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• Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’

  02-10-2023 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was run over after she fell off her bike when a man pulled her scarf.
  
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• Marriage equality eludes Japan's same-sex couples

  02-10-2023 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan offers same-sex couples no clear legal protection, leaving them feeling nearly invisible.
  
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• TikTok users help pediatric cancer patient get the star treatment at Disney World

  02-10-2023 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Drew Patchin, 10, and his brother Tyler, 5, were treated like celebrities after TikTok creator Kristen Sotakoun's request went viral.
  
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• Fireball in Oxfordshire turns sky orange after lightning strike

  02-10-2023 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Onlookers filmed the fireball after reports that an explosion was heard in the area.
  
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• Double rainbow and lightning strikes caught on camera

  02-10-2023 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stunning cell phone video captured a meteorological phenomenon: lightning beside a double rainbow.
  
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• Watch: 128-year-old mummy finally gets funeral

  02-10-2023 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fondly called 'Stoneman Willie,' the mummy is an icon in the history of Reading, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Two people and their dog killed in rare grizzly bear attack in Canada national park

  02-10-2023 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Couple have not yet been identified and bear demonstrating ‘aggressive behavior’ was killed by park rangersTwo people and their dog have been killed in a rare grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff national park, and the bear was later killed by park rangers.The couple have not yet been identified but “loved the outdoors and were inseparable”, a family member said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Nobel-prize winning gynaecologist announces plans to run for president of DRC

  02-10-2023 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Denis Mukwege won the Nobel peace prize in 2018 for his campaign against sexual violenceThe Nobel peace prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, renowned for helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced plans to run for president in December.Mukwege, who won the award in 2018 for his nearly two-decade campaign against sexual violence, made the announcement to a jubilant crowd of supporters at a conference centre in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa.In t
  
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• How Mike Jeffries used shirtless models to sell Abercrombie

  02-10-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Californian Mike Jeffries had a clear vision when he took over - "We go after the cool kids."
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo: Guts album track inspired by best friend Madison Hu

  02-10-2023 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer tells Radio 1's Live Lounge best friend Madison Hu was the "muse" for Guts song Logical.
  
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• New, cheap malaria vaccine backed by WHO

  02-10-2023 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.
  
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• Celebrated Syrian author, poet and screenwriter Khaled Khalifa dies aged 59

  02-10-2023 16:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Khalifa was one of Syria’s most acclaimed contemporary novelists, though his six novels were banned in the countrySyrian author, poet and screenwriter Khaled Khalifa, whose novels set in Aleppo memorialised a city ruined by civil war, has died aged 59.The writer died from cardiac arrest at his home in Damascus, a close friend told the French news agency AFP. Continue reading...
  
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• Lukhanyo Am replaces Makazole Mapimpi in South Africa squad

  02-10-2023 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Centre Lukhanyo Am replaces injured wing Makazole Mapimpi in South Africa's World Cup squad as they wait to discover if they have secured a quarter-final place.
  
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• Ryder Cup 2023: Luke Donald 'would consider' captaining Europe in 2025

  02-10-2023 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luke Donald "would consider" retaining the European captaincy to lead the team into the 2025 Ryder Cup.
  
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• EU not weary over Ukraine support, Russia is warned

  02-10-2023 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members are meeting in Kyiv in an attempt to show solidarity, after the US failed to approve more aid.
  
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• Electoral politics begin to bite into Ukraine support

  02-10-2023 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On both sides of the Atlantic, cracks are beginning to form in Western nations' support for Ukraine.
  
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• Destiny Udogie: Tottenham condemn racist abuse towards defender

  02-10-2023 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have condemned racist abuse directed at defender Destiny Udogie on social media after Saturday's 2-1 win against Liverpool.
  
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• Russell Brand: Thames Valley Police investigates allegations

  02-10-2023 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police says it is looking into a woman's complaint of harassment and stalking.
  
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• Why your new Apple iPhone 15 is overheating

  02-10-2023 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm says a bug in its operating system and updates to apps like Instagram are behind the issue.
  
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• Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake

  02-10-2023 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor says he is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a deepfake scam, and has "nothing to do with it".
  
