George Floyd Square cleared in Minneapolis

Activists protested the reopening of the street corner where George Floyd was killed by police.

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Sardinian sand theft leaves dozens facing fines of up to €3,000

People caught removing sand and shells from the Italian island face fines of up to €3,000.

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G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals

G7 finance ministers have agreed to work together to create a "level playing field" on global taxation.

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ICYMI: Dancing lemurs and car jumping championships

A few of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack

As many as 100 people may have died in an area increasingly under threat from Islamist violence.

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Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals

G7 finance minister have agreed to work together to create a 'level playing field' on global taxation.

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Indigenous schools: Trudeau tells Catholic Church to take responsibility

Canada has been mourning after the remains of 215 children were found in a mass grave last month.

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Twitter Nigeria: Phone companies told to block site

Mobile phone networks say they have been told to block access to the social media site.

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US gun laws: Judge overturns California assault weapons ban

The judge ruled that the law undermined constitutional gun ownership rights.

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Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Facebook's oversight board previously criticised the firm's decision to ban Donald Trump indefinitely.

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Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Facebook's oversight board previously criticised the firm's decision to ban Donald Trump indefinitely.

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Nigeria to suspend Twitter 'indefinitely'

The suspension comes after the social media giant removed a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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OJ Simpson's lawyer F Lee Bailey dies aged 87

His flair for courtroom drama was crucial in securing the acquittals of controversial clients.

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Japan panda: Possible pregnancy bumps restaurant stock price

News that a cub could be on the way at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo causes excitement among investors.

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Hong Kong Tiananmen Square commemorations: In Pictures

Hong Kong authorities again ban a vigil for the anniversary of the 1989 Beijing massacre.

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Australian parliament rape accuser in hospital

Brittany Higgins, whose case triggered public outcry, is receiving care for her mental wellbeing.

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French Open: Yana Sizikova arrested amid match-fixing inquiry

Russia's Yana Sizikova is detained as part of an investigation into fixing at the French Open.

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Egypt: Fire at detention centre kills six teenagers

Local reports say an initial investigation blamed an electric short-circuit for the fire in Cairo.

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Norway wildfire: More than 500 people evacuated on Sotra

More than 150 fire crews were sent to tackle the blazon on Sotra.

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US economy adds fewer jobs than forecast despite reopening

US employers added 559,000 jobs in May as restrictions eased, although the numbers were weaker than expected.

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Brexit: UK announces trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - another non-EU country - is also included in the post-Brexit deal.

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Some Portugal passengers still plan to travel despite rule change

Half of Tui passengers are going ahead with travel to Portugal, despite it being moved to the amber list.

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Facebook probed by UK and EU watchdogs over data breach

Authorities in the UK and EU are concerned the firm is using ad data to gain an unfair advantage over rivals.

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Top German cleric asks to quit over Church sex abuse failures

Top Catholic cleric Reinhard Marx calls sexual abuse by Church officials "a catastrophe".

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Magawa the hero rat retires from job detecting landmines

Magawa, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, is set to enjoy a happy retirement.

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US military UFO report 'does not confirm or rule out alien activity'

A US military report finds mysterious objects seen by Navy pilots remain unexplained, officials say.

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'Nepal variant': What's the mutation stopping green list trips to Portugal?

Ministers have raised concerns over a mutation to the Delta variant first identified in India.

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Kannada: Google apologises for 'ugliest Indian language' search result

The tech giant has apologised and said it had swiftly corrected the mistake.

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Mission: Impossible 7 halts UK filming due to positive Covid tests

Positive crew tests mean the Tom Cruise movie will not resume for two weeks.

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Euro 2020: What is the climate cost of tournament staged in 11 countries?

Euro 2020 is a unique tournament, staged across 11 countries, but experts say it will have a significant climate impact at a time when emissions must be cut dramatically.

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Google diversity head removed over anti-Semitic blog post

Kamau Bobb wrote in a now-deleted 2007 blog post that Jews had an "insatiable appetite for war".

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UN: Cost of food rises at fastest pace in over a decade

Soaring food prices are likely to fuel concerns about the threat of inflation after the pandemic.

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Abortion: Texas teen attacks new law in high school graduation speech

Paxton Smith says she couldn't stick to her approved speech script "when there is a war on my body".

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The United African Republic - Nigeria's proposed new name

A proposal to change Nigeria's name has got some social media users very excited.

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AMC cinema chain issues warning to small investors

Issuing a new share sale, the firm warned investors could lose their money if they bought at current prices.

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GMB: Union elects Gary Smith as general secretary

The union's Scotland Secretary Gary Smith won just over half the votes in a members' ballot.

