World Cup 2022: Morocco fans' heartbreak as Doha flights cancelled
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63973938?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 1:35 PM
The last-minute cancellations mean many fans are unable to travel to Wednesday's World Cup semi-final.
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Ukraine War: US planning to send Patriot air defence missiles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63977645?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 5:26 PM
The expensive air defence system would be a huge boost to Ukraine, but supplies will be limited.
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China Covid: 'Panic-buying' and shortages as restrictions are eased
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63976197?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 3:48 PM
People in China are rushing to buy medicines, foods and other items amid reports of shortages.
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Charlene Ruto: Kenya's 'first daughter' denies using public money
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63973387?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 3:30 PM
Charlene Ruto's high public profile have led some to call her a "low budget version of Ivanka [Trump]".
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Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed for insulting public officials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63977555?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 5:02 PM
Ekrem Imamoglu's conviction could disqualify him from standing in Turkey's presidential election next year.
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Wieambilla: Grief and questions after deadly shoot-out shocks Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63952883?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 12:43 PM
Six people died on a remote property after three suspects abruptly opened fire on police.
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Olivier Vandecasteele: Iran jails Belgian aid worker for 28 years - family
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63973683?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 3:11 PM
Olivier Vandecasteele's family learnt of the sentence days after a prisoner exchange deal was halted.
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Venezuela corruption: Hugo Chávez's nurse guilty of money laundering
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63971269?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 1:52 PM
Claudia Díaz was the nurse of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who named her treasurer.
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Grant Wahl: Journalist died from ruptured aortic aneurysm at World Cup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63973929?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 4:46 PM
American sports journalist Grant Wahl died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm at the World Cup in Qatar, his widow says.
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Ukraine war: Explosions in central Kyiv amid air raid warning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63967017?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 12:48 PM
Mayor Klitschko reports blasts in a central district of Ukraine's capital and air defences are activated.
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French police search Macron party office and consulting firm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63976629?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 4:46 PM
The raids are part of inquiries into the use of consultancies by France's president in 2017 and 2021.
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Barbados scraps laws banning same-sex acts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63970659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 4:30 PM
The nation becomes the third in the Caribbean to scrap colonial-era laws that criminalise gay sex.
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Saakashvili: Georgia's ailing ex-leader starts new hunger strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63958651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 1:53 PM
Ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili says he is dying in jail, but the government denies that is the case.
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'I wish I hadn't survived': Why women are burning themselves in Iraqi Kurdistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63958584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 12:03 AM
In the Kurdistan region, women who feel trapped in abusive households often see suicide by self-immolation as their only way out.
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Age of consent: Why is consensual teen sex a crime in India?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63953752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 12:03 AM
A new report highlights how adolescent boys in consenting relationships are falling foul of the law.
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Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63955526?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 1:09 AM
Will a plan to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030 be agreed and how will it work?
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Row over ancestral festivity divides Afro-Colombian town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63895510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 1:23 AM
Changes to a traditional celebration honouring the Virgin Mary are dividing Afro-Colombians in Guapi.
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Twitter Files spark debate about ‘blacklisting’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63963779?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 2:02 AM
Revelations about Twitter's content moderation decisions have raised questions about political bias.
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China consulate clashes: Six Chinese officials removed from UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63972505?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 2:18 PM
A pro-democracy demonstration turned violent outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester in October.
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War in Ukraine: Buildings damaged in Kyiv after Russian strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63969485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 14, 2022, 8:22 AM
The mayor of Kyiv says Ukrainian air defence forces shot down 13 drones.
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US-Mexico border: Long queue of migrants seen near El Paso
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63957880?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 13, 2022, 12:53 PM
US authorities are preparing for a rise in crossings as Covid-era laws expire.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern caught on mic insulting MP in parliament
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63954423?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 13, 2022, 10:27 AM
Jacinda Ardern had just finished answering a question by David Seymour, the leader of a minor opposition partner.
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World Cup: Fans in Morocco and around world erupt with joy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63931443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2022, 5:57 PM
The North African side stuns Portugal in Qatar to reach its first World Cup semi-final.
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Qatar 2022: The World Cup fans in love with local style
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63920950?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 10, 2022, 2:29 AM
Thousands of visitors to Qatar have backed their teams by putting their own twist on traditional Arab dress.
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