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Saturday, 30 April 2022

Asylum in Denmark: Is the country guilty of double standards?

While Ukrainians are being welcomed in their thousands, the government is trying to reduce the number of non-European refugees.

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Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano: Charting the remarkable story of the rise of women's boxing

Women's boxing was banned in England for 116 years. This weekend, Katie Taylor will headline at Madison Square Garden. This is the story of the sport's rise - and one woman who made all the difference.

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Mariupol civilians leave besieged Azovstal steelworks

Despite an order from Vladimir Putin to completely seal off the area, 20 civilians escape Azovstal.

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Sri Lanka hikes price of medicines 40% amid economic crisis

Prices rise 40% as an economic crisis bites, leaving some Sri Lankans cutting short treatments.

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Rescue efforts under way after China building collapse

Eighteen people are believed to be trapped after the building fell in China's Hunan Province.

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Germany takes Italy to UN court over Nazi-era compensation claims

Germany wants to stop property it owns in Italy being seized to finance compensation for Nazi war crimes

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Football agent Mino Raiola dies at 54

Football agent Mino Raiola - whose clients included Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba - dies at the age of 54.

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China Covid outbreak: Beijing residents must test negative to enter public spaces

China's capital imposes major new restrictions in a bid to curb a spike in cases.

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Friday, 29 April 2022

South Africa's Jacob Zuma would do anything for the Guptas - Zondo report

South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma would "do anything" for the Gupta business family, a report finds.

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Liberia war crimes: Sierra Leone rebel commander acquitted by court in Finland

Gibril Massaquoi was a school teacher but then became the spokesman of a notorious rebel group.

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Ukraine war: Russian strike on Kyiv kills reporter Vira Hyrych

Vira Hyrych, who worked for Radio Liberty, died after her residential building was hit on Thursday.

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Ukraine launches hunt for Russian soldiers accused of Bucha war crimes

The 10 Russian soldiers are wanted for alleged war crimes - but at home, they have been hailed as heroes.

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Shanghai lockdown: Residents protest after five weeks of strict zero-Covid measures

Some residents have been under strict lockdown for five weeks, and struggled to access food supplies.

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Foul-smelling foam clogs up Colombian town of Mosquera

Detergents dumped in a local river are being linked to the filthy white phenomenon.

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Thursday, 28 April 2022

Ukraine round-up: UN visit and a Russian roubles row

Blasts hit Kyiv while the UN chief is in the city, and there's a dispute over who is buying gas from Russia.

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Ukraine war: UN chief admits Security Council has failed

António Guterres criticises his organisation's Security Council, saying it failed to prevent or end the war.

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Iran executions: Alarming rise in use of death penalty in 2021 - report

At least 333 people were put to death, a 25% increase compared with 2020, two campaign groups say.

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Egypt criticised after singers jailed for belly dancing video

Human rights groups criticise a court that convicted the two stars of "violating family values".

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US to seize and sell Russian oligarchs' property

The White House wants to seize and freeze more assets, and transfer their proceeds to Ukraine.

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German energy giant Uniper gives in to Russian rouble demand

Uniper is preparing to buy Russian gas using a payment system that critics say will undermine EU sanctions.

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Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Nature loss: 'Insatiable greed' degrading land around the world

Modern agriculture and consumption patterns have devalued around 40% of global lands, according to the UN.

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Critically endangered monkey born in Colombian zoo

A cotton-top tamarin monkey has made its first public appearance at Cali Zoo in Colombia.

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Colombia conflict: Soldiers passed off killed civilians as rebels

More than 6,400 civilians were killed by the Colombian military and passed off as enemy combatants.

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India: Huge blaze breaks out at landfill site

Smoke from the fire caused people in the surrounding area to suffer breathing difficulties.

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Trevor Reed: US marine released in prisoner swap with Russia

Held in a Russian prison since 2019, Trevor Reed is safely on his way back to the US.

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Transnistria and Ukraine conflict: Is war spreading?

Mysterious explosions in Transnistria raise fears that the Ukraine conflict may spread to Moldova.

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022

North Korea: Banned missiles showcased in military parade

State media in North Korea have broadcast footage from a military parade, attended by leader Kim Jong-un.

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Why India's oil purchases from Russia are growing

Imports of cheaper Russian oil by India are rising, despite calls for Delhi to help isolate Russia economically.

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Blast kills Chinese nationals in Pakistani city

Three Chinese nationals and their driver were killed in an explosion which is being investigated.

