How Israel's Iron Dome missile shield works

The Israeli military says the Iron Dome is intercepting about 90% of the rockets fired from Gaza.

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Hong Kong's Ray Cordeiro, 'world's most durable DJ', retires at 96

"Well that's it," says Ray Cordeiro in his final radio show, after more than 70 years in broadcasting.

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Gaza tower containing media offices collapses after Israeli strike

A warning was given before the tower block, which housed news outlets, was destroyed.

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DR Congo Eid clashes: Court hands down death sentences

Rival Muslim groups clashed over who should lead end-of-Ramadan celebrations, killing one policeman.

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Santander customers facing technical issues

The bank says it is working to resolve problems with its services, but it does not have a timescale.

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Cranes: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years

A pair of cranes are nesting on a rewetted peat bog in the Republic of Ireland's midlands.

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Eurovision 2021: Tusse - from child refugee to Swedish pop star

"It's a huge honour for me... It's like the biggest thank you I can give," says Sweden's act Tusse.

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China Zhurong rover: Spacecraft successfully lands on Mars

An animation shows how the six-wheeled Zhurong rover touched down on the Red Planet.

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Covid: First Australian repatriation flight from India lands in Darwin

Many of the intended passengers on the repatriation flight were barred after positive Covid tests.

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Israel Gaza violence: US envoy arrives for de-escalation talks

Appeals to Israeli and Palestinian leaders for calm have so far failed to produce a ceasefire agreement.

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Biden revokes Trump order to punish statue vandals

Also scrapped is a Trump plan for a sculpture garden to US heroes, such as Whitney Houston.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict gives Biden foreign policy headache

The US president and his aides wish to avoid being drawn into this graveyard of US-led peace initiatives.

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China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars

The six-wheeled robot has made the hazardous descent to the surface of the Red Planet, China announces.

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White House vows probe into migrant children kept on buses

In at least one case a child was kept on a coach for four days, waiting to join his family.

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Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?

Current polls in Japan show nearly 70% of the population do not want the Olympics to go ahead.

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TikTok: How Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out on social media

As fighting escalates, the social network has become a platform for airing grievances.

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Lourdes: Pilgrims flock to French sanctuary online in their millions

With travel limited, millions are joining e-pilgrimages to a cave famed for its miraculous healings.

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Chile indigenous: Time to make our voices heard

Members of indigenous groups in Chile will be represented in the constitutional convention.

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Lottery jackpot 'winner' says she destroyed $26m ticket in laundry wash

A woman who claims she bought the winning California Lottery ticket says she put it in the laundry.

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Irish health service hit by cyber attack

The Health Service Executive in Ireland temporarily shuts down its IT system after a "significant ransomware attack".

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Gupta empire facing UK fraud probe over Greensill

The group run by Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.

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Cleared postmaster hid conviction from his family

The convictions of two more former Post Office branch managers - wrongly accused of theft - have been quashed.

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Lebanon: Karpowership shuts down electricity supply

Turkish firm Karpowership shuts down its generators over a lack of payment and a legal dispute.

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US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'

Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak.

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Lebanon: Karpowership shuts down electricity supply

Turkish firm Karpowership shuts down its generators over a lack of payment and a legal dispute.

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Is Bitcoin bad for the environment?

The BBC's Ros Atkins looks into Bitcoin's affect on the environment after Tesla suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns.

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Amazon set to hire 10,000 UK workers

The tech giant is tightening its grip on retail as the coronavirus pandemic continues

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US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'

Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak.

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Israel-Gaza violence: Rockets and shelling continue

Israel continues bombardment of Gaza in response to more rocket attacks from the Hamas-run enclave.

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Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day

More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven have died in Israel since Monday.

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'I have no food': What it's like to live inside Cambodia's Covid red zone

An estimated 120,000 people live in red zones in Phnom Penh, where they say food and help, is scarce.

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Colombia protesters: 'We're not scared anymore'

Protests in Colombia are in their third week with demonstrators saying they plan to carry on.

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Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts

The world's richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of 'verbal assault' on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly shouted at the Democrat in a Capitol Hill corridor

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Paris seeks to ban through traffic in city centre by 2022

The council wants to create a low-traffic zone to reduce pollution and congestion.

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Israel-Gaza: Conflict stalls Arab-Israeli rapprochement

The violent flare-up comes months after some Arab nations normalised relations with Israel.

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'We cannot sleep': Mothers caught in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Mothers in Israel and Gaza tell the BBC they are terrified for their families as fighting escalates.

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How India's vaccine drive went horribly wrong

A botched-up plan for procuring jabs has dried up stocks and sent prices soaring on the private market.

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Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts

The world's richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built.

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WCMX: The backflipping wheelchair star helping others

The first Australian to land a wheelchair backflip shares his skills to help others overcome obstacles.

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Transgender teen Andi shares his journey

Discover the story behind a viral video as Andi comes out, starts college and celebrates life as a trans teen.

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Universal credit fraud and error at new high

Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show £8.4bn was lost in 2020-21.

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Israel-Gaza: Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens

Civilians tell of their terror as rocket fire and airstrikes rain down in Gaza and Israel.

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Colombia protests: Shortages in Cali as demonstrations rumble on

With protesters blockading key roads into Cali, residents are struggling to access essential items.

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Eid 2021: Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan

Millions of worshippers are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar.

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Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Pierre-Charles Boudot has denied assaulting a woman in February.

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Elisabetta Belloni: Italy appoints first female spy chief

"Woman of courage" Elisabetta Belloni is appointed head of Italy's secret services.

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Chrissy Teigen sorry for bullying Courtney Stodden on Twitter

TV personality Courtney Stodden accepts her apology but questions its sincerity.

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Champions League final moved to Porto and 12,000 Chelsea and Manchester City fans can attend

The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May is switched to Portugal from Turkey.

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Ellen DeGeneres reveals why she is ending her talk show

She tells viewers "my instinct told me it's time", but doesn't directly address the recent scandal.

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