Charlie Crist: Florida Democrats pick challenger to Ron DeSantis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62655157?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 5:51 AM
Democrats are keen to eclipse rising star Ron DeSantis amid expectations he may run for the White House.
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Prayuth Chan-ocha: Thai court suspends PM and coup leader
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62656348?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 9:09 AM
Prayuth Chan-ocha won power in a coup in 2014, but opponents say he has overstayed his ruling term.
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No fuel imports to UK from Russia for first time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62659391?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 11:15 AM
Imports of goods from Russia fell to £33m in June, the lowest level since 1997, official figures show.
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Peru to sue Repsol for $4.5bn over oil spill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62659241?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 11:01 AM
The spill has been described by Peru as the worst ecological disaster around Lima in recent memory.
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Eurotunnel Le Shuttle: Passengers stuck for hours inside tunnel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62655148?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 10:41 AM
"Several people were freaking out," said one traveller, after a Calais to Folkestone train was evacuated.
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Breonna Taylor: Ex-officer pleads guilty to helping falsify search warrant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62635272?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 8:59 PM
Kelly Hanna Goodlett, 35, pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge for helping falsify a search warrant.
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Rayshard Brooks: No charges in police killing that sparked protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62654668?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:06 PM
The 27-year-old was shot after a struggle with two officers who were trying to arrest him.
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Japan should consider building new nuclear plants: Kishida
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62659007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 9:49 AM
Most of the country's nuclear plants were suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Angola election: Long-dominant MPLA faces tough Unita challenge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62644934?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:40 PM
A disgruntled youthful population weigh up whether to back the MPLA, in power for more than 40 years.
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India sacks officers for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62655736?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 4:09 AM
Pakistan had claimed that the missile violated its airspace, escalating tensions between the two countries.
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Spain: Gunman euthanised before he can stand trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62651349?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 9:20 PM
The man had begged to be euthanised after being partially paralysed in a police shootout in Spain.
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Ukraine war: The war is static, but ousting Russia is a seismic task
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62647062?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:56 PM
Six months on from the start of Russia's invasion, the threat will test Ukraine's spirit.
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'Too dehydrated to cry' - a lethal trek for migrants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-62561927?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:31 PM
Doctors treating migrants crossing the jungle in the Darien Gap describe their patients' desperation.
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What China's worst drought on record looks like
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-62644870?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 12:04 AM
Satellite images show extent of severe drought along the Yangtze River in China
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Somalia and al-Shabab: The struggle to defeat the militants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62644935?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2022, 1:45 AM
The weekend's deadly hotel siege served as a reminder that the militants remain a potent threat.
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Missing baby girls: Is India’s skewed sex ratio at birth getting better?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62647276?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:46 PM
For years, widely-held cultural beliefs have meant far more boys were born in India than girls.
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Darya Dugina: Speculation rife as Russians ponder journalist's killing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62634361?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 22, 2022, 1:36 PM
As state media broadcasts outrage and anger, ordinary Russians question who the intended target was.
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Texas flash floods leave cars almost underwater
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62640499?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 22, 2022, 8:47 PM
Parts of the Dallas, Texas area received a summer's worth of rain overnight.
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377A: Gay marriage looms as new frontline in Singapore battle for LGBT rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62628494?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 3:20 AM
Joy over the historic decision turns to anxiety as a new frontline looms in the fight for LGBT rights.
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Front line frontmen: Antytila, the rock band fighting Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62636408?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:01 PM
Members of one of Ukraine’s top rock bands, Antytila, are among thousands of civilians fighting against Russia.
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Stolen car found stuck in metro station in Madrid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62645708?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 5:24 PM
A man is arrested after a vehicle is pulled up a staircase by firefighters in Plaza Eliptica station.
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Darya Dugina's father speaks at her Moscow memorial service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62645705?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 11:59 AM
The father of the late journalist speaks at her memorial in Moscow after she was killed by a car bomb.
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Beirut: Further part of grain silos collapses 2 years after blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62644757?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2022, 8:51 AM
Rotting grain was burning in the silos for weeks, officials say, some two years after the deadly port blast.
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Moment superyacht sinks off the coast of Italy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62637627?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 22, 2022, 5:56 PM
All passengers and crew were rescued before the 40-metre vessel disappeared into the sea.
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