Venice bus crash: Victims still unidentified almost 24 hours on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67008199?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 3:08 PM
Three children including a baby are among the 21 dead after a bus plunged off a flyover.
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Iran hijab police accused of beating girl into coma
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67004886?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 2:09 PM
A rights group alleges Armita Geravand, 16, was attacked on Tehran's metro for not wearing a hijab.
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Pakistan orders Afghan asylum seekers out of country by November
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67002834?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 12:09 PM
The Taliban urged Islamabad to rethink the move, which follows a spike in cross-border militant attacks.
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Kenyan baby stealer jailed for 25 years after BBC Africa Eye expose
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67010771?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 4:30 PM
Hospital worker Fred Leparan attempted to sell a baby boy to an undercover BBC reporter.
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EU states agree deal to tackle crises in migration and asylum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67003759?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 5:13 PM
The agreement will overhaul EU rules on responding to big increases in irregular migration.
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Lady Gaga wins case to keep $500,000 dognapping reward
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67003283?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 12:35 PM
A judge says the star does not need to pay $500,000 to a woman after her dogs were stolen in 2021.
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2030 World Cup: Tournament to be held across six countries in three continents
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67010609?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 6:20 PM
The 2030 World Cup will be held across Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Portugal and Morocco, Fifa confirms.
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Asian Games: China censors 'Tiananmen' image of athletes hugging
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67002583?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 4:52 AM
The photo, showing the combination of numbers 6 and 4 , has been scrubbed on Chinese social media.
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Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67003463?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 9:30 AM
Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air against the invasion of Ukraine, gets more than 8 years in jail.
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NewsClick: Raids on Indian media 'aim to muzzle free speech'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67011231?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 4:38 PM
The arrest of NewsClick journalists is a "ruthless crackdown" against independent media, campaigners say.
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Quantum dots: TV screen crystals win Chemistry Nobel Prize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67005670?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 10:22 AM
The nanoparticles create more precise colours and are used in TV screens as well as medical imaging.
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US sanctions Chinese firms in crackdown on fentanyl supply chain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67002385?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 11:39 AM
The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.
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Climate change: Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67005362?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 12:36 PM
Pope Francis criticises attempts to deny or gloss over the issue in a new intervention.
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Kevin McCarthy has gone. Why was he removed and who might replace him?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67004970?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 2:54 PM
Removing a House Speaker like this is uncharted territory. Here's what we know about where things go.
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Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese married couple win African writing award
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67005476?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 1:27 PM
Mame Diene and Woppa Diallo are the first duo to win the prestigious Caine Prize for African writing.
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MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66993651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 3:24 PM
Fraudsters have manipulated images of the popular YouTuber and two journalists to dupe viewers.
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India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66425253?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 9:06 PM
Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.
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Deserted Nagorno-Karabakh reveals aftermath of lightning-fast Armenian defeat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66995976?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 5:15 PM
Half-eaten food at abandoned positions reveals how fast Karabakh Armenians lost control to Azerbaijan.
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Khaled Khalifa: 'Larger than life' famed Syrian writer mourned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66997816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 3:15 PM
The BBC's Lina Sinjab remembers her friend and internationally acclaimed novelist Khaled Khalifa.
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Paris bedbugs: BBC correspondent goes on the hunt as infestations soar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67010255?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 3:09 PM
Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield searched for the insect in the French capital as infestations soar.
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Taylor Swift/ Travis Kelce romance reaches White House
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67010457?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 2:13 PM
Pentagon spokesman says he can "neither confirm or deny" reports about the most-talked-about NFL romance.
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Watch: Backpackers flee fireball in Sydney hostel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67003966?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 7:41 AM
CCTV footage shows the moment an e-bike battery explodes, sparking a fire in the suburb of Darlington.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy... 9 months in 90 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67002458?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 11:27 PM
The California Republican faced a few challenges in his shortest-serving tenure in 154 years.
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Trump tells BBC he will testify at appropriate time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66999695?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 5:52 PM
The former US president is being tried in a civil fraud case that threatens his vast business empire.
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Ros Atkins on... Why Hunter Biden is in trouble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67000932?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 3, 2023, 8:32 PM
The BBC's analysis editor examines the first ever criminal prosecution of a sitting US president's child.
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Watch: Iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns pink
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67002622?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 4, 2023, 2:07 AM
The 40-metre (130ft) monument is lit bright pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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