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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Rema: Calm down singer cancels December shows for health reasons

"It breaks my heart," the Afrobeats star tells fans on Instagram, but says he needs time to recuperate.

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Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended as more hostages freed

The temporary ceasefire will last another day after it was extended just before it was due to expire.

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescued India workers tell of yoga and phone games

The 41 men are recuperating in hospital after being trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand state for 17 days.

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Hamas hostages: Thai workers return to overjoyed families in Bangkok

After nearly 50 days in Hamas captivity, 17 workers have returned home to Thailand.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Family return to wreckage of their Gaza home

Wael Qudeih has already had to rebuild his family home twice after previous conflicts.

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Gazans queue for days for a limited supply of cooking gas, BBC told

Gazans are queuing for fuel, but there is no guarantee they will be able to get any.

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Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia

There are only around 40 of the animals left in the world, conservationists say.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Moment transatlantic flight using 100% green fuels takes off from Heathrow

It is the first transatlantic flight powered solely by alternative fuels.

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Released 12-year-old Israeli hostage hugs mum

Eitan Yahalomi and his father were taken to Gaza by Hamas on the back of motorcycles, his mother said.

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Forklift chase: Ann Arbor Police chase 12-year-old boy

Police say preliminary investigations show the vehicle was unlocked with the key inside when it was taken.

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Monday, November 27, 2023

US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker

Houthi rebels fired missiles towards the warship which chased the armed men trying to escape by boat.

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Sierra Leone prison breaks were co-ordinated - minister

The government is determining whether armed attacks on capital city Freetown were an attempted coup.

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Israel-Lebanon border: The Irish troops watching Israel’s hidden conflict

As one of the region's most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Elgin Marbles in UK 'like cutting Mona Lisa in half'

The Greek prime minister calls for the reunification of the artefacts, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures.

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Families face agonising wait after rescue delay

"I pray to God... please don't take this son away from me," says Chaudhary, whose son is trapped.

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Sierra Leone under curfew as prisoners on the loose

Gunmen attacked a military barracks then broke into a prison in Freetown, officials say.

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by biggest drone attack since war began

Thousands of homes are without power after Russia bombarded the capital over six hours.

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Mount Etna sprays lava into Sicily's night sky

Europe's most active volcano spurts lava near Italy's city of Catania.

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Andry Rajoelina: Madagascar president re-elected in contested poll

President Andry Rajoelina's win follows an election boycott by the opposition over credibility concerns.

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Friday, November 24, 2023

Clemence Mtenga: Tanzanian student killed in Israel was a 'leader' to classmates

Clemence Mtenga should have graduated from university this week - instead his body is being flown home.

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Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole

The former Paralympian has been serving a 13-year sentence for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

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Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'

The 23-year-old woman in South Korea was obsessed with crime shows and hunted for victims on a tutoring app.

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

DeSantis Super PAC C.E.O. Resigns


By Maggie Haberman and Shane Goldmacher from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/49Q4PUH

Rat plague spreads to Australia's fishing towns

With more wet weather expected for Queensland, some people believe the worst is yet to come.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

How Menopause Changes the Brain


By Alisha Haridasani Gupta from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/3MWW6Gp

French pilot sentenced for decapitating skydiver with wing of plane

Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.

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Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive


By Cade Metz, Mike Isaac, Tripp Mickle, Karen Weise and Kevin Roose from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/3sMECpn

North Korea spy satellite: South partially suspends military deal after launch

South Korea will resume surveillance flights along its border with the North.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Liberia election: Vehicle rams crowd celebrating President-elect Boakai's victory

At least three have died after a car hit people cheering Joseph Boakai's presidential election win.

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More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia

The number of displaced people by the rains in Somalia has gone up by 100,000 in just one week, bringing the number to close to 650,000 people.

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'I had to cut up old clothes to use as period pads'

Inside a project tackling period poverty, with an army of thousands of volunteers across the world.

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse expecting first child

Singer Suki Waterhouse announces she is having a baby with the Batman actor after revealing her baby bump.

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Burna Boy and Rema win inaugural Billboard Afrobeats awards

The Nigerian artists are the first winners in the new category at the Billboard Music Awards in the US.