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Biden pardons black ex-Secret Service agent and two others

In his first grants of clemency, the US president pardons three people and commutes 75 sentences.

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Iran arrests man after brown bear is beaten to death

The endangered animal suffered fatal injuries after being beaten and restrained with a tractor.

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Nato expansion: Finland and Sweden set to announce plans to join bloc

The US and UK will reportedly provide security support to the nations during the application process.

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Monday, 25 April 2022

Osman Kavala: Turkish activist sentenced to life in prison

Osman Kavala is found guilty on coup plot charges in a case criticised as politically motivated.

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Number of US police officers murdered up by 59% - FBI

The head of the FBI says violence against police is a "phenomena" that "doesn't get enough attention".

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Kane Tanaka: Japanese woman certified world's oldest person dies

Kane Tanaka was born in 1903, the same year as George Orwell and when Roosevelt was US president.

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Stock markets tumble over China lockdown fears

Shares drop as Covid cases in Beijing raise the prospect of supply chain disruption.

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Bishop Evans: Guard missing after trying to save drowning migrants

Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande on the US-Mexico border when he saw two people in distress.

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France election: Marine Le Pen concedes election but still counts a win

She did not become president - yet this result still counts as a win for her and the far right.

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Ukraine war: US wants to see a weakened Russia

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said he hoped to see the Russian military depleted in Ukraine.

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Brazil carnival: 'Bolsonaro' dancer turned into crocodile

Brazil's famous Carnival returned this year for the first time since the Covid pandemic.

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Sunday, 24 April 2022

The Olympic hopeful turned bike-riding bank robber

When Tom Justice failed to make the Olympics he decided to use his cycling skills to rob banks instead.

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Ethiopia's Lalibela struggles as war and Covid-19 keep tourists away

In the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, civil war and Covid-19 have left many without livelihoods.

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Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France

He triumphs over far-right rival Marine Le Pen, becoming the first president to win re-election in 20 years.

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France election: 'Many voted to build a barricade against the far-right', says Macron

After becoming the first French president re-elected in 20 years, Emmanuel Macron told supporters he was "the president of all."

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Shanghai: Green fences baffle locked down residents

Two-metre barriers have appeared all over the city as officials battle to contain a Covid outbreak.

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Ukraine war: Celebrating Easter in the trenches outside Kyiv

Russian forces have moved away from Ukraine's capital, but those defending the city remain.

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Saturday, 23 April 2022

French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen

After a divisive campaign, Marine Le Pen faces an uphill battle to defeat sitting President Macron.

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Colombia election: How TikTok is defining the presidential race

The social media platform has become a battleground as candidates reach out to young voters.

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Puducherry prison uses dance therapy to rehabilitate inmates

A prison in India's Puducherry is using dance therapy to help convicts deal with stress.

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Shanghai: Censors try to block video about lockdown conditions

The video features people pleading for help over a lack of food and medicine in the city's strict lockdown.

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Japan: Tourist boat reported missing off coast

Coast guards are searching for the 26 people on board after the vessel sent out a distress signal.

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Mariupol steelworks: Video appears to show children in Azovstal bunker

Ukrainian fighters post a video showing women and children purportedly hiding under a steel plant.

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Video appears to show children in Mariupol steel works bunker

A video released by Ukraine's Azov regiment appears to show children sheltering inside a steel plant.

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Friday, 22 April 2022

Ukraine war: The Russia I knew no longer exists - Steve Rosenberg

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg takes in the sites of Moscow apparently distorted by the war against Ukraine.

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Mwai Kibaki: Kenya's first opposition president dies aged 90

Mwai Kibaki ended 40 years of one-party rule but his 2007 re-election sparked nationwide violence.

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Imran Khan: Inside the huge rally in Lahore for Pakistan's ousted PM

The former prime minister's narrative of a US-led conspiracy to oust him is resonating with his supporters.

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Jerusalem holy site clashes fuel fears of return to war

Tensions are high following several days of violence in and around the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

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Thursday, 21 April 2022

Florida lawmakers have stripped Disney of special tax status

Governor Ron DeSantis has taken aim at Disney over its opposition to the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill.

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Rare tiny Brontë book could set $1.25m sale record

The world's first tennis guide and Amy Winehouse's library are also on offer at the NY Antiquarian Book Fair.

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What weapons has the US given Ukraine - and how much do they help?

President Biden has announced a new $800m assistance package that includes ammunition and drones.

