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Notorious mouthpiece behind Russia’s chemical weapons
As head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection troops, Igor Kirillov – who has died in an explosion in Moscow – was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine. Ukraine’s SBU security service said it was behind the blast which it described as a special…
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Syria’s Homs looks to rebuild but old wounds remain open
Francesco Tosto/BBC The BBC first interviewed Baraa after she fled the Old City of Homs as a child nearly a decade ago “Even now, I look back and wonder how we survived this nightmare,” Baraa quietly reflects. Now 20 years old, the university student joined the joyous celebrations engulfing the streets of Syria last Sunday…
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Russian general killed in Moscow explosion
Reuters A high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant have been killed in an explosion in Moscow. Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was leaving a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. Pictures…
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Strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, damaging buildings and other infrastructure. The quake happened at 12:47 local time (01:47 GMT) at a depth of 57.1km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It briefly triggered a tsunami alert for parts of the Pacific island nation, but officials said…
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Former TV host gets almost 10 years in prison for fraud
Getty Images Prosecutors said Carlos Watson orchestrated a years-long scheme that resulted in “tens of millions of dollars” in losses to investors The founder of Ozy Media, Carlos Watson, has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for lying about his once-trendy start-up in order to attract investors. Prosecutors said the ex-Goldman Sachs banker…
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Prophecy actress Tabu ’empowered’ by women taking the lead
Attila Szvacsek/HBO Tabu plays the role of Sister Francesca in Dune: Prophecy One of Bollywood’s biggest stars says women are taking more of a leading role in global film and TV productions. Tabu appears in the latest episode of Dune: Prophecy – the series inspired by Frank Herbert’s classic novels and recent films. Originally titled…
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Angola’s Isabel dos Santos hits out over UK’s ‘dirty money’ sanctions
Angolan tycoon Isabel dos Santos, once dubbed “Africa’s richest woman”, has hit out at the UK for imposing sanctions on her, telling the BBC the move came as a surprise as she had not been found guilty of “any corruption in any court in any country”. Last month, the daughter of Angola’s former president was…
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Trump to meet TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms
US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US. Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting. A law…
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The bomb violence killing and maiming children
Ronny Sen for the BBC Puchu was nine when he struck what he thought was a ball, causing a deadly explosion Over the last three decades, at least 565 children in the Indian state of West Bengal have been injured or killed by home-made bombs, a BBC Eye investigation has found. So what are these…
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Three dead, six injured in Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Wisconsin
Watch: ‘Enough is enough’ – Three dead in Wisconsin school shooting A teacher and a teenaged student were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a school in Wisconsin, police say. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the suspect, a teenager who was a student at the Abundant Life Christian School in…
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