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‘Area of interest’ found in search of girl who vanished 55 years ago
Phil MercerWollongong, New South Wales Grimmer family Cheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in January 1970 A volunteer team using cadaver detection dogs to search for the body of a British child who disappeared in Australia more than 50 years ago has found an “area of interest”. The group hopes…
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Spencer Elden loses legal case over baby photo on album cover
The man who was photographed as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind has failed in his attempts to sue the band for distributing child pornography. A four-month-old Spencer Elden was pictured swimming naked underwater on the 1991 LP’s famous cover. He sued the rock band and photographer Kirk Weddle, but a…
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Hamas military leader in Gaza objects to ceasefire plan, BBC understands
Mediators have made contact with the head of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza, who has indicated he does not agree to the new US ceasefire plan, the BBC understands. Izz al-Din al-Haddad is thought to believe the plan was designed to finish Hamas, whether the group accepts it or not, and so is determined to…
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Senior Venezuelan gang member captured in Colombia
The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua’s armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK. Colombia’s National Police said José Antonio Márquez Morales – known as Caracas – was arrested in the city of Valledupar and alleged that he played a central role in…
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Tourists in Washington react to shutdown as attractions closed
The US government shutdown has entered its second day, and the effects are starting to be felt across the country. Numerous national monuments around the US have closed to visitors, as thousands of federal workers have been placed on unpaid leave. The BBC spoke to tourists in Washington about the sites they’re unable to visit,…
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Federal workers on US government shutdown
US federal workers have described their state of uncertainty, with many now on unpaid leave due to a government shutdown and one remarking that their salary was being “held hostage”. Workers deemed to be essential may still be on duty or at their desks, but they too may not be paid while the shutdown lasts.…
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Former President Robert Mugabe’s son appears in court on drug charge
The son of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe has appeared in a Harare court charged with drug possession. Robert Mugabe Jr, 33, was arrested on Wednesday morning as he drove the wrong way down a one-way street, according to court documents. Police searched a black sling bag he was wearing at the time and allegedly…
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Captain of tanker linked to Russian ‘shadow fleet’ charged
The captain of an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of vessels used to evade sanctions has been charged by French authorities. The Chinese national was handed one count of refusing to follow instructions from the French navy and told to attend a court hearing in the northern coastal city of…
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Funerals held after scaffolding collapse kills 36
Amensisa IfaBBC Africa, Arerti and Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, Nairobi STR / EPA / Shutterstock A day after the joyous celebration of a religious festival, mass funerals were held in the small Ethiopian town of Arerti for the 36 people killed when scaffolding inside an Orthodox Christian church collapsed. Hundreds of mourners walked with coffins draped…
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Four ill with sepsis after food poisoning outbreak at Stockholm restaurant
Four people have been diagnosed with sepsis after eating at a luxury restaurant in Stockholm as part of a suspected listeria outbreak. Health authorities say at least 15 people have been treated or are under observation in hospital after dining at Coco & Carmen, a high-end venue in the Swedish capital’s Östermalm district. Most of…
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