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• Married NHS doctors stranded in Sudan with their four young children

  29-04-2023 23:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Sarra Eljak and Mustafa Abbas missed the last flight as 220km trip to airbase was too dangerous for their childrenA couple who both work for the NHS missed the last UK evacuation flight out of Sudan on Saturday, believing the journey to be “too dangerous”.The doctors must now find an alternative means of fleeing the war-torn country. Continue reading...
  
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• Barcelona 4-0 Real Betis: Lamine Yamal makes history as La Liga leaders move 11 points clear

  29-04-2023 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifteen-year-old winger Lamine Yamal became Barcelona's youngest-ever player as they beat 10-man Real Betis to restore an 11-point lead at the top of La Liga.
  
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• Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'weed wonderland'

  29-04-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business booms in a free-for-all industry less than a year after Thailand legalised cannabis.
  
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• Coronation: Public asked to swear allegiance to King Charles

  29-04-2023 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pledge is among several changes to the service, which will incorporate female clergy and other faiths.
  
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• Sudan crisis risks becoming a nightmare for the world - former PM Hamdok

  29-04-2023 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.
  
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• WATCH: Watch this goldendoodle become best friends with his furry new brother

  29-04-2023 22:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Beau and Cooper are besties for life!
  
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• 'Dreams of Messi & Barcelona clash with reality'

  29-04-2023 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spanish football expert Guillem Balague examines whether Barcelona can agree a remarkable return for club legend Lionel Messi this summer - despite the financial pressures they face.
  
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• Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bid values club higher than Sheikh Jassim offer

  29-04-2023 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Group may have taken a significant step towards taking control of Manchester United after it emerged their bid put a higher value on the club than Sheikh Jassim's.
  
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• South Carolina Democrats elect first Black woman to lead state party

  29-04-2023 21:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Christale Spain, a longtime party operative, will lead the organization in what will the Democrats’ leadoff presidential voting state in 2024.
  
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• Man fatally shot 5 neighbors, including child, at Texas home after they complained about gunfire, authorities say

  29-04-2023 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man is accused of fatally shooting five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old child, in their Cleveland, Texas, home after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard, authorities said.
  
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• Turkey's President Erdogan back on campaign trail after illness

  29-04-2023 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Turkish leader holds a rally in the opposition stronghold of Izmir after falling ill on Tuesday.
  
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• WATCH: Black bear cub enjoys playtime at wildlife center

  29-04-2023 20:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A rescued black bear cub enjoyed some playtime with caretakers at a wildlife center in Virginia.
  
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• Real Madrid 4-2 Almeria: Karim Benzema hits hat-trick as second-placed Real seal home win

  29-04-2023 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karim Benzema's hat-trick against Almeria sees him pass Hugo Sanchez as the fourth-highest scorer in La Liga history with 236 goals.
  
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• Hundreds of American civilians evacuated from Sudan as fighters break fragile truce

  29-04-2023 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hundreds of American citizens have left Sudan by land, sea and air, the State Department said late Friday as fighting continued despite the extension of a fragile truce between the country’s two top generals.
  
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• Alito says he has a ‘pretty good idea’ who leaked draft of abortion opinion

  29-04-2023 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has said that he thinks he knows who leaked his draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade in May 2022.
  
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• Biden meets with top donors as campaign courts deep-pocketed Democrats

  29-04-2023 19:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some of the biggest Democratic donors gathered in Washington on Friday night for a rare opportunity: face time with President Joe Biden.
  
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• Biden to advocate the release of detained journalists at the White House correspondents’ dinner

  29-04-2023 19:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden plans to use his remarks Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner to address the detainment of American journalists.
  
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• Madrid Open: Mirra Andreeva through to last 16 on 16th birthday

  29-04-2023 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva's incredible run at the Madrid Open continues with a straight-set victory over Poland's Magda Linette to reach the last 16.
  
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• Japan approves abortion pill for the first time

  29-04-2023 16:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Health ministry gives green light for two-step treatment to end pregnancies up to nine weeksThe abortion pill is to become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved a drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancies.Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks, but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option. Continue reading...
  
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• England 38-33 France: Red Roses clinch Women's Six Nations Grand Slam at Twickenham

  29-04-2023 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England seal a Six Nations Grand Slam in front of a record women's crowd of 58,498 at Twickenham.
  
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• Russian official blames Ukrainian drones as huge fire engulfs Crimean oil depot

  29-04-2023 16:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
  
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• With car repossessions and home foreclosures rising, some Americans are living on a financial cliff

  29-04-2023 15:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  A growing number of Americans have found themselves confronting financial hardship as the U.S. economy slows down.
  
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• Barack Obama and friends surprise Barcelona restaurant

  29-04-2023 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bruce Springsteen and Steven Spielberg joined the ex-US president for dinner in the Catalan capital.
  
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• William and Kate mark 12th wedding anniversary with photo

  29-04-2023 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The couple just left Wales after abseiling, ordering pizza and visiting Aberfan Memorial Garden.
  
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• How Minnesota is becoming a laboratory in pushing progressive policy

  29-04-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  With control of state government, Minnesota Democrats have turned the state into a laboratory for how to achieve progressive policy priorities.
  
