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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Africa's week in pictures: 25 - 31 August
Diver ‘Merman Mike’ finds your treasures under water
Sarina Wiegman: England boss dedicates Uefa coach of the year award to Spain
Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence
Tropical Storm Idalia drenches Carolinas as Florida counts cost
Whaling to resume in Iceland but under strict rules
Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges paid-for trips

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Nerves and patriotism in Moscow after 18 months of war
Is China's economy a 'ticking time bomb'?
Is India exporting food inflation to the world?
Blue supermoon: World gazes at rare lunar phenomenon
Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says
Meloni's partner Andrea Giambruno criticised for Italy rape remarks
Rubiales' mother taken to hospital after hunger strike

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine's east
Netflix: Streamers expansion into gaming is 'natural extension'
On patrol with Tunisia's coast guard: Nine boats in 24 hours
Ukraine war: 'Drone attack' hits airport in northwest Russia city of Pskov
Ukraine war: Hundreds bid farewell to fighter ace Juice
Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces more charges

Monday, August 28, 2023

Why some right-wing activists zeroed in on the Jacksonville shooting
Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders
Saudi Arabia's multi-billion dollar football powerhouse bet
Terry Gou: Why is Foxconn billionaire running for Taiwan president?
India Club in London: Iconic restaurant to shut after 70 years
Bears encroach on evacuated Canadian town of Yellowknife
A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming
How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
The mobile game funding a revolution in Myanmar
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
Mancini named new Saudi Arabia football coach
Jacksonville shooter, 21, who killed three 'wrote racist manifestos'

Saturday, August 26, 2023

The indiscriminate devastation of Canada's raging wildfires
Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Jacksonville shooting: Several dead at Dollar General store in Florida
Spain head coach Jorge Vilda criticises 'inappropriate' Luis Rubiales kiss
Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash
The Rubiales World Cup kiss row... in 75 seconds
Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso unleashes social tsunami in Spain

Friday, August 25, 2023

Dutch Grand Prix 2023: Zandvoort imposes car ban on travelling F1 fans
Gladstone family urged to pay slavery reparations to Jamaica
Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death
France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls
Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave
Kleenex is pulling out of Canada due to 'unique complexities'
Spain wants Rubiales kiss row to be 'MeToo moment'

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Africa's week in pictures: 18-24 August 2023
What now for Wagner after Prigozhin's reported death?
Zimbabwe election: Poll monitors arrested amid election
US government sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over hiring policy
Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported death
Ros Atkins on... potential causes of the Prigozhin plane crash

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Key moments from Republican presidential debate so far
Trump's surrender at Georgia jail explained...in 90 seconds
Nepal gay marriage 'victory' hits legal roadblock
Ros Atkins on... Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Zimbabwe election: Voters head to the polls with inflation on their minds
Republican debate: Rivals seeking political oxygen in a Trump-less showdown
How South Africa's oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims
Ukraine war: Three elderly civilians killed in Russian shelling, say officials
Pakistan cable car: Children brought to safety along zip line
Near miss as car hurtles into Arizona salon
Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas
Pakistan cable car: student brought to safety in zip line rescue

Monday, August 21, 2023

'We will rebuild the way people of Maui want to'
What to know about the first Republican debate
Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticises Facebook over news ban amid crisis
X removes Holocaust denying post after Auschwitz Museum criticism
Greece wildfires: Authorities on alert for new spate of blazes

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Ghana's Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award
China cuts key interest rate as recovery falters
Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years
Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
Baghdad advertising boards turned off over porn screening
Ukraine war: Russia says drone injures five at Kursk railway station
Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households told to evacuate as fires approach

Friday, August 18, 2023

Canada wildfires: 'It started raining pine cones and tree bark'
Albania: Italy pays bill for tourists' dine and dash
Canada wildfires: Residents scramble to flee fires in Kelowna and Yellowknife
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Blind Side family feud reignites a cultural debate
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous
Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
Abused and stalked, US election workers are bracing for 2024
Transgender women banned from women's chess events
Channel migrants: France arrests four people over fatal sinking

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Trevian Kutti: Who is ex-Kanye West publicist indicted alongside Trump?
Mob attacks churches in Pakistan blasphemy row
Wagner cements Belarus presence as 'educational organisation'
The Killers booed at Georgia concert after bringing Russian fan on stage

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Afghan women escape for a chance at education
Trump's court and campaign schedule is looking chaotic
Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him
Texas woman awarded $1.2bn in revenge porn case
Rudy Giuliani jailed mobsters with a charge he now faces

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Israelis seek opportunities abroad amid unrest at home
When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded
Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo
Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on
Zuckerberg says Musk 'not serious' about cage fight
Cambodia: Thousands of war-era explosives found buried at high school

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Mutanjan: The meat-and-rice dessert loved by Indian royals
'Don't Ask Why': South Korea grapples with back-to-back 'Mudjima' stabbings
E-bikes: Can this battery-swapping tech unchoke cities? We took a ride
Hawaii wildfires: Drone footage shows extent devastation in Lahaina
Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention
Harry Kane's move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich... in 68 seconds

Friday, August 11, 2023

Hawaii fires: How Pinky's famous truck saved lives in Lahaina
Judge Chuktan warns Trump against 'inflammatory' remarks before trial
China floods: The families torn apart by 'huge, furious waves'
Yemen: Oil salvaged from abandoned 'time bomb' tanker in Red Sea
Italy could host Musk v Zuckerberg cage fight

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India
Jon Goodwin: I thought Parkinson's was end of space dream
Georgia doctor decapitated baby using 'excessive force' in delivery
Famous tree and centuries-old church hit by Hawaii fires

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Rajasthan: India's gig workers see hope in new state law
Canada accuses China of targeting lawmaker in misinformation campaign
US concerned for ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum's health
US to bar and screen some tech investments in China
Search warrant was issued for Donald Trump's Twitter account
Lizzo: Lawyers reviewing at least six new allegations against singer

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Niger coup: Fact-checking misinformation spreading online
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Colombian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Úsuga sentenced to 45 years
Five people killed in Cape Town taxi strike violence

Monday, August 7, 2023

Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?
Tory Lanez: Sentencing for shooting of Megan Thee Stallion delayed
Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?
Simon & Schuster: Publisher to be sold for $1.6bn
Ukraine war: Several killed in Russian missile strike eastern Ukraine, officials say

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Four soldiers killed in Israeli strike in Damascus, says Syria
Florida: Man rescued from partially sunken boat after 35 hours at sea
Belarus isolates political prisoners to break their spirit
Ukraine counter-offensive against Russia yields only small gains in first 2 months
Barbie film hits $1bn mark at global box office
Slovenia floods 'worst-ever natural disaster'

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Chatbots: Why does White House want hackers to trick AI?
Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win
Hun Sen: Cambodia election result confirms expected win for PM

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Blackpink: Jisoo’s new relationship with Ahn Bo-hyun rocks K-pop world
James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life
Freddie Mercury: Contents of former home being sold at auction
Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

El Salvador rings off entire region to hem in gangs
'It's like playing with death' - Ukraine's female front line soldiers
The fury in Pakistan sparked by a misogynist minister
National Party: Irish far-right party's stolen gold bars spark funding query
Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case