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The White House May Condemn Musk, but the Government Is Addicted to Him


By David E. Sanger and Eric Lipton from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/49KEyXR

Shakira: Singer reaches deal over Spanish tax fraud case

Shakira, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, settled "with the best interest of my kids at heart".

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Napoleon's Ridley Scott on critics and cinema 'bum ache'

The director says his response to criticism from historians about his film would "have a bleep in it".

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9 New Books We Recommend This Week


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/46rUuLD

Saturday, November 18, 2023

A Journey Into Northern Gaza: Ruins, Wreckage and Darkness


By Patrick Kingsley and Daniel Berehulak from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3R5sRnh

Rahul Dravid: The man behind India’s dream run in 2023 World Cup cricket

From a legendary batter to the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid has done it all.

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China navy used sonar pulses against divers, Australia says

Canberra says naval divers suffered injuries following a high-seas encounter with a Chinese warship.

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Myanmar: Eight children killed in military strike on school in Chin State

Insurgents have fought elsewhere in Chin State but not in the village targeted by the army on Wednesday.

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Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers

The government has hailed the new law, which came as a farmers' group scuffled with two MPs.

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Bouncy castle tragedy: Firm charged after six children killed

Wind gusts blew away a castle during a primary school fair in Tasmania, Australia, almost two years ago.

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Israel finds second hostage body near Al-Shifa hospital

The hostage's body was found as troops continue their search in and around Gaza's biggest hospital.

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital That Became Symbol of the War Itself


By Patrick Kingsley and Iyad Abuheweila from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3MMVUJX

Travis Scott breaks silence on Astroworld tragedy

The star says he is still "devasted" by the loss of life at his show and "thinks about it every day".

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BBC goes inside Al-Shifa Hospital with the Israeli army

The BBC enters hospital with Israeli forces and views small cache of weapons and other items they say were found there.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Guinness World Record: Nigerian sets record for longest wig

Helen Williams had to lay the wig out on a highway in Nigeria so it could be measured.

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Evidence Points to Israeli Shells in Strikes on Gaza’s Largest Hospital


By Malachy Browne and Neil Collier from NYT World https://nyti.ms/46hcskf

Jammu: At least 36 die after bus falls into India gorge

More than 50 passengers were on board when a bus skidded off a road in the Himalayas.

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SA rugby office burglars touch but leave World Cup trophy

Burglars break into South Africa's Rugby Union HQ but decide not to steal the World Cup trophy.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Pink: Singer to give away 2,000 'banned' books at Florida concerts

The pop star says she is "unwilling to stand by and watch while books are banned by schools".

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Dominica to create world's first sperm whale reserve

The Caribbean island will protect an area of ocean from commercial fishing to safeguard sperm whales.

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What to expect when Biden and Xi Jinping meet in California

The encounter on 15 November will be only their second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency.

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UK woman Rita Roberts identified 31 years after Belgium murder

The UK family of Rita Roberts saw her distinctive tattoo in a BBC News report and contacted police.

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Toddler among US hostages in Gaza - White House

The three-year-old hostage was raised in a Sunday call between President Biden and Qatar's Sheikh Tamim.

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Iceland quakes weaker but volcano warning persists

Seismic activity has been less intense but a volcanic eruption still seems imminent, scientists say.

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Self-exiled Ivory Coast ex-PM Guillaume Soro plans return

Guillaume Soro, convicted in two court cases, says he now wans to "contribute to reconciliation".

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Mein Kampf found in Hamas base - Israeli president

Isaac Herzog told the BBC that Hitler's book was found at a site used by Hamas in northern Gaza.

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Ugandan army officers sacked for cowardice in attack on Somalia's Bulo Marer Atmis base

More than 50 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab fighters in May.

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Imo state won by Nigeria's APC, election results expected in Bayelsa and Kogi

Saturday's elections in three states were marred by reports of low turnout, violence and rigging.

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In Gaza, fleeing refugees face hunger and disease: 'We are in the Dark Ages’

Hundreds of thousands who fled bombs are now washing in polluted seawater and sleeping in packed tents.

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms

Joseph Strickland is "relieved" from governance following a Vatican investigation.

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Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by first air attack in 52 days, say authorities

Elsewhere, near the Black Sea port of Odesa, there were reports of at least two missile attacks.

