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Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis
BBC Eye Investigations BBC World Service BBC An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D’Ivoire, a BBC Eye investigation has revealed. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range…
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Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
One of four bodies returned from Gaza to Israel on Thursday is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, the Israeli military said. The news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, who would now be aged five and two, were dead triggered an outpouring of grief in Israel. The…
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What could the Amazon deal mean for 007’s future?
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images The closing credits of 2021’s No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: “James Bond will return.” But for the last few years, fans haven’t been so sure. A year after the release of Daniel Craig’s final film in the…
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Ukraine must strike minerals deal, says Trump adviser Mike Waltz
Ros Atkins on… the fight for Ukraine’s critical minerals Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said. On Wednesday, Zelensky rejected US demands for a share of its rare earth minerals –…
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Ros Atkins on…the fight for Ukraine’s critical minerals
Donald Trump thinks Ukraine owes the US a substantial slice of its vast mineral resources in exchange for its military support during Kyiv’s war with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Trump’s demands. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what the US President wants – and whether he’s likely to get it.…
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Three buses explode in Israel in ‘suspected terror attack’, police say
Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a “suspected terror attack”. Devices in two other buses failed to explode, they said, adding that “large police forces are at the scenes, searching for suspects”. Transport minister Miri Regev called a halt to all buses, trains and…
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Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned from Gaza
Lucy Manning Special Correspondent LIFSCHITZ FAMILY Sharone with her father Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday From her house in East London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the horror of Hamas captivity, after more than 500 days. He was a man…
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Mitch McConnell announes he will not run for re-election
US Senator Mitch McConnell has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026 following a 40-year career in Congress. McConnell, 83, was the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, but stepped down from Republican leadership while facing health issues. Despite supporting much of Donald Trump’s agenda during his first administration, McConnell has become a…
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Birkenstock sandals are not art, says German court
Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled. The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was protected by copyright laws in a case it put forward to stop rivals selling copycat versions of the cork-soled…
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G20 foreign ministers in South Africa but US snubs meeting
EPA South Africa’s relationship with the US has become increasingly strained South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told G20 foreign ministers that a commitment to multilateralism and international law is vital to solving global crises. His comments follow growing concern about the Trump’s administration’s “America First” policy, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boycotting…
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