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Mariupol steelworks: 'Block it so a fly can't pass,' Putin orders

President Putin drops plans to storm the Azovstal plant where fighters and civilians are sheltering.

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Afghanistan: More than 20 dead and injured in two blasts

One explosion tore through a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, followed by a second in the city of Kunduz.

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Rudy Giuliani revealed on The Masked Singer TV show

The appearance of Donald Trump's former lawyer prompted one of the show's judges to walk off.

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Haiti: Small plane crashes on to main road killing six

The pilot is among those who died when the aircraft came down in Haiti, injuring people on the ground.

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Sophie Wilmes: Belgian foreign minister resigns to care for sick husband

Sophie Wilmes will temporarily resign to care for her husband who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.

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Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor aged 91 among Mariupol's civilian dead - reports

The woman reportedly died in a basement more than 80 years after surviving the city's Nazi occupiers.

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Ukraine war: Mariupol faces final ultimatum as hundreds shelter in steel mill

Thousands of people are still trapped across the city, as Kyiv hopes to send evacuation buses.

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022

French election: Far-right Le Pen's long quest for power in France

Marine Le Pen has taken France's National Rally to within touching distance of the presidency.

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Why Koreans could soon become a year younger

The new government has proposed getting rid of the country's age systems, but experts are divided.

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Shark Tank: India TV show proves entrepreneurship isn't just for rich

The business show featured 67 ideas on which investors spent more than 400m rupees.

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Ukraine war: Kyiv's allies pledge more weapons to help win war

Leaders pledge to send more artillery and other weapons as Russia launches a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine.

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Johnny Depp to testify at defamation trial

The actor will take the stand in his lawsuit against his former wife, actor Amber Heard.

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Mexico's Maya train: Work halted over cave concerns

The project to build a railroad in the Yucatán Peninsula could harm underground caves, a judge rules.

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Monday, 18 April 2022

US man wins $450k lawsuit after unwanted office birthday party

A Kentucky man has claimed that a surprise office birthday party triggered a series of panic attacks.

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Irish Travellers say racism is causing a suicide crisis

More than one in 10 deaths in the community are recorded as suicide, with systematic racism being blamed.

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Sunday, 17 April 2022

Sri Lanka healthcare on verge of collapse in economic crisis

Doctors warn of catastrophe in Sri Lanka where medical supplies are running out in the financial crisis.

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Mariupol ‘doesn’t exist anymore’, says Ukraine’s FM Dmytro Kuleba

Dmytro Kuleba told CBS’s Face the Nation Russian troops have “decided to raze the city to the ground".

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Ukraine round-up: Ukraine defies Mariupol deadline as Kharkiv shelled

Mariupol defenders ignore Russian calls to surrender, as Kharkiv and other cities face more shelling.

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Ukraine war: Mariupol defenders will fight to the end' - PM

PM Denys Shmyhal says the city has not fallen to Russian forces because of the determined defence.

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Older residents of the east reluctant to hit the road

While young Ukrainians have moved to safety, many older residents say they have no choice but to stay.

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Unrest in Sweden over planned Quran burnings

There is ongoing unrest over a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran, and planned to do so again.

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Saturday, 16 April 2022

UK's Rwanda refugee plan against nature of God, says archbishop

There are "serious ethical questions" over sending migrants to east Africa, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say.

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Angella Okutoyi: Kenya's rising tennis star

After playing in the Australian Open, could Kenyan Angella Okutoyi emulate her hero Serena Williams?

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Ukraine round-up: Residents rebuild Bucha as Russia bans UK PM

A few residents clear up after Russia's occupation, as Boris Johnson becomes persona non grata in Moscow.

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Russian warship: Moskva crew 'shown for first time since sinking'

Russia's defence ministry releases a video purportedly showing the crew of the Moskva in Sevastopol.

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South Africa flooding: 'I had thought my house was safe'

Torrential floods have killed nearly 400 people in South Africa, with more rain forecast.

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Patrick Lyoya: Could rethink of US police traffic stops save lives?

The death of a black man in Michigan after a traffic stop raises questions about police use of force.

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Ukraine war: Russia bans Boris Johnson from country over Ukraine war

Boris Johnson and other senior ministers are barred over the UK's "hostile" stance on the war in Ukraine.

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Friday, 15 April 2022

Salah Abdeslam: Accused Paris attacker apologises to victims

Salah Abdeslam was allegedly part of an IS terror cell that killed 130 people in attacks across Paris in 2015.

