Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68161632?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 10:18 PM
Bosses from five of the largest social media firms were grilled about how they are protecting children.
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White House blames Iran-backed militia for deadly drone strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68159900?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 3:00 AM
The White House says the US will respond to the attack "in a time and in a manner of our choosing".
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Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68156442?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 8:46 PM
Russia says each side got 195 soldiers back, Ukraine says 207 of its military and civilians were returned.
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Swedish police destroy object outside Israeli embassy in Stockholm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68156977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 9:07 PM
Officers say they found a "live" device outside the building in Stockholm, without giving further details.
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Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to new involuntary manslaughter charge over Halyna Hutchins's Rust shooting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68162923?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:52 AM
The actor is charged over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set.
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FBI says Chinese state hacker group targeted US infrastructure
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68163172?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 2:07 AM
China is targeting US infrastructure and laying the groundwork to wreak chaos, the FBI director warns.
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Massive taxidermy polar bear stolen in bizarre Canadian heist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68163036?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:51 AM
The 12ft (3.6m) taxidermy bear was snatched from a Canadian resort during an opportune cold snap.
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Russia Ukraine war: ICJ finds Moscow violated terrorism and anti-discrimination treaties
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68161532?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 10:14 PM
But judges decline to rule on allegations Russia funded fighters involved in downing Flight MH17.
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DeSantis wins as judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit against him
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68157268?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 3:02 AM
Disney had claimed the governor orchestrated a campaign of "government retaliation".
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French farmer protests: Dozens arrested at Rungis food market in Paris
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68160908?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 11:38 PM
More than 90 people were arrested, police say, as tensions in a dispute over better conditions for farmers escalated.
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eBay to pay $59m settlement over sales of pill-making tools
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68063742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 7:05 PM
The government accused eBay of making it too easy to buy equipment for producing counterfeit pills.
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Margot Robbie comments on best actress Oscar snub
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68162716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 11:46 PM
The Barbie star had a sunny view of the movie's nominations, except when it came to Greta Gerwig.
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Fears for farm animals stuck on ship off Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68156972?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 2:58 AM
Thousands of sheep and cattle had been stuck in extreme heat due to the crisis in the Middle East.
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YouTube terminates disgraced pastor’s official channel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68142127?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 2:23 PM
The video-sharing platform says the late pastor's Emmanuel TV violated its hate speech policies.
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Imran Khan: Former Pakistan PM and wife Bushra Bibi jailed for corruption
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68150959?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 9:59 PM
Khan and his wife are sentenced in a second corruption case just ahead of Pakistan's election.
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Elmo responds to outpouring of angst on social media
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68152501?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 12:00 PM
When the Sesame Street puppet asked how people were, thousands of social media users offloaded on him.
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Injured, hungry and alone - the Gazan children orphaned by war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68141039?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 6:00 AM
Some 19,000 children have been orphaned by the war, or have no adults to look after them, says the UN.
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At least half of Gaza's buildings damaged or destroyed, new analysis shows
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68006607?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 5:23 PM
Satellite data reveals at least 144,000 hit since Israeli strikes began, and how south is now bearing the brunt.
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Hamas says it is studying proposal for new pause in Gaza fighting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68138853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 11:15 PM
A framework reportedly sets out a six-week pause in the fighting to allow more hostages to be freed.
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Israeli forces kill three Palestinian fighters in West Bank hospital raid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68137050?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 5:35 PM
CCTV captures undercover forces disguised as medics and nurses in the hospital with weapons raised.
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UNRWA: Gaza aid agency says it is 'extremely desperate' after funding halted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68127544?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 29, 2024, 9:30 PM
More countries halt aid to UNRWA over the alleged role of some staff in the 7 October Hamas attacks.
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Israel-Gaza war: Counting the destruction of religious sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67983018?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 2:09 AM
Some of the world’s oldest churches and mosques have been completely destroyed in the conflict.
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Disguised Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, killing three Palestinian fighters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68138209?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 10:55 AM
Dressed as medics and civilians, an Israeli undercover unit shoots three men in West Bank hospital.
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UNRWA: Key UN Gaza aid agency runs into diplomatic storm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68123222?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 28, 2024, 2:45 PM
UNRWA is a lifeline in Gaza, but several countries have paused aid over claims staff helped attack Israel.
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UNRWA claims: UN chief in aid plea after staff accused of helping Hamas in Israel attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68119268?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 28, 2024, 7:51 AM
Countries pause funding for UNRWA over Israeli allegations its staff were involved in the Hamas attacks.
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Huge push for Gaza aid - but little hope for those suffering
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68097993?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 27, 2024, 11:29 AM
There's a chasm between what Gaza needs and what it's receiving, writes Quentin Sommerville.
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Biden tells press he has decided on response to drone attack in Jordan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68146855?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 4:55 PM
The US president spoke to press on Tuesday, adding he does not want a "wider war" in the Middle East.
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Joinville: Acid spill covers Brazil river in thick white foam
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68138208?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 4:50 PM
A state of emergency is declared after a truck crash releases sulfonic acid into the Rio Seco.
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Texas: Massive fire engulfs chicken farm in Bryan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68138920?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 8:50 AM
Huge flames and clouds of smoke are seen as firefighters tackle a blaze at a farm in Bryan.
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Parents of US soldiers killed in drone attack: 'I'm still in shock'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68145410?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 30, 2024, 3:35 PM
Kennedy Ladon Sanders was one of the three reservists killed in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan.
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Record snowfall blankets Anchorage after storm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68137079?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 12:43 AM
The Alaskan city has seen more than 100in (245cm) of snowfall this season, the earliest accumulation ever of that amount.
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Camels and zebras rescued from burning US trailer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68128449?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 29, 2024, 11:16 AM
Video shows circus animals being led to safety after their trailer caught fire in Indiana.
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Watch US officer's miraculous escape as car crashes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68125833?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 29, 2024, 5:27 AM
Dashcam video shows how the collision sent the officer flying during a traffic stop in Oklahoma.
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Cambodia: The 'burning prisons' fuelled by fast fashion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68102771?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:06 AM
How hot is too hot to work? The BBC visits Cambodia's sweltering brick kilns to find out.
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Vladimir Putin: Many Russians see no alternative candidate as election looms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68155986?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 4:16 PM
Many Russians say they can't imagine anyone in charge of Russia but incumbent Vladimir Putin.
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Pakistan: Who is Bushra Bibi, the mystical wife of Imran Khan?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68151420?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 8:49 PM
Bushra Bibi, who married Khan in 2018, is given a 14 year prison sentence for corruption.
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Could AI 'trading bots' transform the world of investing?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68092814?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:13 AM
Artificial intelligence is increasing being used to guide investments but risks remain.
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How surfing is challenging tradition in a Ghanaian town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/surfing/68127778?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:01 AM
One man convinced parents to let their daughters surf. Now they are challenging and changing social stereotypes in rural Ghana.
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Watch: Footage shows last residents' struggle to leave Ukraine town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68139178?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 5:55 AM
Footage from Avdiivka, a town on Ukraine's front line, shows the pain of leaving home as it is bombed.
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Israel Gaza: UN warning that aid system could collapse if UNRWA funding is withheld
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68150519?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 2:29 AM
Top officials issue a joint appeal after countries halt funding for the territory's main aid agency.
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Joe Biden v Donald Trump - where contest will be won and lost
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68146241?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 8:46 AM
A general election showdown between two adversaries is coming into view. Here's what to look for.
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Pakistan election 2024: Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan reverse roles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68005660?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 7:46 AM
Tens of millions will vote in a lopsided poll - with one ex-PM behind bars and stable government unlikely.
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