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France emergency service number disrupted after network outage

The health minister says it is too soon to say if the deaths are a result of the network outage.

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China suspends ultramarathons after death of 21 runners

China has suspended ultramarathon and long-distance races after 21 died in a competition last month.

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Twitter Blue subscription service launches in Australia and Canada

Australia and Canada are the first two countries to get access to the enhanced Twitter product.

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Cannes Film Festival 2021: Sean Penn's Flag Day among line-up

Flag Day is one of several films announced for the French Film Festival, which takes place in July.

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B&M discount chain doubles its annual profits

The retailer reports group pre-tax profits of £525.4m, thanks to strong trading during lockdowns.

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The unlikely coalition that could end Benjamin Netanyahu's premiership

Branded 'dangerous' by Israel's PM, eight opposition parties are proposing the formation of a new government.

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Portugal travel likely to face tougher rules, BBC understands

The BBC also understands there will be tougher rules on travel to Portugal in an announcement later.

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Apple wants staff back in offices by September

The tech giant says staff will be required to work at least three-days a week at their desks.

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Benjamin Netanyahu calls to block Israel's newly formed coalition

Israel's longest-serving prime minister could be removed from power if an opposition coalition holds.

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Coronavirus: Germany fights trade in fake Covid vaccine certificates

Fraudsters offer forged German vaccine certificates on the encrypted Telegram messenger service.

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Queen to meet US President Joe Biden next week

Mr Biden, visiting the UK for the G7 summit, will be the 12th serving US president to meet Her Majesty.

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Google diversity head removed over anti-Semitic blog post

Kamau Bobb wrote in a now-deleted 2007 blog post that Jews had an "insatiable appetite for war".

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French Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty retires with injury in second-round match

World number one Ashleigh Barty retires with injury from her second-round match against Magda Linette at the French Open.

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Denmark asylum: Law passed to allow offshore asylum centres

MPs back a bill allowing relocation of asylum seekers outside the EU while their cases are reviewed.

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Tesco staff win legal argument in equal pay fight

A court ruling brings Tesco shop workers a step closer to gaining equal pay with warehouse staff.

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Indoor dining boost drowned out by record May rain

Footfall on UK High Streets and shopping centres was "muted" despite indoor hospitality reopening.

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Margaret Wambui: Kenyan Olympic medallist calls for third category in athletics

Kenya's Margaret Wambui says there should be a third category in athletics for competitors who have "Differences of Sexual Development".

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George Floyd: Derek Chauvin asks judge for probation

Prosecutors say Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder, should get a 30-year prison term.

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NFL agrees to drop race bias in concussion claims

One former player says the practice used to settle brain injury cases was "classic systemic racism".

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Italy cable car: Video suggests emergency brake disabled years before

Expert alleges an emergency brake was deactivated seven years before last month's Italian disaster.

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Malala on Vogue cover: ‘I know power in a young girl’s heart’

Appearing on the cover of British Vogue, the 23-year-old reflects on her activism and university life.

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Xi Jinping calls for more 'loveable' image for China in bid to make friends

The Chinese president says he wants the country to have a "trustworthy, lovable and respectable" image.

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Kharg fire: Large Iranian navy ship sinks in Gulf after blaze

The crew were rescued after the fire started on Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman, state media say.

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Ex-reality TV stars' 'misleading' debt ads banned

Stars from Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore have Instagram debt adverts banned by the regulator.

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Wetherspoons boss denies facing shortage of EU workers

Pro-Leave boss Tim Martin says reports he wants a more "liberal" visa scheme for EU workers taken out of context.

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Belgium gang rape: Five arrested over assault on teenager

The 14-year-old girl took her life days after images of the alleged attack were shared online.

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Israel opposition face deadline to form new government

Party leaders say they are close to finalising a coalition that would unseat PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Drone skirmish as Chile football team fears Argentine spies

Fearing their Argentine rivals were spying on them, the Chileans took down a drone flying overhead.

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UK begins process to join Asia-Pacific trade bloc

The 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc agrees to open accession talks with the UK.

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Cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka amid fears of environmental disaster

Hundreds of tonnes of engine oil could leak into the sea with devastating impact on marine life.

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South China Sea dispute: Malaysia accuses China of breaching airspace

Fighters jets were scrambled when the Chinese military planes were detected over disputed waters.

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Bloomsbury sees record profits as lockdown book sales surge

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury reports record profits after people turned to reading in the pandemic.

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Florida bans transgender girls from school sports

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to reject national pro-LGBT policies.

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Covid: Australia economy climbs back to pre-pandemic size

The country's rapid recovery has been driven by booming commodity prices and domestic spending.

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Bird flu: China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain

It's unclear how the man caught the H10N3 strain but human transmission is thought to be unlikely.

