France pension protests: Clashes after Macron orders rise in pension age without vote
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64984374?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 10:02 PM
France's president has sidelined MPs and forced through plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.
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Video shows moment Russian fighter jet hits US drone over Black Sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64975766?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 6:44 PM
US footage shows the jet apparently dumping fuel as it makes two close passes with the drone.
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Libya uranium: Missing barrels recovered, say eastern forces
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64981875?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 6:56 PM
UN inspectors have been trying to locate about two and a half tonnes of uranium ore.
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Jenin: Four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64975861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 10:15 PM
The dead include at least two senior militants and a 16-year-old boy, Palestinian officials say.
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Poland to send four fighter jets to Ukraine 'in coming days'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64975770?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 3:51 PM
Four Soviet-era warplanes will be handed over in the coming days, says President Andrzej Duda.
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Fire at security building in Russia's Rostov-on-Don
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64975202?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 3:11 PM
One person dies in the blaze in a federal security service building in the southern Russian city.
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Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64967513?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 11:01 AM
The movement was only set up in 2019 and is on course to become the biggest party in the Senate.
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Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64974346?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:01 PM
After Covid lockdowns hit both demand and supply, production is at record levels, the UN says.
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Entire Russian spy network dismantled in Poland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64975200?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 11:42 AM
The defence minister hails a "great success" by security services, confirming reports of arrests.
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Bakhmut: Russian casualties mount but tactics evolve
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64955537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 6:10 AM
The BBC has been given access to positions held by Ukrainian army brigades defending Bakhmut's southern flank.
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Eric Garcetti: US envoy to India confirmed after two-year battle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64973669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 8:23 AM
Eric Garcetti had been accused of ignoring claims of sexual harassment while Los Angeles mayor.
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SpiceJet: India pilots grounded for coffee cup in cockpit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64948054?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 5:39 AM
Two pilots have been taken off duty for having coffee and snacks inside the cockpit of a SpiceJet flight.
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World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64814781?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 2:35 AM
Methods used on the Spanish farm would be "cruel" to such intelligent animals say experts, as details emerge.
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Six held over alleged kidnap and torture of Sydney man Peter Vuong
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64972790?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 3:30 AM
Police say the 26-year-old victim had teeth forcibly removed after being kidnapped for ransom.
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TikTok says US threatens ban if China stake not sold
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64973156?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 9:43 AM
TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, says it has been contacted about a change in ownership.
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Evacuated Afghan women's team included 'false' footballers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64967941?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 6:19 AM
Women footballers evacuated to the UK included some who were not the top players it was claimed.
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Napoli v Eintracht Frankfurt: Football fans throw chairs at Naples riot police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64970977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 6:57 PM
Eintracht Frankfurt fans clash with police in Italy ahead of a Champions League match - despite a ban on their attendance.
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US drone downing: Russia will try to retrieve remnants of drone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64961958?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 9:48 PM
A US surveillance drone plunged into the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian jets on Tuesday.
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What China’s baby woes mean for its economic ambitions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64897827?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
The country's ageing population and shrinking workforce are a threat to its economic growth.
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South Korea and Japan: A milestone meeting of frenemies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64962733?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:09 PM
BBC correspondents explain why historic rivals are trying to rebuild trust - and who stands to gain.
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Why sleeper trains are being revived across Europe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64950747?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:03 AM
A number of rail operators are launching new sleeper train services across the continent.
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Why Vietnam doesn't want to claim Ke Huy Quan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64963161?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 11:34 PM
The actor has openly acknowledged his Vietnamese roots but the reaction to his historic win has been muted.
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What is the Ukraine grain deal and what good has it done?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61759692?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:36 AM
Despite the war, Ukraine has been able to export 23 million tonnes of grain since July 2022.
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Abhimaan: A Bollywood marital drama that's relevant even after 50 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64813501?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:39 AM
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's iconic 1973 film Abhimaan continues to wow audiences even as it turns 50.
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Aukus submarine deal: Is conflict with China getting closer?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64959500?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2023, 9:54 PM
Beijing has reacted with anger to the details of a UK, US and Australia defence pact known as Aukus.
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Extreme travel: It just got harder to see every place in the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64730548?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 8:07 AM
Extreme travellers want to go everywhere - but one group just moved the goalposts...
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What do we know about the Silicon Valley and Signature Bank collapse?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64951630?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2023, 7:58 PM
Two US banks have collapsed and shares tumbled. So how serious is this and what does it mean for you?
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Hanging the mic up after 30 years of covering Liberia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64913799?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 12:01 AM
The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh is retiring after covering Liberia for three tumultuous decades.
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South Africa's long wait for justice over apartheid crimes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64941144?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2023, 12:08 AM
Lukhanyo Calata remains determined to prosecute the security agents who killed his father 38 years ago.
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Protests in Paris as Macron pushes through pension reform
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64981376?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 8:44 PM
The French government has invoked a power that means no vote is needed for the reforms to go ahead.
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Watch the harrowing rescue of a man stuck in a flooded river
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64977487?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 12:14 PM
US firefighters hoist him to safety as he clings on to a barrier in the flooded Los Angeles River.
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Fire engulfs Russian security building in Rostov-on-Don
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64974827?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 11:00 AM
Video shows building in the south of the country used by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) alight.
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US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into drone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64974825?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 10:12 AM
The US military says the jet hit the drone on Tuesday, causing it to later crash into the Black Sea.
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Bakhmut: Quentin Sommerville near the frontline in Bakhmut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64964449?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 6:09 AM
The BBC joins Ukrainian soldiers just 500 metres from Russian forces as they battle for the city in the Donbas region.
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Turkey floods: Truck overturned by surge of water in earthquake zone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64970976?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2023, 6:26 PM
Deadly floods in southern Turkey follow February's earthquakes that killed more than 44,000 people.
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