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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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Aftermath of Delta planes colliding at LaGuardia
Two Delta planes collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, with the wing of one aircraft striking the cockpit window of the other. Delta Air Lines said that the “low-speed collision” happened between Endeavor Air Flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Endeavor Flight 5155, scheduled to depart for Roanoke,…
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Benidorm cracks down on display of ‘offensive’ items in shop windows
The Spanish tourist resort of Benidorm is clamping down on shops that display lewd or “offensive” items in their windows – fearing that they tarnish the area’s image and upset passers-by. The items include joke t-shirts and souvenirs with sexual messages on them, which tend to be on display in its so-called “Guiri zone” –…
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Inside the lab melting the world’s oldest ice
The ice cores were drilled from 2.8km down in the Antarctic ice sheet, and they arrived at the British Antarctic Survey at the start of the summer. Over the last few weeks, a team has been working round the clock to study the ice. The only way to do that is to destroy the precious…
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Police say two shot dead in ‘self-defence’
At least two people have been killed in Morocco after police opened fire to prevent protesters from storming a police station in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, state media says. These are the first deaths reported since huge youth-led protests broke out across Morocco on Saturday as anger grew over the government’s decision…
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Surge in Ukrainian oil refinery attacks sparks Russian fuel shortages
Olga Robinson & Matt MurphyBBC Verify and Yaroslava KiryukhinaBBC Russian BBC Ukraine has dramatically increased the number of attacks launched against Russian oil refineries in recent months, sparking fuel shortages and price rises in some parts of the country, BBC Verify and BBC Russian have found. Drone strikes on refineries – some deep inside Russia…