Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64284366?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 5:48 PM
At least 68 people died when a Yeti airlines flight crashed on its approach to the tourist town Pokhara.
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Ukraine war: Chances of more survivors from Dnipro strike minimal - mayor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64282044?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 6:32 PM
At least 29 people died after an apartment block in the Ukrainian city was struck by a Russian missile.
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California battles deadly storms with millions under flood watch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64279891?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 5:26 AM
At least 19 people have died and millions are at risk of flooding as storms drench California.
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Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64279349?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 10:47 PM
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv say government plans to overhaul the judiciary would be an attack on democracy.
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More classified material found at Joe Biden's Delaware home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64275373?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 8:47 PM
The US president's lawyers found additional documents at his property in Delaware.
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Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward in £89m deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64281139?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 2:47 PM
Chelsea complete the signing of Ukraine forward Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk on an eight-and-a-half-year deal.
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Mexico tightens ban on smoking in public places
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64279351?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 1:49 AM
The step, approved in 2021, means the country now has one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws.
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Alireza Akbari: Widespread outrage after British-Iranian executed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64273969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 9:08 PM
The UK described the Iranian regime, which sentenced Alireza Akbari to death for spying, as "barbaric".
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Romanian police seize luxury cars from Andrew Tate's property
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64273973?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 2:55 PM
Vehicles including a Rolls-Royce and Mercedes were taken away from the influencer's Romanian home.
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China coronavirus: 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64276608?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 4:06 PM
It is the first major death toll released since the country stopped its zero-Covid policy.
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The US state trying to shut down a Canadian pipeline
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63879493?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 1:14 AM
An ageing pipeline is at the centre of a heated debate about environmental and energy concerns.
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Tunisia: Thousands rally against President Saied
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64274089?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 3:57 PM
Protesters said Tunisia is going through the most dangerous time in its history
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Your pictures on the theme of 'open doors'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-64263211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 12:16 AM
A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.
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The Nigerian AI artist reimagining a stylish old age
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64260739?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 12:47 AM
Malik Afegbua's images of elderly models have blown up on Instagram, but they are not what they seem.
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How drones could be the future of Indian farming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64248510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 2:50 AM
Companies in India are encouraging farmers to switch to drones - but is that working?
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Jesus baptism site makeover aims to draw a million Christians in 2030
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64255250?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 12:14 AM
As pilgrims mark Epiphany, Jordan plans an ambitious project to upgrade place of Jesus's baptism.
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Who can die? Canada wrestles with euthanasia for the mentally ill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64004329?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 12:56 AM
Canadians with mental illness could soon qualify for assisted death. It's ignited debate in the country.
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The Gambian man who took on a tyrant and made history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64262310?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 2:46 AM
Ebrima Solo Sandeng, killed by Gambian agents nearly seven years ago, is finally honoured as a hero.
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Christian missionaries target the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64235873?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 12:00 AM
Missionaries help grow a Christian community in Nepal - even though converting people is illegal.
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California youths help storm clean-up as schools reopen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64270669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 1:00 AM
The clean-up effort is ongoing, even as more storms force closures and disrupt life for millions.
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COP28: Why has an oil boss been chosen to head climate summit?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64269436?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2023, 5:52 PM
The UAE has named state oil company chief Sultan Al Jaber as president of the UN climate conference.
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India targets China's dominance in mobile phones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63806296?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2023, 12:46 PM
There's some way to go, but India hopes to build its own world-class mobile phone industry.
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Video appears to show Nepal plane moments before crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64280707?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 11:54 AM
The plane can be seen making a sudden sharp turn on its side as it descends.
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Crowds gather at Nepal plane crash site
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64280699?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 8:15 AM
Rescue crews can be seen dousing fires on the aircraft wreckage as crowds look on.
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The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-64250382?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2023, 12:24 AM
In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Thousands of Israelis hold legal reforms protest in Tel Aviv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64279595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 11:02 PM
Organisers have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining democratic rule.
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California's hydro-climate whiplash explained
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64227619?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2023, 12:15 AM
From droughts and wildfires to floods and landslides - why extreme weather may be the new norm.
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Bursts of flames after Lithuania gas pipeline explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64269957?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2023, 7:51 PM
A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia exploded outside Pasvalys in Lithuania.
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