Ukraine war: Kherson 'beginning of the end' - Zelensky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63621426?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 3:46 PM
Ukraine's troops liberated the regional capital on Friday, after it was taken by Russia in March.
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Ukraine war: Wagner chief Prigozhin defends brutal killing video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63623285?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 3:12 PM
Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin says a defector to Ukraine died "a dog's death for a dog".
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Afghanistan: Taliban leader orders Sharia law punishments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63624400?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 12:33 PM
Afghan judges are told to enforce Islamic law that may include public executions and stoning.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledges to give away most of his wealth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63619512?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 1:27 PM
The Amazon founder says he will give away most of his fortune to help with causes like climate change.
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Istiklal Street: Istanbul's beating heart reels from deadly blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63621424?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 9:49 AM
Locals are returning to Istiklal Street, the busy thoroughfare where six were killed on Sunday.
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Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63621330?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 10:11 AM
The anti-government protests began two months ago after the death of a young woman in custody.
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Alaa Abdel Fattah: Family say jailed British-Egyptian activist is alive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63621333?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 1:13 PM
Alaa Abdel Fattah tells his family in a letter from prison that he has resumed drinking water.
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COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63617400?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 12:56 AM
There are fears the commitment to a key warming limit may soften as nations seek agreement in Egypt.
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Ukraine war: Russian activist writes letters from jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63597097?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 12:38 AM
Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, charged with treason, writes to the BBC from his jail cell.
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Natasa Pirc Musar: Slovenia elects lawyer as first female president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63619160?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 10:47 PM
Natasa Pirc Musar was once a lawyer for former US first lady Melania Trump.
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Mehran Karimi Nasseri: Iranian who made Paris airport home for 18 years dies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63612017?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 9:56 PM
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who inspired Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, died in Charles de Gaulle airport.
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Ros Atkins on… How Qatar got to host the World Cup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63611745?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 11:41 AM
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the years of corruption allegations around Fifa awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
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Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63615008?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 11:50 AM
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports from the city newly liberated from Russian control.
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The fall of the FTX ‘King of Crypto’ Sam Bankman-Fried
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63612489?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 11:25 AM
How a crypto empire built on video game battles and beanbags came crashing down.
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EK Janaki Ammal: The 'nomad' flower scientist India forgot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63445015?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 14, 2022, 12:13 AM
EK Janaki Ammal studied a wide range of flowering plants in a career spanning almost 60 years.
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Switzerland migrant children demand immigration policy apology
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63542636?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 5:31 AM
Swiss migrant workers' children want an apology for a policy they say tore whole families apart.
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COP27: Can Thailand floating solar farm help country hit climate goals?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63595541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 12:47 AM
The floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchatani province is the size of 70 football pitches.
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Zimbabwe's dilemma over deadly elephant attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63597223?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 12:06 AM
As the wildlife frontline becomes more dangerous, southern African nations want an end to the ivory ban.
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Air pollution: Uncovering the dirty secret behind BP’s bumper profits
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63560279?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 12:38 AM
How the BBC uncovered gas flaring in an Iraqi oil field, where locals are showing a high rate of cancer.
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AI reunites Holocaust survivor with childhood photos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63483694?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 12:54 AM
Google engineer develops technology to help identify Holocaust victims in archive photos.
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Twitter chaos after wave of blue tick impersonations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63599553?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 12:42 AM
Blue tick accounts impersonating major brands, politicians and celebrities have appeared on the platform.
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Sicily's rich olive pickings - the fruit of Italy's migrant exploitation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63595025?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 1:01 AM
The African migrants living in squalor and picking produce for gangmasters in Italy.
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G20 in Bali: Trouble in paradise as leaders gather
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63580224?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 1:15 AM
Host and Indonesian president Joko Widodo wants to play dealmaker at the G20. Can he pull it off?
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Remembrance Sunday: The King leads Cenotaph ceremony
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63613568?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 1:34 PM
A two-minute silence across the UK at 11:00 GMT honoured servicemen and women lost in past conflicts.
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Dallas: Two vintage World World II planes collide at air show
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63612535?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 11:18 PM
Footage shows the planes striking each other at low altitude, breaking one of the aircraft in half.
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US midterms: Time for Republicans to decide 'who they are' - Biden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63613569?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 7:34 AM
US President Joe Biden has said he is incredibly pleased with the Democrats' US midterm results.
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People rescued from cars after floods hit Valencia, Spain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63611746?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 10:34 PM
Firefighters helped people who were trapped after heavy rain in Valencia.
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Remembrance: Finding the faces of forgotten comrades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63601916?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 13, 2022, 12:01 AM
Brian Hough was only 18 when he fought in the Korean War but 70 years on he's trying to keep the memory of fallen soldiers alive.
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Ukraine war: Soldiers receive rapturous welcome in liberated Kherson
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63607628?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 12, 2022, 2:22 PM
Footage from social media shows a Ukrainian soldier shouting "Greetings from Kherson".
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