Luis Rubiales: Fifa suspends Spanish FA boss over Jenni Hermoso kiss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66628521?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 2:55 PM
Luis Rubiales, president of Spain's football federation, is provisionally suspended by world governing body Fifa.
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Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66627957?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 1:07 PM
The presidential decree is aimed at employees of Wagner and other private military contractors.
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High-altitude heist shocks Switzerland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66628465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 2:17 PM
The amount stolen is unclear, but believed to be around 400 to 500 Swiss francs.
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India train fire: Gas canister sets off deadly explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66629410?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 3:47 PM
The canister used by passengers to make drinks blew up, killing nine passengers, officials say.
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Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66615817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 6:47 AM
Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.
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Gabon election: President Ali Bongo aims for third term
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66620070?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 1:54 PM
The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip on power.
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Maui wildfires: 100 people reported safe after officials release list of missing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66619472?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 12:09 PM
They got in touch with officials hours after a list with 388 names of missing people being published.
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Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left stranded
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66628103?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 3:15 PM
Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.
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Madagascar crush: 12 dead at island games' opening ceremony
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66620130?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 8:02 PM
The stadium in Madagascar was packed with spectators for the opening of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
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Kleenex is pulling out of Canada due to 'unique complexities'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66621028?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 6:53 PM
Kimberly-Clark is pulling its consumer facial tissues from Canada, citing “unique complexities".
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France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66623636?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 10:58 PM
A cocktail of problems has hit the wine industry, including demand falling as more people drink craft beer.
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Franklin expedition: Portraits of doomed Arctic explorers go to auction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66620402?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 4:19 PM
It is the only known complete set of crew member photographs from the Franklin expedition in the Arctic.
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Spain wants Rubiales kiss row to be 'MeToo moment'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66615837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 6:25 PM
The Rubiales affair appears to feed into broader social changes in Spanish society over recent years.
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Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66614766?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 1:18 AM
Its leader followed a long line of mercenaries in Africa, but his group faces an uncertain future.
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Dutch Grand Prix 2023: Zandvoort imposes car ban on travelling F1 fans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66620698?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 4:29 AM
The event in Zandvoort aspires to be the most sustainable race on the F1 calendar.
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The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66610977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 1:56 AM
The BBC takes a look at the science behind the controversial water release.
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Gladstone family urged to pay slavery reparations to Jamaica
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66606975?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 11:45 PM
Family of the former prime minister are accused of ignoring the case for reparations in Jamaica.
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Fukushima: The fishy business of China's outrage over Japan's release
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66613158?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 9:28 AM
In China, there is alarm over the nuclear plant's water but its seafood ban isn't rooted in science.
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Spain Hermoso: Fans and players protest over Rubiales kiss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66626024?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 26, 2023, 3:27 AM
Protesters rallied at the Spanish Football Federation HQ to demand the resignation of Luis Rubiales after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips.
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Trump surrenders at Georgia jail... in 74 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66612220?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 25, 2023, 2:43 AM
The former US president turned himself in at the notorious Fulton County Jail.
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Ros Atkins on... potential causes of the Prigozhin plane crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66609380?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2023, 6:19 PM
The BBC's Analysis Editor takes a look at four different potential causes of the plane crash.
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Prigozhin: Vladimir Putin breaks silence over plane crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66611281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2023, 5:10 PM
The Russian president offered "sincere condolences" to the family of those killed in the crash.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin's central role in the war in Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66609379?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 24, 2023, 2:46 PM
From recruiting convicts to claiming victory in Bakhmut, the Wagner boss played a key role in the war.
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Ros Atkins on... Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66601033?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2023, 10:38 PM
The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins takes a look at Yevgeny Prigozhin throughout the years.
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Russia: Video shows plane crash in Russian village
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66597449?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 23, 2023, 6:44 PM
Online footage appears to show a plane falling from the sky in the Tver region.
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