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Ukraine conflict: Save energy and annoy Putin, Germans told

The vice-chancellor says they should use bikes and lower the thermostat to use less Russian gas.

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Durban floods: Is it a consequence of climate change?

KwaZulu-Natal province has seen some serious flooding, but there isn't one clear explanation.

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Behind the scenes in Zelensky's modern HQ

Clive Myrie visits the heavily fortified Situation Room - the HQ of the resistance against Russia's invasion.

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Brain cancer DNA research hopes to speed up diagnosis

More than 200 brain tumour patients are taking part in research hoping to yield new personalised treatments.

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Thursday, 14 April 2022

El Shafee Elsheikh: Guilty verdict for Islamic State 'Beatle' jihadist

El Shafee Elsheikh is the highest profile IS fighter - and lone 'Beatle' - to stand trial in the US.

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Zelensky: Countries buying Russian oil are earning money in other people's blood

Ukraine's president says countries buying Russian oil are "making money out of blood".

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Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt: Bollywood toasts star couple on wedding

Excitement grips the Indian film industry as the superstars tie the knot in a low-key ceremony.

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Durban flood survivors: South Africans homeless, hurt and heartbroken

"We're traumatised, we can't even eat," one South African woman says after her house was destroyed.

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Elon Musk makes offer to buy Twitter

The boss of Tesla claims he wants to unlock the social media platform's "extraordinary potential".

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Germany kidnap plot: Gang planned to overthrow democracy

A gang with links to far-right and anti-Covid groups wanted to overthrow democracy, say prosecutors.

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Palestinian deaths mount as tensions with Israel spiral

Five are killed in 24 hours as Israel carries out sweeps in the West Bank after deadly attacks.

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Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Pierin Vincenz: Swiss banker put strip-club visits on expenses

Pierin Vincenz is sentenced to nearly four years in jail for charges including fraud.

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BBC reporter: Scale of destruction in Borodyanka, in Kyiv region is extraordinary

Anna Foster is in Borodyanka showing the scale of damage left behind in the Kyiv region.

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Australia's koalas: Freeze sperm to save species, say researchers

Bushfires have killed many thousands of the marsupials, who are threatened with extinction.

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Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: Heard giving 'performance of her life'

Amber Heard "concocted a role as a victim", the former spouses' defamation trial is told.

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to go on trial in June to face corruption charges

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini will go on trial in Switzerland in June to face corruption charges.

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Grieving Russians can't believe talk of war crimes in Ukraine

"They'll accuse Russia of anything," says the widow of a Russian solider killed in Ukraine.

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Donbas: Battle in east Ukraine expected to be bloody and decisive

Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region are preparing for heavy strikes as Russia turns its focus to the east.

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Multiple people shot in New York City subway

Police are hunting a gunman in orange construction vest and gas mask - as undetonated explosives are found.

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Ukraine war: Putin says Russian invasion will achieve 'noble' aims

Speaking at a Russian space centre, Mr Putin claimed his invasion aimed to help people in the Donbas.

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Marine Le Pen says she opposes sanctions on Russian gas

The French presidential candidate says she is in favour of sanctions on Russia - except for energy.

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Kinahan Cartel: US sanctions cartel leader with links to Tyson Fury

Treasury officials said Daniel Kinahan, an advisor to Fury, leads one of Europe's top drug cartels.

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El Salvador: Whip-wielding demons kick off Easter week

Men dress up as demons and playfully whip locals "to cleanse them of their sins" in Texistepeque.

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Monday, 11 April 2022

Ayman Hadhoud: Questions over Egyptian economist's mysterious death

Official accounts as to what happened to Ayman Hadhoud differ, with his family seeking the truth.

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Somalia drought could kill 350,000 children - experts

In what experts call Somalia's worst drought in a decade, children are facing severe malnutrition.

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NZ rugby players report body shaming and favouritism

New Zealand players have reported culturally insensitive comments and alleged "favouritism", "ghosting" and "body shaming" from coaches.

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French elections: Macron targets Le Pen as run-off campaign begins

The French president fires up his re-election campaign visiting a stronghold of his far-right rival.

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Sunday, 10 April 2022

French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency

Emmanuel Macron wins the first round but the run-off against Marine Le Pen is set to be far closer.

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French election: Macron pledges to create united France

Emmanuel Macron says he will unite "all the different convictions and beliefs" if re-elected.

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Spanish police seize huge haul of illegal stuffed animals

The Guardia Civil found more than 1,000 specimens including extinct and endangered species.

