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Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: ‘Too scared to speak’ – villagers on living in the midst of bandits
Mayeni JonesandKyla Herrmannsen,Minna, NigeriaEPA/ShutterstockHigh on the agenda - for both sides - was the release of those kidnapped. The BBC does not know how many people were released in Jibia, but 37 villagers had been freed in Kurfi, another...
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Watch: Moment huge fireball destroys Sydney waste facility
More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle a fire in western Sydney in Australia, after a waste facility caught fire late on Saturday evening. A chemical tank was blown into the air by the resulting explosion, Fire and...
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India freedom struggle: The hidden heroines found in long-lost photographs
Alkazi Collection of PhotographyHere, the camera played a critical role. In ways that could not be captured in written sources, photographs demonstrate women taking nationalist activities into their own hands: challenging policemen, drumming up support for boycotts, addressing crowds,...
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Israel Gaza war: Why I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotes
Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondentandMalak Hassouneh,JerusalemBBCIn a bustling Gaza City market, a money repairer expertly inspects a worn, yellow 100 shekel ($30.50; £23.10) note. He straightens it out and enhances its faded colour with careful strokes of a pencil.Baraa Abu...
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More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says
More than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. The death toll has continued to rise since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October, with...
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Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia
Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials have said.Footage verified by the BBC shows waterborne drones speeding through the waves into the vessels, before detonating...
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The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video
Australian children's music group The Wiggles has issued a statement after two of its members were featured in a music video for a song that apparently alludes to drug use.In the since-deleted clip for musician Keli Holiday's new song,...
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Victoria and Albert Museum’s new space gives the public a rare look at little-seen history
The Victoria and Albert East Storehouse, a warehouse that holds items unable to fit in the renowned British museum's main space, offers the public a rare glimpse at history -- including David Bowie's trousers and an enormous Picasso piece.
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Trump tells airlines Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed
US President Donald Trump has said that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed. "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," ...
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Flooding in South East Asia leaves hundreds dead
Getty ImagesIn neighbouring Malaysia, flooding has wreaked havoc and left parts of northern Perlis state under water, with two people dead and tens of thousands forced into shelters.Sri Lanka is also grappling with one of its worst weather disasters...
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Ludwig Minelli: Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says
The founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by assisted suicide, the group says.Ludwig Minelli, 92, died...