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• Aderrien Murry: Mississippi boy, 11, shot by officer after calling police

  25-05-2023 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aderrien Murry has been released from hospital and is recovering from his injuries.
  
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• Manchester United 4-1 Chelsea: Hosts secure Champions League place with thumping win

  25-05-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United secure Champions League football for next season with a 4-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford.
  
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• Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot

  25-05-2023 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets the longest sentence yet over 6 January.
  
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• Hamida Banu: The incredible life of India's 'first' woman wrestler

  25-05-2023 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hamida Banu's feats brought her international fame and an almost mythical status - but then she vanished.
  
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• US imposes sanctions on leader of Wagner group in Mali

  25-05-2023 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Private army led by Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov accused of acquiring weaponry for use in UkraineThe United States has imposed sanctions on the head of the Wagner group in Mali, accusing the Russian private army of using the country as a conduit for arms and military equipment for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.The US Treasury said Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov works closely with Malian officials to build Wagner’s presence in Mali and elsewhere in Africa. Continue reading...
  
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• It took 54 years, but this man just got his bachelor's degree

  25-05-2023 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arthur Ross first enrolled at the University of British Columbia in 1969. He just graduated.
  
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• Was Russian warship attacked by Ukrainian drone boats in the Black Sea?

  25-05-2023 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security correspondent Frank Gardner on what we know about what happened in the Black Sea.
  
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• Google removes 'Slavery Simulator' game amid outrage in Brazil

  25-05-2023 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app, which allowed players to "buy and sell" black characters, was launched last month.
  
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• Kremlin critic Bill Browder says he was targeted by deepfake hoax video call

  25-05-2023 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Anti-corruption campaigner says he was asked bizarre questions on call apparently with former Ukrainian presidentThe Kremlin critic Bill Browder has said he was targeted by a deepfake hoax when he participated in a bizarre video call this week with somebody impersonating the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.The anti-corruption campaigner was invited to discuss “anti-Russian sanctions,” but ended up being asked if he favoured lifting sanctions on Kremlin oligarchs, and even
  
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• UK to keep Kremlin assets frozen until Russia pays compensation to Ukraine

  25-05-2023 19:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Council of Europe has established digital register of damage as first step towards compensation mechanismBritain is likely to keep Russian state assets immobilised for some time after the war in Ukraine ends, and certainly until Moscow has agreed to pay compensation for the damage it has inflicted, British officials have confirmed.The Council of Europe summit last week established a digital register of damage for Ukraine as the first step towards an international compensation mechanism for victi
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Belarus says transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia has begun – as it happened

  25-05-2023 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereOvernight the New York Times has reported that US intelligence officials believe that Ukraine was responsible for the drone attack which slightly damaged the Kremlin, and which Russia labelled an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin, despite the Russian president not being in the building at the time.It writes:US officials said the drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month was likely orchestrated by one of Ukraine’s
  
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• Jason Roy ends England deal to play in America's Major League Cricket

  25-05-2023 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Roy says England remains his "priority" despite opting to end his contract to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.
  
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• Madeleine McCann: material found in Portugal search sent for analysis

  25-05-2023 19:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Police spent three days scouring reservoir after request by German authorities hoping to prove case against convicted rapistPortuguese police have said material unearthed from a reservoir in Algarve will be sent to Germany for analysis after the first major search for Madeleine McCann in a decade came to a close.After three days of excavation on a spit of land jutting into the Barragem do Arade reservoir in south Portugal, officers were stood down and a spokesperson for the Polícia Judici
  
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• Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries

  25-05-2023 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Plan to drastically dilute bodies’ powers would deal severe blow to Lula’s attempt to reverse Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastationBrazilian activists have voiced outrage after congress moved to drastically dilute the powers of the environment and Indigenous peoples ministries in what campaigners called a potentially crippling blow to efforts to protect Indigenous communities and the Amazon.Hopes that Brazil could turn the page on Jair Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastatio
  
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• Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes close to agreeing a new contract

  25-05-2023 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton says he has not been in talks with Ferrari, adding he and Mercedes are close to a deal to keep him at the team beyond this season.
  
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• Quiz of the week: What's RAF code for suspicious Russian jets?

