Sudan fighting: Limited evacuation of foreigners begins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65363586?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 23, 2023, 12:44 AM
Canada tells its citizens to "shelter in a safe place” as some foreign officials are evacuated by sea.
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Ukraine war: Russian artists back Putin or face censorship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65347833?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 11:15 PM
Russian musicians and artists face a choice: support Putin and the war, or lose the spotlight.
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Kenya cult deaths: 21 bodies found in investigation into 'starvation cult'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65363585?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 10:17 PM
A preacher in custody allegedly told followers to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus".
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Barry Humphries: The satirist and comedian whose life was dominated by Dame Edna Everage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13225944?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 11:19 AM
The talented actor, satirist and comedian whose life was dominated by his gaudy alter-ego.
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Russia's Belgorod sees mass evacuations over undetonated bomb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65358070?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 2:21 PM
An undetonated bomb was found in Belgorod, where a jet accidentally dropped another bomb days earlier.
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Michael Schumacher: Magazine editor sacked over AI-generated 'interview' with seven-time F1 champion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65361193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 10:58 PM
The editor of a German magazine that published an artificial intelligence-generated 'interview' with Michael Schumacher has been sacked.
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Montevideo Maru: Australia finds wreck of Japanese WW2 disaster ship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65356496?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 5:02 AM
The Japanese ship was torpedoed off the Philippines in 1942, killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners.
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Flambé fire kills two in Madrid restaurant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65360859?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 5:48 PM
Another ten people are injured after plastic plants caught fire as a waiter flambéed a dish.
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Hollywood Beach: Waterspout crashes on to beach full of people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65358298?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 7:36 AM
Strong winds send a man flying, luckily to no harm, while sun chairs scatter along Miami beach front.
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Australia to fast track citizenship for New Zealanders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65358066?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 8:33 AM
New Zealanders residing in Australia for four years or more can now apply directly for citizenship.
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Russian army launches campaign encouraging men to join
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65351271?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
The campaign comes as Russian armed forces apparently suffer heavy losses in Ukraine.
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Paris synagogue bomber convicted after 43 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65347584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 8:02 PM
Hassan Diab refused to leave Canada to attend the trial into the murder of four people.
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Argentina dengue: Record fever outbreak kills over 40
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65356495?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 12:05 AM
Argentina steps up anti-mosquito measures, including use of radiation to reduce the disease carriers.
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The children braving a risky border crossing to attend school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65301303?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 11:24 PM
Hundreds of Venezuelans risk a daily walk across informal border crossings to continue their schooling.
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Sudan crisis: Egypt's dilemma over the fighting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65351460?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 11:25 PM
The fighting has sent shockwaves through the region but Egypt seems paralysed over what to do.
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Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65313367?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 11:38 PM
Pavel Kuzin single-handedly manned a machine gun in Bakhmut so his comrades could be evacuated.
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Sudan fighting: Khartoum violence mapped as civilians flee city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65338181?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 8:07 AM
The BBC has verified videos of fighting and spoken to fleeing residents to map the violence in Sudan's capital.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Family's heartbreak at Putin critic's jail term
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65352245?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 9:10 PM
Vladimir Kara-Murza's wife Evgenia does not know if she or their children will see him again.
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Nuclear weapons: Why South Koreans want the bomb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65333139?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 11:54 PM
Support for building nuclear weapons is growing in the country as tensions with the North rise.
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Dame Edna's memorable moments in 80 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65358301?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 11:22 AM
A look back at some laughs from the comedian Barry Humphries as his outrageous alter ego Dame Edna Everage.
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Eid al-Fitr: UAE astronaut sends Eid greeting from space
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65356486?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 22, 2023, 1:17 AM
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi sends a special message from the International Space Station.
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Utah police stop car going wrong way on motorway in intentional crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65353210?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 3:52 PM
Sgt Chad McCoy said he did not have time to think before crashing into the car in Utah.
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Watch moment Russian warplane accidentally bombs Belgorod
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65346486?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 10:42 AM
CCTV video captured the explosion at an intersection in Belgorod.
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Inside a homemade cocaine-smuggling submarine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65347312?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 10:06 AM
The BBC is given access to the "narco-sub" known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe.
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Wisconsin Sheriff rescues stuck bobcat from car grille
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65346484?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 9:02 AM
A Sheriff's office in Wisconsin responds to an unusual call by a driver.
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