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Friday, November 10, 2023

The Tunnels of Gaza


By Marco Hernandez and Josh Holder from NYT World https://nyti.ms/40wf5gK

Frank Borman: Nasa astronaut who led Apollo 8 moon mission dies

Tributes are being paid to Frank Borman who was part of the first mission to leave the Earth's orbit.

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Intense Protests Again Shut Down Midtown Manhattan Streets


By Claire Fahy and Camille Baker from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/49tpUnO

US and China reach 'some agreements' on climate - John Kerry

The two nations finding common ground is a crucial part of any consensus at COP28.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Apple should pay €13bn Irish tax, argues EU lawyer

The opinion is the latest twist in a long-running saga between the EU, Apple and the Irish government.

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in hospital - reports

The 73-year-old passed out at a business conference in Mexico City, according to reports.

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Kenya ID cards: New charge sparks outcry

The cards used to be free - the new charge come amid a cost-of living crisis.

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Top Gun: Maverick spoiler threat prompts officer to pull gun on colleague

An Australian officer is sentenced after threatening to shoot a colleague over a plot spoiler.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Fire tornado sweeps through Australian outback

There was 'absolutely nothing we could do but sit back and watch', the company who shared the video said.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

China detains DouYu founder, investment guru - reports

They include a streaming app founder and an executive referred to as China's Warren Buffett.

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Evan Ellingson: CSI Miami and My Sister's Keeper star dies at 35

The actor also played Josh Bauer alongside Kiefer Sutherland in hit US TV show 24.

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Hollywood strike: Actors union Sag says issues still outstanding

Now in its 117th day, US actors' union says there is still no agreement on several issues including AI.

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Ukraine war: Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny's aide

Maj Hennadiy Chastyakov was opening presents at home near Kyiv with his son a the time of the blast.

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni hits back over expulsion from US-Africa trade pact Agoa

Joe Biden expelled Uganda from the Agoa trade deal last week after it passed a new anti-homosexuality law.

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South Korean man attacks shop clerk he thought was a feminist

The man told the shop clerk he was attacking her because she had short hair and must be a feminist.

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Nepal earthquake: Survivors cremate the dead, face uncertain future

Homeless and sleeping in the cold outdoors, Nepal's earthquake survivors appeal for assistance.

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

BBC on scene of damage after blast at Gaza refugee camp

Hamas officials say more than 30 people were killed after an Israeli strike, the IDF says it is investigating.

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Rock in a hard place: France-Spain border residents angry over road blocks

Members of a French coastal town are campaigning to reopen a road connecting it with Spain.

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

If Trump Wins, His Allies Want Lawyers Who Will Bless a More Radical Agenda


By Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3SkDnbh

In Shetland, the Hottest Event of the Year Stars Sheep and Knitters


By Megan Specia and Andrew Testa from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3Qn25p6

Minister's awkward EU summit kiss raises questions in Croatia

Croatia's foreign minister sparked controversy by greeting his German counterpart with a kiss.

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Car crash leads to fireworks show on Canadian motorway

An accident involving a lorry and a pickup truck led to an impromptu, hour-long pyrotechnics show.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Fraud and Conspiracy


By David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and J. Edward Moreno from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/3MupfJ0

Pisa floods as Storm Ciarán strikes Tuscany

At least three people were killed as the storm struck Italy, after battering several other countries.

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Swiss village of Aarwangen in ding-dong over challenge to cowbells

New residents in a Bernese Alpine village object to the traditional sound of rural Switzerland.

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Migrant caravan heading through Mexico to US grows in numbers

The size of the group of migrants which set off from Mexico's southern border on Monday is increasing.

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Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria's Yobe state - police

Mourners attending the burial of villagers shot dead by jihadists are killed in their vehicle, police say.

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Li Keqiang: Chinese leader's hometown mourns his death

Thousands gather in Li's hometown to honour the former Chinese premier who died last week.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Luis Díaz: Colombians march for release of footballer's father

The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz was kidnapped by armed men in his hometown in Colombia.

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Florida: Pilot rescued after plane crashes into Everglades

Video shows the man sitting on the plane's wing waiting for help, before helicopter arrives to airlift him to hospital.

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Halloween 2023: Heidi Klum wows at her annual party as a peacock

Celebrities donned their best spooky outfits at Klum's 22nd annual party in New York.

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