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Australian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc wins in Melbourne as title rival Max Verstappen retires

Charles Leclerc takes a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix to move into a commanding position in the World Championship.

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Ukraine war: The foreign fighters supporting the Ukrainian army

A former British Army soldier is among the international volunteers supporting the Ukrainian war effort.

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Ronaldo: Police investigating after Manchester United forward appears to break fan's phone

Merseyside Police are investigating an alleged assault after Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to break a fan's phone.

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Saturday, 9 April 2022

López Obrador: What's behind Mexican leader's recall referendum?

The unprecedented mid-term referendum was called not by the opposition but the president himself.

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Saniya Mistri: The hijab-wearing teen rapper breaking stereotypes

Saniya Mistri's powerful rap songs call out the glaring inequalities in her city, Mumbai.

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Ukraine war: Disbelief and horror after Krematorsk train station attack

The people of Krematorsk are coming to terms with a strike on a train station that killed more than 50.

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Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after key vote

The former cricket star loses a no-confidence vote 13 hours after his party tried to delay it.

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Ukraine will rise again - PM Boris Johnson

The UK prime minister held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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UK PM travels to Kyiv for Zelensky talks

The prime minister's visit was a "show of solidarity" with the Ukrainian people, Downing Street says.

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War in Ukraine: Watch BBC interview with Ukrainian PM

In a BBC exclusive, Denys Shmyhal accuses Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine.

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France election: Voters prepare to cast ballot in presidential poll

Campaigning has ended ahead of the first round of voting which takes place on Sunday.

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Friday, 8 April 2022

Australian man jailed for killing Muslim grandfather with wine bottle

Gosling told the court he had acted in retaliation over the Islamic militant attacks in Bali.

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Ed Sheeran: Copyright case was about honesty, not money

The singer tells the BBC he now films his song-writing sessions due to concerns about plagiarism claims.

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Ukraine crisis: Burnt-out cars and debris at Kramatorsk station

Burnt-out cars and abandoned belongings at Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine.

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Snoop Dogg: Sexual assault claim against US rapper dropped

The US rapper had denied sexually assaulting a woman after a concert in 2013.

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Ukraine: Six weeks of devastation and defiance as world grapples with the crisis

In his final despatch, Jeremy Bowen takes stock of the war and its significance for the world.

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Kramatorsk: At least 1,000 at railway station when rockets hit - witness

An aid worker says Kramatorsk station was crowded with evacuees at the time of the blasts.

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'Mariupol is a graveyard': Evacuees recount terror of Russian assault

Survivors from the besieged city say they wondered at times if the rest of Ukraine had fallen.

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Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Only God can help us now

Millions are having to endure daily power cuts and queue for hours to get basics like cooking gas and diesel.

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Thursday, 7 April 2022

The Ghana village where deaf couples were outlawed

The Ghanaian village of Adamorobe is unique in that 3% of its total population is deaf.

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War in Ukraine: Families fleeing Mariupol

Families have left their homes in war-torn Mariupol for safety in Zaporizhzhia, eastern Ukraine.

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Klitschko: 'I saw tortured and executed civilians in Bucha'

Former world champion boxer, Wladimir Klitschko, tells 5 Live Breakfast about seeing the bodies of civilians in Bucha after Russian forces withdrew.

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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Ethiopia war: Ethnic cleansing documented in western Tigray

"We will erase you from this land," a trader says he was told by Amhara security forces.

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British embassy guard charged with spying for Russia

David Ballantyne Smith, 57, is charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act.

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Oil bosses vow to boost output and deny profiteering

Energy bosses warn there is "no quick fix" to the higher energy costs hitting households.

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Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty

Burkina Faso's former leader Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in killing his close friend.

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Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at 'baseless' claims

After the High Court judgement, the singer says such "baseless" claims "are way too common now".

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War in Ukraine: Giving Russia money for energy is 'blood money' - Ukraine PM

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal calls for countries to stop buying Russian for oil and gas.

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Putin's ultranationalist ally and clown Zhirinovsky dies at 75

Vladimir Zhirinovsky has died in hospital, after a career built on fiery remarks and absurd antics.

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Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Biden to host White House wedding reception for granddaughter

Biden's eldest granddaughter will get a wedding party at perhaps the most exclusive venue in the US.

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Ukraine war: Many more cities like Bucha says President Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UN Security Council for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Nigeria atheist Mubarak Bala jailed for blaspheming Islam

Mubarak Bala pleads guilty to 18 charges related to blaspheming Islam, a faith he renounced.

