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World’s oldest known wild bird lays egg at ’74’
The world’s oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the approximate age of 74, US biologists say. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was filmed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean with her latest partner looking after the egg. Members of the…
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CEO of United Healthcare fatally shot in New York City
The head of US insurance company UnitedHealthcare has been gunned down in New York City. Chief executive Brian Thompson was fatally shot in the chest just before 07:00 EST (midday GMT) on Wednesday outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, where he had been scheduled to speak at an investor conference later in the day.…
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South Korea opposition files motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol
EPA “Arrest Yoon Suk-yeol,” angry critizens chanted as they fill the streets South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. The country woke up to an uncertain reality on Wednesday after a night of unprecedented scenes which saw Yoon unexpectedly impose martial…
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Syrian government forces and rebels battle outside city of Hama
EPA Rebels posed for photos on the highway north of Hama, home to about 1 million people Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are reportedly engaged in fierce battles with rebels on the outskirts of the major city of Hama. A monitoring group said on Tuesday evening that the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and…
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Rights groups say 135 killed in Nzérékoré
Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on Sunday, most of them children. The figure, which is unverified, far exceeds the official number of deaths at 56. The groups said the estimate was based on information from hospital, cemeteries, witnesses at…
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The six hours that shook the country
Getty Images Sleepless in Seoul: It was a night of political uncertainty in the South Korean capital Nineteen-year-old Hwang was watching the protests in Georgia on Tuesday night’s news when the images on TV suddenly changed – the spotlight was on his country after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol announced martial law. “I couldn’t…
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How two hours of martial law unfolded in South Korea
South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his shock move to impose martial law. Less than two hours after he declared it, MPs forced their way into the National Assembly and voted to block the decision. Some had broken through barricades to get into the building. The president…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs dangled woman from hotel balcony, lawsuit says
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of dangling a woman from the 17th-floor balcony of an apartment during an altercation. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan alleges the incident happened in 2016 while she was at the home of Mr Combs’ then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.…
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BBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria
It’s been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. BBC Verify has been tracking the advance of rebel forces from north-west of the country by analysing and tracking footage that’s been posted on social media. They appear to have captured a large area of land – including…
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Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
Avandtil Kuchava Avandtil Kuchava is one of a number of Georgian protesters to have suffered severe injuries More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police. One man has told the BBC how he was…
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