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• WATCH: Eurovision's second semi-final... in 59 seconds

  11-05-2023 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As usual, the Eurovision song contest brings the most eclectic mix of performers.
  
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• Thailand election: The party they can't stop winning

  11-05-2023 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The opposition Pheu Thai party looks set to win most seats after nearly a decade of military-backed rule.
  
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• US authorities ‘seeing large numbers of migrants at border’ before Title 42 expiration – as it happened

  11-05-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warns people against crossing border illegally in White House briefingWe’re a few minutes away from the daily White House press briefing, where homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear ahead of the midnight expiration of Title 42, the rule put in place under Donald Trump that has allowed US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers over the past three years.Immigration authorities and some communities at the border are bra
  
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• ‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize

  11-05-2023 21:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Samuel Fosso scoops £30,000 award for performative self-portraits of historical figures including Angela Davis and Mao ZedongOne of Africa’s most important living photographers and contemporary artists, who photographs himself in the style of leading historical figures including Martin Luther King and Angela Davis, has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize 2023.The Cameroonian-born Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso was awarded the £30,000 prize – one o
  
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• WATCH: Special education teacher runs half marathon with student in emotional video

  11-05-2023 20:32
  
  Savanna Barton and her student, Sophie, who is non-verbal and needs assistance to walk, completed the 13.1 mile course in Pittsburgh.
  
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• WATCH: Alligator found in Florida stormwater pipe

  11-05-2023 20:27
  
  While investigating a series of potholes, crews sent a robotic camera into the pipes beneath the road looking for issues beneath the surface — but found a five-foot-long alligator instead.
  
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• Supreme court rules in favor of trans woman who fled violence in Guatemala

  11-05-2023 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Estrella Santos-Zacaria will have another chance to seek asylum from sexual assault and death threats after being deported in 2008The US supreme court ruled on Thursday in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman fighting deportation on the grounds that she would face persecution if returned to her native country.The unanimous decision in favor of Estrella Santos-Zacaria gives her another chance to argue that immigration officials were wrong to reject her bid to remain in the US.Information and s
  
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• WATCH: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts twice

  11-05-2023 18:30
  
  LIGHT UP THE NIGHT: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupted twice in a row, sending lava high into the air. Local authorities cautioned residents to keep at a safe distance.
  
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• Pakistan supreme court rules arrest of Imran Khan was illegal

  11-05-2023 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this weekPakistan’s supreme court has ruled the arrest of the former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal and ordered for him to be released.The chief justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial, declared that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had acted in violation of the law by arresting Khan on the premises of the Islamabad high court without permission and that such actions would have a “chill
  
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• Trump CNN town hall: 'Nonsense' - Republican rivals blast performance

  11-05-2023 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former president's CNN forum was barely over before his likely 2024 challengers slammed him.
  
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• Canada: images of felled ancient tree a ‘gut-punch’, old-growth experts say

  11-05-2023 17:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Shocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists sayStark images of an ancient tree cut down in western Canada expose flaws in the government’s plan to protect old-growth forests, activists have said, arguing that vulnerable ecosystems have been put at risk as logging companies race to harvest timber.As part of an effort to catalogue possible old growth forests, photographer TJ Watt and Ian Thomas of the environmental
  
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• Quiz of the week: What's Tom Hanks' debut novel called?

  11-05-2023 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• WATCH: The story behind viral video of woman filming ex-husband's proposal to girlfriend

  11-05-2023 16:39
  
  You may have seen this video of Leah Bourdo filming her ex-husband, Steve Bourdo, propose to his girlfriend. It shows how the co-parents have put their kids first.
  
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• WATCH: Van explodes in central Milan, causing fire

  11-05-2023 16:33
  
  Police say the cause of the blast is not yet clear.
  
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• Kids react to UK's past Eurovision winners

  11-05-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From Bucks Fizz to Sandie Shaw, what do Liverpool children think about previous champions?
  
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• Eurovision fans, can you finish the lyric?

  11-05-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Think you know Eurovision tunes? Fans in Liverpool try to sing along and finish the lyrics.
  
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• WATCH: Cops respond to ‘very upset goat’ crying for help

  11-05-2023 15:16
  
  Police officers in Oklahoma who rushed to the scene of a "person" crying for help discovered a "very upset goat" who had been separated from his friend, police said.
  
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• Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens wheat harvest

  11-05-2023 14:47 via theguardian.com
  
  With 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to eat their way through up to a quarter of the country’s annual wheat harvest, the UN has warned.After three years of disappointing, drought-afflicted harvests, Afghan farmers were expecting better this year – a much-needed boos
  
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• Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Why Nintendo's latest game is more than a sequel

  11-05-2023 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The games giant releases the highly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  
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• UK confirms supply of Storm Shadow long-range missiles in Ukraine

  11-05-2023 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Storm Shadow cruise missile will give Ukraine new capabilities in its conflict with Russia.
  
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• Vehicle explodes in central Milan, releasing plumes of smoke

  11-05-2023 13:24
  
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Yellen: Different system needed to end repeated standoffs over US debt ceiling

  11-05-2023 13:17
  
  Yellen sees a need to forestall repeated standoffs with Congress over spending.
  
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• Mosul Museum reveals new look after IS destruction

  11-05-2023 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ancient artefacts smashed by jihadists in Iraq will be displayed again following restoration work.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz shooting: Two killed at factory in Germany

  11-05-2023 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A suspect has been arrested after opening fire at the plant in south-western Germany.
  