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• Sudan evacuation: Baby meets father for first time after escape to UK

  29-04-2023 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the moment Muammar Ali meets his three-month-old daughter as his family joins him in the UK.
  
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• Ukraine war: Crimea oil tank set ablaze by reported drone

  29-04-2023 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flames engulf the facility in Russian-held Sevastopol, a day after a wave of strikes across Ukraine.
  
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• Kim Jong Un's sister insults Biden and slams U.S. defense agreement with Seoul

  29-04-2023 12:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang.
  
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• Women’s rights at stake as India’s population surpasses China’s

  29-04-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  GADADI, India — Chandrika Majhi had big dreams before the Covid-19 pandemic, when she was a 17-year-old studying commerce in the capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
  
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• Eating disorders among teens more severe than ever, new research indicates

  29-04-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Teen eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia have never been this rampant — or this severe, new research indicates.
  
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• The aurora hunters chasing the perfect pictures of the Northern Lights

  29-04-2023 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographers speak about their quests to capture the beauty of the Northern Lights.
  
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• Australian man arrested in Indonesia says he felt ‘almost possessed’ during naked rampage

  29-04-2023 08:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones faces up to five years in jail after he allegedly assaulted a fisherman who required 50 stitches for his injuriesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBodhi Mani Risby-Jones says he was not himself and felt “almost possessed” during an alleged drunken naked rampage that led to his arrest on an Indonesian island.The 23-year-old Australian faces up to five years in jail if convicted over the alleged incident on Thursday on Simeu
  
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• Family of Pentagon leak suspect say they’re supporting him

  29-04-2023 07:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The family of an Air National Guardsman accused in the leak of top-secret documents says they are “standing together in solidarity and support” with him.
  
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• North Korea warns of serious danger over US-South Korea deterrence deal

  29-04-2023 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kim Jong-un's sister says the pact to counter Pyongyang's nuclear threat will lead to a "more serious danger".
  
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• Tom Cruise: Hollywood star latest to join Coronation Concert line-up

  29-04-2023 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  King Charles releases new coronation pictures, as a host of stars are announced for the concert.
  
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• California man who rammed car of teens who played doorbell prank convicted of murder

  29-04-2023 06:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  A California man who rammed a car carrying a group of teenagers who had played a doorbell prank at his home in 2020 was convicted Friday of murder.
  
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• California serial killer sentenced in 1973 'Stanford murders' slaying

  29-04-2023 04:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  A California serial killer was sentenced Thursday for the murder of a 21-year-old Stanford graduate and law librarian in a crime that had eluded authorities for decades, officials said.
  
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• North Korea: Kim Jong-un sister says Joe Biden is ‘in his dotage’ as she criticises nuclear pact

  29-04-2023 03:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Kim Yo-jong’s broadside came after US and South Korea enhance nuclear cooperation and Biden warns Pyongyang an attack would end the regimeThe powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has said her country will stage more displays of military might in response to a new US-South Korean nuclear deterrence agreement and compared Joe Biden’s comments about it as a “nonsensical remark from the person in his dotage”.Kim Yo-jong’s broadside came after Biden attended a s
  
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• Timbertop: The Australian bush campus that educated King Charles

  29-04-2023 03:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  King Charles has described his time at Timbertop in 1966 as "by far the best part" of his education.
  
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• Why US presidents skip British coronations

  29-04-2023 03:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be one glaring absence among the dignitaries at King Charles' coronation: US President Joe Biden.
  
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• US Army grounds its aircraft after recent mid-air collisions

  29-04-2023 03:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "aviation stand down" for non-critical aircraft comes after 12 soldiers killed in crashes.
  
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• Montana becomes latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors

  29-04-2023 02:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands.
  
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• Sudan crisis: Family stuck at Egypt border as drivers demand $40,000 to cross

  29-04-2023 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Atabani family tell the BBC that thousands are stuck at the border as the cost to cross soars.
  
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• Army grounds most aviation after fatal helicopter crashes

  29-04-2023 02:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Army leadership on Friday ordered aviation to stand down after two fatal helicopter crashes, the most recent of which killed three soldiersin Alaska.
  
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• Why Steve Bannon and Alex Jones love Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  29-04-2023 01:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The scion of Democrats' most famous family has spent years cultivating a following in conspiracy-friendly conservative media.
  
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• How a Hollywood strike could affect your favourite TV shows

  29-04-2023 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Writers say streaming has cut into their wages, and they will strike if they don't get a better deal.
  
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• Parkinson's disease: The patients finding joy through dance in India

  29-04-2023 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teacher in Maharashtra state is encouraging Parkinson's patients to discover the delights of dancing.
  
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• Principal forced to resign over Michelangelo's David visits sculpture

  29-04-2023 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "It's beautiful," said the educator, who was forced to resign after students were shown the masterpiece.
  
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• Week in pictures: 22-28 April 2023

  29-04-2023 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of striking images from around the world, taken in the past seven days.
  
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• WATCH: Fog rolls over San Francisco

  29-04-2023 01:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Stunning timelapse shows the Golden Gate Bridge wreathed in a gentle fog.
  
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