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Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia

The system was developed after a trade ban blocked smartphones from working fully with Google's Android.

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Two children, a decade of war in Syria

BBC correspondent Caroline Hawley revisits two refugee children who symbolise the suffering inflicted by Syria's war.

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Why students in South Africa are turning to food banks

South African students like Bianca Nonhlanhla Skhosana are increasingly using food banks to survive.

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Emma Coronel Aispuro: The rise and fall of a drug kingpin’s wife

El Chapo's wife led a life of glamour in New York until her arrest on drug trafficking charges.

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Pakistan intelligence accused of kidnapping critic in crackdown on dissent

Pakistan's intelligence service accused of kidnap and torture in crackdown on dissenting voices.

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Pregnant and unprotected: Indian mothers-to-be living in fear of Covid

Pregnant women are a high-risk group, but it's unlikely they will have access to a vaccine anytime soon.

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Letter from Africa: The lure of the get-rich-quick scam in Kenya

Economic desperation makes the promise of easy money hard to resist.

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Watch: Drone crashes into erupting Icelandic volcano

A flight to film the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano didn't go quite to plan.

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Venezuela says eight abducted soldiers rescued

The troops had been held by an armed group since April following skirmishes on the Colombian border.

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Katumba Wamala: Uganda minister shot in assassination attempt

Gen Katumba Wamala is being treated in hospital for injuries but his daughter and driver died.

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Amigo faces collapse after failed bid to cap payouts

Compensation payments to customers remain halted while the sub-prime lender considers its options.

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The fallout from Osaka's French Open withdrawal

As Roland Garros loses one of the sport's biggest stars, the issues raised by Osaka's withdrawal sit firmly in the spotlight.

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House prices jump 10.9% as 'race for space' intensifies

Prices in the year to May were the strongest for seven years as buyers seek gardens and more space, Nationwide says.

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India-China border: Blogger jailed for 'slandering' soldiers who died in clash

Qiu Ziming had commented on Chinese soldiers who died in a border clash with Indian troops.

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Kraft Heinz to invest in the UK to make tomato ketchup

The US company says the $199m plan is one of the biggest investments in UK manufacturing since Brexit.

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Saudi Arabia: Authorities defend mosque speaker restriction

Authorities say they have imposed a maximum volume following complaints from the public.

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Iran's presidential election: Four ways it matters

As Iranians prepare to go to the polls this month, here is why the vote will be closely watched.

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Viewpoint: Why Germany's Namibia genocide apology is not enough

Germany is sorry for the massacres but the lack of reparations has angered targeted communities.

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China-India clashes: No change a year after Ladakh stand-off

Nomads along the India-China border in the Galwan Valley are still living under the shadow of war.

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Covid-19: Red list arrivals terminal opens at Heathrow Airport

The dedicated location is for passengers arriving in the UK from nations judged to be most at-risk.

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"My landlord wants six months' rent upfront"

Some tenants face big demands from landlords for upfront rent and there is no legal limit.

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Domino’s seeks 5,000 workers as staff return to old roles

Domino’s said Brexit uncertainty and pandemic hires departing were responsible for the shortage.

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Are businesses really tackling racial inequality?

Are businesses doing enough to tackle racial inequalities in the boardroom and workplace?

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Canada mass grave find sparks call for more action

Last week the remains of 215 children were found at a school set up to assimilate indigenous people.

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Yemen fishermen find $1.5m of ambergris in the belly of a whale

A lucky find in the belly of a whale has changed the lives of a group of poor Yemeni fishermen.

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Belarus: A climate of fear for opposition activists

The BBC has been speaking to some of those whose lives have been changed forever by the protests.

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The dancer aged 106 who bans the word 'old'

Meet Sydney artist Eileen Kramer, who has had some of her most productive years since turning 100.

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Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

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The story of Spain’s ‘terrifying confidence’ – and how it conquered the world

One night of embarrassment in October 2006 convinced Spain that something had to change - sparking a momentum shift in world football.

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The couple inspired by Tulsa’s black entrepreneurs

Obum and his wife Faith moved to Tulsa in 2019, inspired by the legacy of 'Black Wall Street'.

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Sinéad O'Connor: My life is actually really boring

"I've got to the time in life where you just want to sit and be peaceful in your garden and knit."

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Nephew of Fetullah Gulen seized and brought back to Turkey

Selahaddin Gulen reappears in custody in Turkey weeks after he goes missing in Kenya.

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Bangladesh arrests tiger poaching suspect after 20-year hunt

The man known as "Tiger Habib" is alleged to have killed about 70 endangered Bengal tigers.

