Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 6:57 AM
Several countries are likely to see their hottest ever days with deadly wildfires still raging.
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Spain heatwave: Man narrowly escapes wildfire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62217041?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 10:47 PM
Angel Martin Arjona had been digging a trench to stop a fire from reaching Tábara, northwestern Spain.
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Ukraine war: Putin to visit Iran in rare international trip
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62218696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 9:25 AM
Russia's leader has confined his trips to the former USSR since the invasion of Ukraine in February.
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Iranian film director told to serve six years in jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62211397?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 8:40 AM
The arrest of acclaimed film maker Jafar Panahi had been condemned by the Cannes Film Festival.
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Russia's independent TV Rain channel back on air from abroad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216940?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 10:38 PM
The channel was forced to close in March over its coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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Tourists stuck in Chinese resort city after lockdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62217460?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 4:58 AM
Concerns are growing about the impact of China's "zero-Covid" policy on its economy.
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Australia's environment in 'shocking' decline, report finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62217390?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 5:37 AM
Extinctions are growing and 19 ecosystems are on the brink of collapse, a five-year survey warns.
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Radical pop art sculptor Claes Oldenburg dies at 93
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62217301?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 12:10 AM
The Swedish-born artist famous for making giant works of everyday objects dies in New York City.
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Parkland school shooting: Gunman faces death penalty as trial opens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62209155?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 8:25 PM
He pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder last year over the attack at a Florida school.
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Amazon targets 10,000 fake review Facebook groups
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62214752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 4:13 AM
The groups were offering refunds for products purchased on Amazon once reviews had been posted.
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Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62202240?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 3:33 PM
Two patients in the West African nation have died recently of the Ebola-like virus, officials say.
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Armed 'hero' stopped mass shooter at Indiana mall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62217263?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 1:36 AM
Elisjsha Dicken, 22, gestured to other shoppers to flee "as he engaged and closed in on the suspect", say police.
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Australian makes history on Fifa game cover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62215462?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 9:07 PM
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr will be the first female player to feature on the global cover of EA Sports' Fifa football game.
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Somalia plane crash: Firefighters tackle blaze by flipped-over plane
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62212987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 5:15 PM
There were no fatalities after a plane carrying 36 passengers crash-landed in Somalia's capital.
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Isfahan's Shah Mosque: Important Iranian site damaged in restoration
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62214619?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 8:22 PM
The Shah Mosque, hailed as an architectural masterpiece, has suffered defects that now need repairing.
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The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62205744?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 11:19 PM
Iran's parliament is considering a bill that would severely restrict ownership of domestic animals.
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Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62058386?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
While 27 states still allow for the death penalty, the number of executions in the US has fallen.
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What is the Marburg virus and how can it be avoided?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62206270?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 19, 2022, 8:43 AM
Two people in Ghana have died from the infectious Marburg virus, raising fears of a mass outbreak..
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Timed Teaser: What's Bennifer's married name?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62206475?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 11:27 PM
Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!
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Zimbabwe food crisis: Replacing maize with sorghum and millet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62166540?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 11:22 PM
Maize is Zimbabwe's staple food but is prone to drought and its price has shot up by 50% this year.
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How did a captain survive? - The mysterious death of 21 men on a Spanish fishing boat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62184948?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 16, 2022, 11:00 PM
Only three people survived, including the captain and his nephew, when a Galician fishing boat sank.
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Sushmita Sen: Why 'gold digger' jibe caused outrage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62202891?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 9:49 AM
One of India's most-loved beauty queens has been in the eye of a social media storm recently.
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Ukraine war: Why I never gave up trying to find my children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62178794?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 17, 2022, 11:51 PM
A Ukrainian foster family who were separated when Russia invaded spent months trying to reunite.
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Price rises: Why a simple lunch is costing more in Asia-Pacific
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/62160733?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 11:38 PM
From Singapore, to Seoul, to Sydney - how the cost of living affects lunch hour.
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Spain heatwave: Passengers alarmed as train surrounded by flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62213247?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 18, 2022, 3:44 PM
Fires could be seen raging on both sides of the track in the Spanish province of Zamora.
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Texas shooting: Speak to us! Cowards! - Families yell over report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62202068?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 17, 2022, 11:09 PM
People react at the end of a press conference about a report into the 24 May shooting which left 21 dead.
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Alaa Abdel Fattah: 'My brother's certain he won't come out of Egypt prison alive'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62158670?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 17, 2022, 11:04 PM
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail for more than 100 days.
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Palestinian people deserve a state of their own - Biden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62175659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 15, 2022, 11:29 AM
The US president reiterates the United States' commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.
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