China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63739617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 11:47 AM
Residents in thousands of Beijing tower blocks are ordered to remain indoors as workplaces shut down.
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Afghanistan: 'I drug my hungry children to help them sleep'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63733683?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 12:08 AM
Afghans say they are also forced to sell kidneys and their daughters to get money for food.
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Ukraine war: Most of Kyiv spends night without power after missiles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63740923?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 2:37 PM
Russian attacks on infrastructure are depriving Ukrainians of heat and water as winter sets in.
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Asim Munir: Pakistan's former spy chief named as army head
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63743083?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 11:43 AM
It ends months of speculation over who would land what is arguably the country's most powerful job.
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Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63728830?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 12:05 PM
Desperate calls made to French rescuers suggest they told migrants to call the UK for help.
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Foxconn: iPhone maker apologises after huge protests at China plant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63739562?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 5:33 AM
It comes after protests broke out at the world's largest iPhone factory over pay and work conditions.
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Mumbai measles: India outbreak claims 12 children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63739835?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 6:06 AM
Officials say a slow vaccination drive amid the Covid pandemic led to a sharp rise in measles infections.
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Sarah Palin defeated by Mary Peltola in Alaska comeback bid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63738895?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 3:53 AM
The Republican suffers her second loss in three months to Mary Peltola, the first Alaskan Native elected to Congress.
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Three women among dozen publicly flogged in Afghanistan - Taliban official
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63736271?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 10:24 PM
A crowd of about 5000 people watched the lashings, a punishment for "moral crimes".
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Drugs: India police say rats ate 200kg of seized cannabis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63739836?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 8:02 AM
Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg of seized cannabis in police stations.
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Slovakia central bank governor Kazimir faces renewed bribery charges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63744283?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 2:59 PM
Prosecutors had previously dropped charges against Peter Kazimir when he was a finance minister.
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Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysian PM after post-election deadlock
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63698901?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 9:37 AM
After a decades-long quest to become prime minister, Mr Anwar has finally risen to the top job.
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China asks: Is World Cup on another planet?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63735923?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 10:24 AM
Scenes of maskless crowds in Qatar anger viewers in China, where many face strict Covid measures.
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Holiday swindlers: The rise of digital travel scams
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63727404?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 12:11 AM
Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.
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The little-known nut that may save at-risk rainforests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63713096?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 12:16 AM
Growing sales of an Indonesian nut called kenari is helping to reduce deforestation.
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Ukraine war: How Germany ended reliance on Russian gas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63709352?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 12:12 AM
Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced Germany to cut its dependence on gas from the east - and fast.
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Fact-checking Giorgia Meloni's claim about France
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63708313?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 12:16 AM
A video of an Italian politician claiming that France exploits African countries has been widely shared. Is she right?
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Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring up between Serbs and the Albanian-led government?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/62382069?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 5:17 PM
Serbs have been demonstrating in Kosovo, raising fears of renewed ethnic hostilities.
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Fighting al-Shabab: Rare access to Somalia's US-funded 'lightning' brigade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63704004?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 12:20 AM
The BBC goes on manoeuvres with the unit leading a growing offensive against al-Shabab militants.
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Double XL: Why toxic fat shaming is so rampant in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63699428?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 12:02 AM
Bollywood film Double XL and Kerala minister V Sivankutty's comments have put the focus on body shaming.
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'I wouldn't leave South Africa, I have a kid here'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63646696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 12:12 AM
South African software developers discuss what it means to them to do business in the country.
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Canada: Why the country wants to bring in 1.5m immigrants by 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63643912?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 22, 2022, 12:01 AM
Some Canadians are concerned the country's aggressive immigration targets are too high.
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Chaotic scenes as Sierra Leone lawmakers brawl
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63743220?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 1:19 PM
The fight came during a parliamentary debate about proposed electoral reforms.
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Indonesia quake: Five-year-old rescued after two days trapped in rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63698902?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 5:09 AM
Azka Maulana Malik was pulled from the rubble of his family home in Cianjur, West Java.
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World Cup 2022: What has and hasn’t been banned in Qatar?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63735559?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 11:38 PM
Are supporters in Qatar managing to keep up with the changes over alcohol, kit and freedom of speech?
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China Covid: Angry protests at world's biggest iPhone factory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63735405?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 11:10 PM
Videos shared online appear to show riot police clashing with protesters at a factory in Zhengzhou.
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Thanksgiving: The giant balloons taking over New York City
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63738893?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 24, 2022, 1:44 AM
American spectators enjoy the preparations for the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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Ukraine war: Mourning newborn baby killed in Russian missile strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63736300?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2022, 6:38 PM
The newborn baby's grandmother speaks of her death in an attack on a maternity hospital in Ukraine.
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