Tuesday, October 12, 2021

France: Train kills three migrants lying on tracks

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The migrants were struck by the train in a southern coastal town near Biarritz on Tuesday morning.

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Prince Charles urges Australian PM Scott Morrison and other leaders to attend COP26

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Prince Charles tells the BBC he was surprised that the Australian PM had suggested he might not attend.

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UK job vacancies reach 20-year high

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Retailers and car mechanics are in particular demand as job vacancies surge to 1.1 million.

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Elk wandering Colorado for two years with tyre around neck is freed

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Wildlife officers in the US state of Colorado say the elk is in good shape after removing its antlers.

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Thailand to reopen for some vaccinated visitors on 1 November

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Fully vaccinated travellers from nations including the UK will no longer need to quarantine.

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Nobel Prize: We will not have gender or ethnicity quotas - top scientist

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Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.

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Monday, October 11, 2021

What are the accusations against Prince Andrew?

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Here's what you need to know about the sex abuse claims being pursued by Virginia Giuffre in the US.

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Israel winery: 1,500-year-old Byzantine wine complex found

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The 1,500-year-old complex unearthed near Tel Aviv was the world's largest winery at the time.

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Gas price rises: Kwarteng asks Treasury to help firms over cost

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Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng sends a request for support for industries hit by soaring energy costs.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts - rebels

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Artillery, tanks, jets and drones are being used to reinvade the Tigray region, rebel forces say.

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Iraq claims capture of IS financial chief in operation abroad

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Sami Jasim al-Jaburi was allegedly a deputy leader of the jihadist group under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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Carbon dioxide supply deal agreed between government and industry

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Business secretary says business will have sustainable supply of CO2 even as gas prices rise.

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Nigeria flogging video: Kwara state suspends school head

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One man tells the BBC he asked the Quranic school to punish his daughter for drinking alcohol.

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Ohio police probed after man screaming 'I'm paraplegic' dragged from car

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An investigation is launched into why Ohio officers pulled out the man as he called for help.

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Star Trek's Shatner on his plan to go to space

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The actor - who plays Captain James T Kirk in the original Star Trek series - is set to go into space for real.

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Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world?

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Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.

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Nobel economics prize awarded for real-life studies

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David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens share the prestigious economics prize.

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Indian-administered Kashmir: Soldiers killed by suspected militants

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The army in Indian-administered Kashmir says five personnel were killed by suspected militants.

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Nobel economics prize awarded for real-life studies

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David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens share the prestigious economics prize.

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Paul McCartney says John Lennon 'instigated' the Beatles' break-up

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"It was John who wanted a divorce," he says, setting the record straight on the band's break-up.

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China bans British beef again over mad cow disease

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Beijing has yet to restart importing beef from the UK after agreeing in 2018 to lift a previous ban.

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Large fire breaks out at oil facility in crisis-hit Lebanon

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The large blaze in Zahrani comes as the country is already in the grip of an energy crisis.

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Tyson Fury: Gypsy King on road to undisputed fight, but Dillian Whyte bout likely next

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Tyson Fury will have to wait to see how several fights pan out before deciding his next opponent.

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Emergency talks over gas price crisis continue

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The government is to hold further talks with industry over soaring energy prices.

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Asos boss to leave firm as profits jump

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The online fashion giant's chief executive has agreed with the board to step down.

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France beat Spain to become second Nations League winners

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Kylian Mbappe hit a contentious winner as France came from behind to beat Spain and become the second team to win the Nations League.

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Covid Australia: Sydney enjoys new freedoms as 107-day lockdown lifts

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As the 107-day lockdown lifts, fully vaccinated Sydneysiders head out to enjoy their new freedoms.

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Star Entertainment: Shares fall on money laundering claim

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Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment will "take appropriate steps" to address allegations.

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Covid Australia: Sydney celebrates end of 107-day lockdown

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Australia's biggest city passed a key vaccination target, allowing people to enjoy new freedoms.

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Why are energy prices soaring?

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The perfect storm of long and short-term factors driving the energy crunch.

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Stealthing: California bans non-consensual condom removal

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Victims of "stealthing" risk sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Now they can sue offenders.

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Are asylum suicides an unfolding national tragedy?

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Campaigners call for an inquiry into the rate of suicides among young asylum seekers in the UK.

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Thomas Sankara trial in Burkina Faso: Who killed 'Africa's Che Guevara'?

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Thirty-four years after the killing of Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara, 14 men finally go on trial.

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The Dalit activist fighting for rape survivors

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Manjula Pradeep has spent three decades helping India's Dalit women speak up for justice.

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Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea

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A former colonel describes a leadership making cash by any means, from drug factories to illegal arms deals.

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Expelled: Russia, repression and me

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The BBC's Sarah Rainsford reflects on being barred from Russia and the assault on the country's freedoms.

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The race to save California’s famous sequoia trees

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Tourists flock to California’s famous sequoia trees, but wildfires are threatening their existence.

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The hi-tech headbands that claim to reduce your stress

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Devices that measure brainwaves are increasingly being used by athletes to improve their performance.

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Mass protests in Poland amid EU law controversy

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Demonstrations backing EU membership take place nationwide amid fears Poland could leave the bloc.

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US couple accused of selling nuclear submarine secrets

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A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife allegedly sold the secret data to an undercover FBI agent.

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Liberty Steel cash injection to save 660 jobs

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The deal will allow the UK firm's Rotherham plant - which has been closed since spring - to reopen.

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Pope Francis launches mass consultation on Church reform

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The pontiff says he wants to hear from ordinary Catholics and for the Church to be open to change.

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AQ Khan: The most dangerous man in the world?

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Western spies branded AQ Khan as dangerous as bin Laden - but many in Pakistan saw him as a hero.

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Czech election: Milos Zeman in intensive care after vote

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Milos Zeman is in intensive care the day after a surprise opposition win in parliamentary elections.

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Power returns to Lebanon after 24-hour blackout

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A total outage of the country's electricity grid ends after the government secures fuel.

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UK to resettle teenage Afghan women footballers and families

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The UK agrees to give visas to the women's development team and families who had to flee Afghanistan.

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Tyson Fury defeats Deontay Wilder to retain WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas

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Tyson Fury delivers 11th-round stoppage to beat Deontay Wilder and retain his WBC heavyweight title in a thrilling trilogy fight in Las Vegas.

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Kraft Heinz says people must get used to higher food prices

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The boss of the food giant says rising prices are partly due to pandemic disruption.

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Iraqis vote in first parliamentary election since 2019 mass protests

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The election was brought forward by six months in response to unprecedented nationwide unrest.

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Abdul Qadeer Khan: 'Father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb' dies

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AQ Khan is considered a national hero but was also called "the greatest nuclear proliferator of all time".

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