say Chinese missiles land in their seas with Beijing angered by the visit.
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Grunewald: Blast at bomb storage site sparks Berlin wildfire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62426412?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 3:21 PM
Firefighters could not get near the blaze due to sporadic explosions at the munitions facility.
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Iceland volcano was so beautiful, I had a little cry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62419427?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 7:52 AM
A volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik spewing lava and smoke.
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Where does Taiwan crisis leave Biden's China policy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62426827?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 6:58 PM
Nancy Pelosi's visit was an explosive development in a brittle relationship. Many risks lie ahead.
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Ukraine war: No sleep in Ukraine’s relentlessly bombed city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62407872?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 11:51 AM
Sleep is near impossible in Mykolaiv, the southern port under almost constant Russian attack.
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Colombia peace deal failing as violent gangs recruit vulnerable children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-62413672?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 11:33 PM
Colombian gangs target vulnerable indigenous communities as 2016 ceasefire deal fails to bring peace.
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Kenya election 2022: How a murder haunts the poll
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62423445?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 11:46 PM
The 2017 killing of the official in charge of voting technology still torments the electoral commission.
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Haryana: India's 'most wanted' who acted in 28 films and hid for 30 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62392001?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 11:54 PM
The case went cold after the man disappeared following a botched robbery and murder in 1992.
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Viktor Orban alone in Europe but among friends at CPAC in Texas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62408368?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 9:23 PM
The controversial Hungarian leader will be warmly received when he addresses US Republicans.
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Afra Rafeeq: India teen who died but raised millions to save her brother
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62403456?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 11:20 PM
Afra Rafeeq, who died this week, had raised millions of rupees to help get a crucial drug for her baby brother.
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The view from Taiwan: 'We've had this for 70 years'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62404236?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 10:42 AM
"They're a bunch of gangsters," says one man fishing on the dockside, as Chinese missiles fly nearby.
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Hockey Canada: A sex assault scandal disgraces country’s pastime
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62324446?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 11:56 PM
Hockey Canada has lost sponsorships and federal funding amid probe into 2018 sexual assault claim
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Cleaning toilets and chopping veg to impress Kenyan voters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62307253?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 12:13 AM
The BBC looks at some of the lighter moments in Kenya's general election campaign.
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After Kansas defeat, what's next for abortion bans?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62413578?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 7:51 PM
While the battle to ban abortion in Kansas may have been lost, the fight continues across the US.
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Zawahiri's victims: What it feels like to hear he's gone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62412408?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 7:27 PM
The al-Qaeda leader's death hits home to those he robbed of a husband, a wife, or their eyesight.
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China-Taiwan: As China broods, Taiwan is in a 'Pelosi lovefest'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62407868?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 10:26 AM
The US Speaker's visit is celebrated in Taipei, but could it spark a major US-China crisis?
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Pelosi visit: Taiwan puts the ball firmly in Xi Jinping's court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62402935?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 5:24 AM
Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei has put an increasingly assertive China on the back foot.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: How US strike could kill al-Qaeda leader - but not his family
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62400923?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 3, 2022, 3:29 AM
Extremely precise missile use and study of Zawahiri's habits were key to the targeted US killing.
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Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring between Serbs and the Albanian-led government?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/62382069?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 2, 2022, 3:52 PM
Serbs have been demonstrating in Kosovo, raising fears of renewed ethnic hostilities.
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Watch: The Japanese road washed away in a flood
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-62433639?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 5, 2022, 8:21 AM
Flash flooding in Japan has forced people to be evacuated from their homes.
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Aamir Khan: Forrest Gump gets Bollywood treatment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62429441?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 5:46 PM
Aamir Khan tells BBC World how the iconic 'life is like a box of chocolates' line was adapted for new audiences.
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Ukraine: Teenager gets a home in Oxford after fleeing war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62422942?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 11:26 AM
After fleeing the war in Ukraine, Anastasia and her family have been provided with a new home in Oxford.
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Watch: China launches missiles in Taiwan drills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62420764?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 12:14 PM
The move by Beijing is in response to a recent visit to the island by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Loud bangs as China begins Taiwan drills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62420763?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 4, 2022, 9:09 AM
Footage from Pingtan Island shows helicopters and smoke trails in the sky.
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