Iran protests escalate as crackdown continues
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63410577?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 9:49 AM
Iran sees one of the biggest scales of demonstrations yet, as authorities struggle to contain them.
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Ukraine war: Russian tactics on eastern front 'crazy', says Zelensky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63408506?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 7:14 AM
Russia has expended huge resources in the town of Bakhmut despite a looming battle in Kherson.
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Russia to ban sharing LGBT 'propaganda' with adults as well as children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63410127?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 10:22 AM
A controversial law preventing sharing information about gay people with children is set to apply to all.
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China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63410339?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 10:23 AM
Clips on social media show hundreds protesting in one of the most tightly-guarded places in China.
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Shell pays no UK windfall tax despite profits jump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63409687?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 1:41 PM
The energy giant reports $9.5bn in profits, its second highest quarterly earnings on record.
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Kanye West is escorted out of Skechers 'unannounced and uninvited'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63410086?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 2:08 PM
The controversial rapper tried to film at the shoe brand's LA headquarters but was asked to leave.
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Israel-Lebanon gas field deal staves off war threat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63414872?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 12:51 PM
They sign an historic agreement on gas fields, ending a dispute which risked triggering a conflict.
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Bruce Lehrmann: Australia parliament rape trial abandoned over juror 'misconduct'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63395607?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 4:17 AM
A jury has been dismissed after "misconduct" during deliberations in a trial that has shocked Australia.
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Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63408935?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 2:49 AM
Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement before being granted a presidential pardon.
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Thai transgender tycoon buys Miss Universe contest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63408879?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 3:57 AM
The purchase of the firm, once co-owned by Donald Trump, comes as the pageant becomes more inclusive.
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Georgia Senate race: Herschel Walker called abortion 'hypocrite' by second woman
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63408234?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 6:26 AM
Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker called the allegation - the second this month - "foolishness".
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Svalbard: The race to save the fastest-warming place on Earth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63387233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 11:57 PM
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, is thought to be heating at six times the global average.
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Sudan: 'No-one to intervene' for woman sentenced to stoning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63383361?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 11:16 PM
A lack of government ministers in Sudan hinders attempts to prevent a woman being stoned to death.
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Aastha Arora: Where is India's billionth baby now?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63327635?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 11:58 PM
The BBC revisits Aastha Arora - "the special baby" whose birth in 2000 made global headlines.
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Kenya battles unsafe Chinese contraceptive pill a decade after ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63299185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 12:02 AM
Susan Wamaitha was urged to take a Chinese-made contraceptive not knowing it was banned in Kenya.
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Brazil election: Why are the poor voting for Lula?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63400249?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 10:38 PM
Poverty is a huge election issue as many Brazilians struggle amid the cost of living crisis.
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Ukraine war: Russia troop deployment to Belarus prompts speculation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63386634?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:38 PM
Russia is sending thousands more troops to Belarus. Is the country going to join the war in Ukraine?
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Macron-Scholz: Difficult Paris summit for German chancellor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63389717?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 2:38 PM
Relations between France and Germany are strained as the two countries pull in different directions.
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North Korea tensions: Why is Kim Jong-un upping the pressure?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63324857?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:32 PM
As the Koreas trade warning shots, the situation on the peninsula is at its most volatile in years.
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Brazil election: Accusations and misinformation on the campaign trail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63374100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:47 PM
President Bolsonaro faces rival Lula da Silva in a second-round run-off on 30 October.
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Kanye West: What's next for Yeezy and trainer fans?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-63402562?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 3:55 PM
With big brands including Adidas cutting ties with the rapper, Newsbeat explores what happens next.
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Lebanon: Iraqi tourists provide unlikely boost for failing economy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63329846?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:44 PM
Despite power cuts, shortages and political strife, Iraqis (and their dollars) are coming to Lebanon.
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Iran protests: How countries are punishing the morality police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63374266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:57 PM
The force is accused of abusing Iranian women who it thinks do not wear the hijab properly enough.
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Politics increasingly a deal-breaker on US dating scene
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63180007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 11:02 PM
With midterm elections looming, singles yearn more than ever to meet their ideological soulmate.
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Poland demolishes Soviet-era monuments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63414842?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 27, 2022, 1:13 PM
The statues were torn down in response to a law that prohibits totalitarian regimes.
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The impact of Iran's protests beyond its borders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63407119?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 26, 2022, 10:37 PM
Tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan are high after missile and drone attacks from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
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Nedd Brockmann: The man who ran across Australia in 47 days
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63384008?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 5:00 PM
Nedd Brockmann ran 3,953 km (2,456 miles), inspired a nation and raised millions for charity.
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Hundreds rescued from Indonesia boat fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63386622?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 10:07 AM
At least 14 were killed when the top deck off the vessel caught fire after leaving Kupang.
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Sunak's rise to PM a 'ground-breaking milestone' - Biden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63381776?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 25, 2022, 12:33 AM
US President Joe Biden says it "matters" that the UK will have its first British Asian prime minister.
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Korean Air crash: Plane overruns runway in bad weather
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63372564?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 24, 2022, 9:03 AM
A Korean Air plane overran on the runway while landing at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines.
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