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Mourners bid farewell to ex-PM Raila Odinga in his political heartland
Roncliffe OditBBC Africa, Kisumu Reuters Huge crowds of people gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium to pay their respects to Odinga Tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the Kenyan city of Kisumu to pay their respects to the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The 80-year-old’s body is now lying in state in at…
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Skeletons in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
Scientists say seven skeletons found in a mass grave in Croatia were most likely Roman soldiers who lived 1,700 years ago. The male skeletons, all with various injuries, were found “completely preserved” during excavations in 2011 at the site of the Roman city of Mursa – modern-day Osijek – in Croatia’s far east, a new…
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‘It’s a joyous moment’ – Brother of Prince Andrew accuser
Virginia Giuffre’s brother has told the BBC that his family has mixed emotions after Prince Andrew announced he was giving up his titles. “We have a shed a lot of happy and sad tears today. I think happy because in a lot of ways this vindicates Virginia”, said Sky Roberts. Prince Andrew has been under…
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No Kings protests across US cause states to activate National Guard
Republican governors in several US states have placed National Guard troops on standby in preparation for a nationwide protest to oppose Donald Trump and his policies. The organisers of the “No Kings” protests say that gatherings will take place at more than 2,500 locations around the US. Trump allies have accused the protesters of being…
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Chinese Nobel prize winning physicist dies aged 103
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and one of the world’s most influential physicists, has died at the age of 103, according to Chinese state media. An obituary released by CCTV cited illness as the cause of death. Yang and fellow theoretical physicist, Lee Tsung-Dao, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for…
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Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis, according to a new study. Results of a trial in North America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three-quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the cancers…
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Trump only one who can force Putin to negotiating table, Finnish president says
Donald Trump is the “only one who can force” Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table over the war in Ukraine, Finland’s president has told the BBC. Alexander Stubb also said that Finland would never recognise occupied Crimea as part of Russia, and that he wanted to ensure Ukraine became an EU and hopefully…
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Use of Tomahawk missiles in Russia war unclear
Bernd Debusmannat the White House and John SudworthKyiv Getty Images President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. Zelensky said after the cordial bilateral that he and Trump had talked about…
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Ancient rituals and online fans
Flora DruryThe Royal Albert Hall, London Getty Images The ring sits in the centre of the hall, with a temple roof suspended above it, and a round LED screen above that There are not many sports that can keep an audience enraptured through 45 minutes of ceremony before the first point is even contested. And…
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Mysterious ‘warm blob’ breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and Science Kevin Carter/Getty Images People head to the coast in San Diego on a hot summer’s day The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists. Sea surface temperatures…
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