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US influencer draws backlash for taking baby wombat from mum
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is the latest to criticise a US influencer whose video of herself taking a wild baby wombat away from its distressed mother has angered conservationists. “I think everyone who would have seen that would have thought, leave the baby wombat alone. Leave it with its mum,” she told 7News. Sam…
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Naples residents camp outdoors after overnight quake
Many people in and around the Italian city of Naples have spent the night on the streets and in their cars after an earthquake shook buildings and brought rubble crashing down. Italian seismologists said the 4.4 magnitude tremor struck at 01:25 local time on Thursday (00:25 GMT) at a shallow depth of three kilometres (two…
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Trump hits back after retaliation to steel and aluminium tariffs
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose more tariffs after his latest move to introduce import taxes on steel and aluminium entering the US prompted retaliation from the European Union (EU) and Canada. Trump said “of course” he would respond to the countermeasures, repeating his warning…
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‘Do you feel guilty?’ – Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade
President Donald Trump sees his trade war as a way of pressuring Mexico to do more to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the US. BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to the US-Mexico border and tracked down fentanyl smugglers – before speaking to addicts in Philadelphia. Watch as he meets some of the drug…
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US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs
Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Almost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump’s first term of office sent her company into a tailspin. It was 2019 and her California-based firm,…
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Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa, Blessed Geza and the drama of succession
Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Blessed Geza / Facebook Blessed “Bombshell” Geza has gone into hiding and been expelled from the ruling party for his outspoken remarks A long convoy of armoured personnel tanks rolling through a Harare neighbourhood sparked concerns – for a brief moment – that a military coup was afoot in Zimbabwe.…
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SpaceX launch to help stranded astronauts home postponed
A Nasa-SpaceX mission that aimed to clear the way for two stranded astronauts to get back to earth has been postponed. The Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was put back due to a hydraulic ground issue. There is another possible launch opportunity on Thursday. The rocket aimed to fly four…
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US team headed to Moscow for Ukraine talks as Putin visits Kursk
US officials are headed to Russia to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, according to President Donald Trump. The news comes after Ukrainian officials agreed to a 30-day ceasefire following a highly anticipated meeting with American officials in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the “ball is truly in their [Russia’s]…
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Former mafia boss shot dead on Grenoble motorway
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old former mafia boss on a motorway near Grenoble in south-eastern France. Jean-Pierre Maldera, described by French media as a “godfather” of the local mafia in the 1980s, was reportedly chased in his car and shot as he travelled up the A41 motorway on Wednesday morning. The…
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Iran leader rejects nuclear talks with US as Trump letter arrives
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme, as Tehran confirmed receiving a letter from President Donald Trump. Last week, Trump said the letter proposed talks on a deal that would prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and avert possible military action. Although Khamenei said…
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