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Mali troops and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre

About 300 people were killed during an operation against militant Islamists, a rights group says.

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What are Elon Musk's plans for Twitter?

The Tesla founder has become the social network's biggest single shareholder, and a board member.

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Bucha killings: Satellite image of bodies site contradicts Russian claims

Russia called footage of bodies in Bucha 'staged' but its evidence for this does not stack up.

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Russia-Ukraine war: EU eyes sanctions on Russia's oil and coal

Revelations of atrocities have added impetus to calls for further measures targeting Russian energy.

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Monday, 4 April 2022

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo: Mali's coup leaders not doing better against jihadists

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo says the region will continue to oppose military takeovers.

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Ukraine war: Bucha massacre is a game changer - Ukraine foreign minister

Dmytro Kuleba told BBC HARDtalk that events in Bucha prove how much help Ukraine needs from the West.

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US to seek more sanctions on 'war criminal' Putin

US President Biden spoke out against Putin, saying that Russia has appeared to commit war crimes in Bucha.

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Ukraine war: President Zelensky visits site of alleged atrocities in Bucha

The Ukrainian president says people have been found in barrels, having been strangled and tortured.

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Hungary election: Viktor Orban's victory hailed by Putin

Near-complete results show Viktor Orban has won a fourth term in Hungary's election by a landslide.

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More than 160 missing after Nigerian train attack

"My decision to change coaches saved my life and my family," a survivor tells the BBC.

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Imran Khan: What we know so far as PM's fate hangs in balance

The fate of Pakistan's prime minister - and the country - teeters on a decision by the Supreme Court.

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Sunday, 3 April 2022

Sri Lanka's cabinet ministers resign as crisis protesters defy curfew

The resignations come as protesters faced off with police over rising living costs.

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Sri Lanka: Tear gas and water cannon used in Kandy

Protesters were mostly students, angry with their government's handling of the country's economy.

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Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein renounces title of prince

The prince - who is the king's half-brother - was last year accused of conspiring to destabilise the crown.

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Estelle Harris: Seinfeld and Toy Story star dies aged 93

As well her iconic role as George Costanza's mother, Harris was the voice of Toy Story's Mrs Potato Head.

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Sacramento shooting: At least six dead in centre of California state capital

At least six people are killed and nine injured in a shooting in California's state capital.

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Ukraine war: Mum describes bomb crashing into her family home

Olena Selichzianowa says she pulled her twin boys beneath her to protect them from flying shrapnel.

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Saturday, 2 April 2022

War in Ukraine: Evidence grows of civilian killings in Bucha

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports on the growing evidence of civilian killings in Bucha, near Kyiv. His report contains some distressing images.

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Imran Khan: Support for Pakistan PM despite likely defeat

Pakistan's prime minister remains a political force despite a likely defeat in a no-confidence vote.

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War in Ukraine: Street in Bucha found strewn with dead bodies

A reporter entering Bucha, near Kyiv, counts at least 20 bodies of men, one with his hands tied.

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War in Ukraine: Amongst wreckage in Hostomel Airport near Kyiv

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports from the airport, some 10 miles from Kyiv, which holds the wreckage of the world's biggest cargo plane.

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Hargeisa fire: Inferno devastates market in Somaliland's capital

Hundreds of businesses are destroyed in the main market of Hargeisa in an overnight blaze.

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Three Palestinian militants killed by Israeli forces in West Bank clash

Israel says the militants were killed by troops trying to stop them from carrying out an attack.

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Friday, 1 April 2022

Ukraine: Why the cartoon Masyanya was banned in Russia

Masyanya is a YouTube cartoon star in Russia, but her episode on the Ukraine war has been banned.

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Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency amid protests

Protestors are angry because of food, fuel and power shortages across the nation.

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Amazon beaten by workers in fight for unionisation in New York

The Amazon Labor Union won a contest to establish the first unionised Amazon warehouse in the US.

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Ukraine: Russia praises India for not judging war in 'one-sided way'

India has offered support to Russia over Ukraine but is under pressure from other countries.

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Gerard Depardieu: Kremlin responds to actor's Putin criticism

The French-born actor had accused the Russian president of "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine.

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WATCH: Missiles strike oil depot in Belgorod, Russia

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a facility near the Ukrainian border, which Moscow says was attacked.

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Bruce Willis: Razzies cancel 'worst performance' award over health issues

Razzie organisers said it was "not appropriate" after the announcement about actor's health issues.

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