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Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border?
Flora Drury and Gavin Butler BBC News Reuters Fighting broke out along the border in July On Thursday, simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia exploded into a deadly battle at the border. At least 12 Thai nationals, most of whom are civilians, have been killed, Thai authorities have said. How many people – if any…
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BBC News and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation
BBC News and three leading news agencies have expressed desperate concern for journalists in Gaza, who they say are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. Those reporting the conflict from Gaza now face starvation and “the same dire circumstances as those they are covering,” a joint statement from BBC News, Agence France-Presse (AFP),…
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Hockey Canada sexual assault trial verdict expected: What to know
Nadine Yousif & Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Getty Images Warning: this story contains graphic details Five Canadian ice hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman will learn their fate on Thursday in a case that has gripped the country. The accused men, all former players for Canada’s world junior hockey team, have pleaded…
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They made America’s clothing. Now they are getting punished for it.
Amandika Cooray BBC Sinhala, Colombo May Titthara BBC News, Phnom Penh Getty Images Apparel hubs like Cambodia and Sri Lanka are heavily dependent on the US as an export market Already living from hand to mouth, millions of garment workers across Asia fear for their jobs as a deadline to strike a trade deal with…
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Wreckage found after plane carrying 49 people goes down in Russian far east
Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region. The Angara airlines An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk close to the Chinese border and vanished from radar as it approached Tynda airport, emergency officials said.…
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Why couples keep getting married in flooded churches
Joel Guinto BBC News, Singapore Virma Simonette BBC News, Manila Two years apart: Church flooding hits Filipino weddings It was a scene you’d expect to see at any wedding. Jamaica Aguilar walked down the aisle, clutching her father’s arm, dressed in a white gown and cathedral-length veil worthy of the baroque-style church she was in.…
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Faure Gnassingbé’s dynastic power play sparks youth anger
Reuters A new constitution that has allowed Togo’s long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as all-powerful prime minister – and escape the constraint of presidential term limits – has triggered anger on the streets of the capital, Lomé. Protests are set to continue this Friday. At least five demonstrators have…
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In a city ruled by gangs, young rape survivor raises baby she was told to abort
Nawal Al-Maghafi and Jasmin Dyer BBC World Service, reporting from Port-au-Prince BBC/ Phil Pendlebury Helene says the gang told her to have an abortion but she wanted to keep her baby and managed to escape Warning: This story contains accounts of rape and other violence that readers may find distressing. Helene was 17 years old…
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Thai and Cambodian troops exchange fire at disputed border
Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at a disputed portion of their border early on Thursday, both sides said. The Thai military said Cambodian soldiers opened fire near the Khmer temple Ta Muen Thom, where tensions have run high in recent weeks. Cambodia’s defence ministry however said Thai troops fired the first shots, and…
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Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote reef to find out
Corals at UNESCO World Heritage area Ningaloo reef have suffered from mass bleaching as part of what scientists call a “marine heatwave”. The coral harbours a massive amount of biodiversity and protects shores from extreme weather – so can anything be done to save it? The BBC’s Katy Watson went to the remote Western Australian…
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