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Privacy group targets website 'cookie terror'

Campaigners lodge hundreds of complaints against sites they claim break cookie laws.

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Belgian ambassador loses South Korea posting after wife slaps worker

The wife of Belgium's ambassador to South Korea is seen slapping a shop worker in CCTV footage.

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A Quiet Place Part II becomes biggest pandemic-era US box office hit

The film becomes the biggest hit at North American box offices since the start of the pandemic.

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France police 'neutralise' armed ex-soldier after Dordogne manhunt

The 29-year-old man was injured in a shoot-out with police after a 24-hour manhunt, reports say.

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UK set for stronger post-Covid recovery, says OECD

The UK economy's post-pandemic performance will outpace other large rich nations, a new forecast says.

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Tarzan actor Joe Lara, 58, presumed dead in plane crash

He and six others are missing believed dead after their plane crashed into a lake in the US.

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China allows couples to have three children

The move comes after census results showed China's population grew at its slowest pace in decades.

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Texas Democrats block 'discriminatory' bill on voting

A walkout by Democrats deprives the state legislature of a quorum to pass the divisive bill.

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Covid: Holiday cottages to get 'year's takings over summer'

With "noticeable nervousness" around holidays abroad, Welsh firms look forward to a busy summer.

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China allows couples to have three children

The move comes after a once-a-decade census showed China's population grew at its slowest pace in decades.

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Hong Kong offers top bank executives quarantine exemptions

Senior executives who are fully vaccinated can apply to be exempted from a 21-day hotel quarantine.

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Argentina stripped of Copa America tournament

The 2021 Copa America has been left without a host less than two weeks before it starts after Argentina was stripped of the tournament.

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Ho Chi Minh: Vietnam to test entire city amid new variant fears

13 million people in Ho Chi Minh will be tested and new social distancing rules have been imposed.

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Hundreds more Afghans and their families to be allowed to settle in UK

Hundreds more who worked for the British military and government will be allowed to settle in the UK.

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Whiplash: New rules to crackdown on fraudulent insurance claims

The reforms will save millions of motorists £35 a year in reduced premiums, the government says.

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Israel coalition government a threat to security, warns Netanyahu

The prime minister urges right-wing politicians not to join a proposed new unity government.

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The Indian children orphaned by Covid-19

Officially, hundreds of children have lost both their parents. Experts say the number may be much higher.

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Mohammed Deif: The one-eyed Hamas chief in Israel's crosshairs

The shadowy figure at the top of Israel most-wanted list has repeatedly eluded attempts to kill him.

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Biosecurity warning over loosely-regulated virus labs

Governments do not have controls to stop terrorists accessing labs and posing a biological threat.

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Somaliland elections: Could polls help gain recognition?

Somaliland is hoping that elections will boost its chances of gaining international recognition.

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Israel's right-wing leader Bennett backs deal to oust PM Netanyahu

A right-wing leader expresses support for a unity government that would end the prime minister's 12 years in office.

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Barcelona: Homophobic attacks spark outcry

One man required surgery after he and his friends were beaten up by a group of men on a beach.

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Israeli opposition inch closer to deal to oust Netanyahu

Party leaders are inching towards a coalition deal that would end the era of PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka faces default from Grand Slam for refusing to speak to media

World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media.

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Colombia protests: UN calls for investigation into Cali deaths

Troops are patrolling the city of Cali after weeks of violent anti-government demonstrations.

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Mount Everest: 'Aim high' female teacher who set new speed record says

Ex-teacher Tsang Yin Hung, 45, is one of three climbers who have set Everest records in recent days.

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Indonesia ferry fire: More than 270 people rescued from blaze near remote islands

One person is still missing after the fire aboard a passenger ferry near Indonesia's remote Sula Islands.

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Florida shooting: Two dead, more than 20 wounded in Hialeah

Three people fired into a crowd outside a banquet hall in Hialeah, a city north of Miami.

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Retailers face 'tsunami of closures' over unpaid rent

Two-thirds of big retailers expect to face legal action from their landlords in July, says a trade group.

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Israel politics: Lapid nears coalition after Netanyahu fell short

Israel's opposition parties are close to a coalition agreement to form a "government of change".

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France manhunt for armed ex-soldier who fired on police

Authorities tell residents to stay indoors as police hunt for the man who opened fire on police.

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Travis Perkins warns of price rises amid shortage of raw materials

Industry-wide shortages mean the builders' merchant will charge more for cement, chipboard and paint.

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The tech promising to bring lectures alive

College educators are trying new technology to make online classes more engaging.

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Nashville hat shop faces backlash for selling anti-vaccine Nazi Jewish star

The Nashville shop apologises after it used a Nazi symbol to spread a "not vaccinated" message.

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