  25-05-2023 17:03 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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• Sierra Leone’s symbolic Cotton Tree falls during storm in Freetown

  25-05-2023 16:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Centuries-old Ceiba pentandra marked where formerly enslaved people had prayed upon arrival in west AfricaA centuries-old tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a storm, the government has said.The 70-metre (230ft) Ceiba pentandra – known by Sierra Leoneans as Cotton Tree – lost all of its branches on Wednesday during torrential rains and high winds, with only the base of its enormous trunk still standing. The tree, which was in the capital, Free
  
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• Kissinger at 100: The ‘bloody, dreadful, filthy’ Angolan civil war – in pictures

  25-05-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian visited Angola in 2001 as the long civil war – aggravated by the interventions of Henry Kissinger – between Unita and the government neared its end. The images show how the conflict affected the people and landscape around the city of Kuito in Bie province Photographs by Antonio OlmosAfter largely ignoring the continent for years, Henry Kissinger, who shaped US foreign policy from 1969 to 1976 as secretary of state, became involved in successive crises in Ethiopia, Angol
  
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• Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree felled by storm

  25-05-2023 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Freetown landmark was a symbol of liberty for early settlers and appeared on banknotes.
  
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• How nervous are investors about the US debt ceiling?

  25-05-2023 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US is running out of time to reach a debt ceiling deal. So is Wall Street finally worried?
  
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• Why Turkey's election is being closely followed in Africa

  25-05-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whoever wins Sunday's Turkish presidential run-off cannot ignore the country's growing ties with Africa.
  
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• Noodle vendor who parodied Salt Bae jailed in Vietnam for ‘anti-state propaganda’

  25-05-2023 14:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Peter Lam Bui posted his video after a Vietnamese official visited the celebrity chef’s London steakhouseA Vietnam court has jailed a noodle seller who went viral for impersonating celebrity chef Salt Bae, after the restaurateur served a gold-leaf steak to a powerful official, his lawyer said.In 2021, Peter Lam Bui posted a parody video impersonating Salt Bae – Nusret Gökçe, a Turkish chef who parlayed his meme stardom into high-end eateries – by sprinkling herbs on
  
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• WATCH: Fire engulfs multi-story building in Sydney

  25-05-2023 13:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Firefighters warned the blaze was at risk of spreading to nearby buildings.
  
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• China faces a new Covid wave that could peak at 65 million cases a week

  25-05-2023 12:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  China is bracing for a new wave of Covid-19 infections that could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the time the surge peaks at the end of June.
  
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• Chinese hackers are spying on U.S. critical infrastructure, Microsoft and Western intelligence agencies say

  25-05-2023 12:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on U.S. critical infrastructure organizations, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft said.
  
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• What will happen if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling?

  25-05-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. is days away from needing more cash to pay its bills. What steps will Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen likely take to determine who gets paid and when?
  
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• Rwandan ex-police chief arrested in South Africa over 1994 genocide

  25-05-2023 11:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Fulgence Kayishema, 62, charged with playing leading role in church killing of more than 2,000 peopleOne of the world’s most wanted genocide suspects, a Rwandan former police chief, Fulgence Kayishema, has been arrested in South Africa and charged with playing a leading role in the murder of more than 2,000 people in a church in April 1994.Kayishema has spent more than two decades as a fugitive and was living under a false name at the time of his arrest on Wednesday afternoon in Paarl, 35
  
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• ‘A crime of hatred’: disgust over Brazilian mobile phone slavery game

  25-05-2023 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Game in which users were able to buy and sell enslaved people, removed from Google Play store on Wednesday, elicits horrorBrazilians have reacted with horror to the news that a mobile phone game in which players were able to buy and sell enslaved people was until recently available to download on Google Play.Dubbed the “Slavery Simulator” (Simulador de Escravidão), the disturbing game also allowed players to inflict different forms of torture on black characters. Continue read
  
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• Ron DeSantis is stuck in the middle and getting punched from above and below

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the 2024 GOP nomination in the No. 2 spot. In a Trump-dominated world, that makes him the prime target.
  
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• Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iran unveiled on Thursday what it dubbed the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear program.
  
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• Border raid exposes Russian defenses and divisions

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A cross-border incursion into Russia's Belgorod from Ukraine sparked backlash about Vladimir Putin's ability to protect his borders and the Kremlin's military.
  
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• Ban weekend homework for overworked Filipino pupils, says lawmaker

  25-05-2023 10:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in testsA lawmaker in the Philippines has proposed banning schools from setting homework at weekends, saying students are overworked and need to recharge.Sam Verzosa, a member of the House of Representatives, said the Philippines was in an “educational crisis”, with students spending long hours studying but underperforming in test scores. Continue reading...
  