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• Israeli strike kills top rocket commander in Gaza as fighting continues

  11-05-2023 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Militants fire rockets and mortars at Israel after Islamic Jihad's rocket launching chief is killed.
  
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• Police find 'very upset goat' while responding to 'person' crying for help

  11-05-2023 12:12
  
  Police officers in Oklahoma who rushed to the scene of a "person" crying for help discovered a "very upset goat" who had been separated from his friend, police said.
  
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• Shooting at Mercedes factory in Germany leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded

  11-05-2023 12:02
  
  German authorities say a man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany leaving two people dead
  
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• Teen hiker rescued from chest-deep snow in Glacier National Park

  11-05-2023 11:51
  
  Matthew Read, a missing teen hiker, was rescued after slipping and falling into chest-deep snow in mountain drainage in Montana's Glacier National Park.
  
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• The Ashes: How Sarah Elliott made a hundred breastfeeding at intervals

  11-05-2023 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the latest of our From the Ashes series, Australia's Sarah Elliott remembers combining Ashes cricket with breastfeeding her nine-month-old son.
  
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• Texas braces for worst as migrant rule change looms

  11-05-2023 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cities on both sides are predicting a rise in attempted crossings when a pandemic-era policy expires.
  
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• 'Armed and dangerous' man escapes Kentucky facility: Sheriff

  11-05-2023 11:41
  
  Kentucky law enforcement is searching for an “armed and dangerous” man who escaped from a facility on Wednesday.
  
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• Under pressure, Homeland Security surging resources to border as Title 42 ends

  11-05-2023 11:21
  
  The end of Title 42 test Homeland Security's mettle
  
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• Confusion and fear at US border as law change looms

  11-05-2023 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A dramatic shift in US policy is just hours away, which could spark a surge of people at the southern border.
  
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• Manipur: Broken dreams and burnt homes after India ethnic clashes

  11-05-2023 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manipur state witnessed widespread violence last week which left dozens dead and thousands displaced.
  
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• 5 injured in Denver shooting, with 1 in critical condition

  11-05-2023 09:59
  
  Denver Police Department officials said they're investigating a shooting that left five people injured, including one critically.
  
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• Madrid Open organisers apologise for not allowing women's doubles finalists to make speeches

  11-05-2023 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Madrid Open organisers apologise for the "unacceptable decision" to not allow the women's doubles finalists to make presentation speeches.
  
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• Sanna Marin: Finnish PM to divorce as she prepares to leave office

  11-05-2023 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin says she is "still best friends" with her husband.
  
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• Zelensky says Ukraine needs more time for counter-offensive

  11-05-2023 09:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ukraine's president says in an interview his country would "lose a lot of people" if it attacks now.
  
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• WATCH: Space debris fireball lights up Japan skies

  11-05-2023 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A streak of light is caught on camera, and may have been caused by space debris from a Chinese rocket.
  
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• West Ham v AZ Alkmaar: The Dutch Moneyball team chasing Europa Conference victory

  11-05-2023 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham's push for a first European final in 47 years is about to come up against Mr Moneyball himself - as they face an AZ Alkmaar side who have risen with the help of Billy Beane.
  
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• Composer: I wasn't Meghan in disguise at Coronation

  11-05-2023 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some online wags thought Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins was the Duchess of Sussex.
  
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• NBA play-offs: Golden State Warriors hold off elimination with win over Los Angeles Lakers

  11-05-2023 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Curry scores 27 points as the Golden State Warriors keep their hopes of reaching the Western Conference finals alive with victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
  
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• Thursday briefing: How Khan’s controversial arrest threatens stability in Pakistan – and what’s next

  11-05-2023 07:47 via theguardian.com
  
  In today’s newsletter: Protests could mark the start of a violent showdown that threatens the country’s fragile political systemSign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.On Tuesday, the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was arrested on charges of corruption. The extraordinary scene was caught on video, with Khan at the centre of a gaggle of agents, all dressed in black riot gear who are pulling him into an armoured truck outside the high court in the
  
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• Idaho triple murder trial of slain kids' mom drawing to end

  11-05-2023 07:33
  
  Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks presenting their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot
  
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• India's Russia oil imports jumped tenfold in 2022, bank says

  11-05-2023 06:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country saved $5bn as it ramped up purchases following Western sanctions on Russia.
  
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• Shireen Abu Akleh: friends and family call for justice on anniversary of killing

  11-05-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli forces admit ‘high possibility’ Al Jazeera reporter was shot by sniper at West Bank refugee campFamily members, friends and colleagues of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was almost certainly fatally shot by an Israeli sniper, have renewed calls for justice on the first anniversary of her killing, during a week of memorials and events celebrating her life.Abu Akleh, a household name in the Arab world who worked for Qatar-based Al Jazeera, was shot in the
  
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• Disney+ streaming service loses 4m subscribers in first quarter

  11-05-2023 05:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most losses came from its Hotstar service in Asia, which has lost rights to Indian cricket matches.
  
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• Suspect in missing American case to be extradited

  11-05-2023 05:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jailed in Peru, Van der Sloot faces extortion charges related to US teen Natalee Holloway's disappearance.
  
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• 4 teens charged with murder of beloved 24-year-old police officer

  11-05-2023 04:33
  
  Four teenagers, including a 16-year-old, have been charged in the murder of a beloved 24-year-old Chicago police officer, authorities announced Wednesday.
  
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• $24 million settlement announced after in-custody death of Edward Bronstein

  11-05-2023 04:24
  
  Attorneys for the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody in 2020, announced they reached a $24 million settlement with California.
  
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