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• Walls collapse as fireball engulfs Sydney building

  25-05-2023 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 firefighters attempted to extinguish the huge fire in the Surry Hills area.
  
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• How Tina Turner 'broke the silence' on domestic abuse

  25-05-2023 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer's decision to reveal the details of her violent marriage still helps inspire other women.
  
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• Family of woman who died after falling out of patrol car in Georgia files lawsuit

  25-05-2023 07:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The family of a Georgia woman who died after falling out of a police car is filing a lawsuit alleging gross negligence in the 2022 incident, their attorneys said.
  
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• Artist instantly paralyzed after being shoved into moving subway train, New York prosecutor says

  25-05-2023 07:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Turkish-born artist who moved to New York six years ago was instantly paralyzed from the neck down after a man allegedly shoved her into a moving subway train in what a prosecutor described Wednesday as a “completely unprovoked" attack.
  
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• Millions of Syrian refugees face fight to reclaim homes, says human rights group

  25-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Report by Syrian Network for Human Rights details laws giving Assad’s government powers to seize landAs many as 14 million Syrians face a near insurmountable barrier to returning to their homes after the government passed laws giving the state power to seize their land and property, according to a report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights.The report, shared with the Guardian, urged the UN high commissioner for refugees to highlight the laws as one of the main obstacles to refugees retu
  
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• Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders

  25-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Daughters of Rached Ghannouchi and Said Ferjani demand justice amid continuing crackdown on dissent by President Saied
  Families of detained Tunisian opposition politicians filed a case at the African court on human and peoples’ rights in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday, accusing Tunisia of unlawfully arresting and detaining the leaders.“On the evidence we are seeing so far, there is no proper basis for the charges,” said Rodney Dixon, a British lawyer handling the case. “T
  
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• Ukraine war: 'My brother saved my life - but lost his own'

  25-05-2023 06:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maksym saved Ivan's life in Bakhmut, then stayed to lead their men. A week later he was dead.
  
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• UK study of 1948 Israeli massacre of Palestinian village reveals mass grave sites

  25-05-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers analysed cartographic data and aerial photos to identify three possible locations in former fishing village TanturaAn investigation into a massacre in a destroyed Palestinian village carried out by Israeli forces in the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation has identified three possible mass graves beneath a present-day beach resort.Palestinian survivors and historians have long claimed that men living in Tantura, a fishing village of approximately 1,500 people near Haifa, wer
  
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• New clues emerge about possible factors behind sudden infant death syndrome

  25-05-2023 06:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A study found that some infants who died of SIDS had abnormalities in a serotonin-related brain receptor that may be involved in helping babies gasp for air.
  
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• China-backed hackers spying on US critical infrastructure, says Five Eyes

  25-05-2023 05:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Targets include US military facilities on Guam that would be key in an Asia-Pacific conflict, say Microsoft and western spy agenciesA state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organisations and similar activities could be occurring globally, western intelligence agencies and Microsoft have warned.“The United States and international cybersecurity authorities are issuing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight a recently
  
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• Utah authorities investigate how 2-year-old at day care was struck in the head by an apparent stray bullet

  25-05-2023 04:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities in Utah are investigating how a 2-year-old child at a day care was struck in the head by an apparent stray bullet Monday.
  
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• 2024 presidential tracker: See who's in the race and who's on the sidelines

  25-05-2023 02:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Track the 2024 presidential candidates. See who's declared and who is still on the sidelines.
  
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• With Ron DeSantis event, Twitter solidifies its place in the conservative media world

  25-05-2023 02:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democratic strategists said the joint Musk-DeSantis event was the latest example of the billionaire aligning himself and Twitter with conservative politics.
  
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• See tiny newborn meerkats explore zoo enclosure

  25-05-2023 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years.
  
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• Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman

  25-05-2023 02:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  If confirmed by the Senate, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. would replace Army Gen. Mark Milley.
  
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• Will these Trump voters switch to DeSantis in 2024?

  25-05-2023 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republicans tell the BBC why the Florida governor is an attractive alternative in the 2024 race.
  
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• Mikel Arteta: The rejection and determination that made a manager

  25-05-2023 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moulded by La Masia, forged by the Old Firm, now celebrated in north London. Mikel Arteta's long journey was always focused on one destination: the top.
  
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• Key moments in the poisoning death of a Utah dad and his wife’s arrest

  25-05-2023 00:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  What we know about the days surrounding Utah father Eric Richins’ death, and what led police to charge his wife Kouri in connection with his fentanyl overdose.
  
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