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• Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

  02-10-2023 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.
  
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• Eddie Jones: Wallabies' World Cup coach backed by Rugby Australia chief

  02-10-2023 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rugby Australia remains "committed" to head coach Eddie Jones despite being on the brink of exiting the World Cup.
  
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• Live Aid: Sir Bob Geldof talks about the new musical

  02-10-2023 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Bob Geldof talks to the BBC about a new musical based on the 1985 Live Aid fundraising concert.
  
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• Mexico church roof collapses during mass, killing at least 10 and injuring 60

  02-10-2023 12:31 via theguardian.com
  
  A ‘structural failure’ during Sunday service trapped dozens in Santa Cruz church in Gulf coast city of Ciudad MaderoThe roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Sunday mass, killing at least 10 people and injuring about 60, authorities said as searchers probed the wreckage late into the night looking for survivors and other victims.Approximately 30 parishioners were believed to have been trapped in the rubble when the roof caved in, officials said. Searchers crawled
  
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• Egypt fire: Health ministry confirms 38 people injured

  02-10-2023 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty four people have been treated for smoke inhalation, along with two being treated for burns.
  
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• James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

  02-10-2023 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.
  
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• Johnny Kitagawa: Hundreds seek compensation over J-pop agency founder's abuse

  02-10-2023 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 300 people seek compensation for being sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa.
  
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• Mexico church: Ten dead after Tamaulipas roof collapse

  02-10-2023 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three children are among those killed during the ceremony in the coastal city of Ciudad Madero.
  
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• J-pop agency Johnny & Associates to change name amid sexual abuse scandal

  02-10-2023 10:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Japanese talent agency to create new firm to manage artists as it tries to distance itself from disgraced founderThe Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, whose late founder has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of boys and young men, will change its name and establish a new firm to manage upcoming artists, as it struggles to repair its battered reputation.The agency’s president, Noriyuki Higashiyama, told a televised press conference on Monday that the company would be r
  
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• 'Mummy, I love you, we're going to die': Spain club fire kills 13

  02-10-2023 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 13 people are so far known to have been killed in a blaze in the Spanish city of Murcia.
  
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• China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway

  02-10-2023 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project under Belt and Road links the capital Jakarta with the economic hub of Bandung.
  
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• NFL week four review & results: 49ers & Eagles the only unbeaten teams as Bills beat Miami

  02-10-2023 08:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles keep the NFL's only two unbeaten records after Miami lose in Buffalo on Damar Hamlin's return.
  
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• BBC Green Sport Awards: 2023 winners revealed

  02-10-2023 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport names its 2023 Green Sport Award winners - including Australia men's cricket captain Pat Cummins and League Two football club Forest Green Rovers.
  
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• BBC Wales presenter Lucy Owen's eyesight saved by routine test

  02-10-2023 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Owen on how a casual approach almost cost her the sight in an eye, and why she feels lucky now.
  
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• Taylor Swift attends Travis Kelce's NFL game with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner and Hugh Jackman

  02-10-2023 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner and Hugh Jackman turned out to watch Swift's rumoured beau.
  
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• Laphonza Butler of EMILY's List to replace Dianne Feinstein as senator

  02-10-2023 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old will be the only black female member of the US Senate.
  
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• Golden Week: Chinese seek cheap wanderlust in economic gloom

  02-10-2023 06:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sluggish economy forces young Chinese to travel cheaply for this year's holiday.
  
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• Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

  02-10-2023 05:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the seat of the late Democratic Sen.
  
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• 5 in Illinois highway crash died from exposure to toxic payload, coroner says

  02-10-2023 02:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five people who died in an Illinois highway crash succumbed to exposure to a tanker truck's payload, anhydrous ammonia, a toxic chemical used in fertilizer, a coroner said Sunday.
  
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• From Scotland to Canada, a totem pole finally returns home

  02-10-2023 02:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artefact was stolen from an indigenous community in Canada. This is the story of its homecoming.
  
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• Can India-Europe corridor rival China's Belt and Road?

  02-10-2023 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new corridor was announced on the sidelines of the G20 summit, but challenges remain.
  
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• Migrants trying to reach the UK cross the Alps on foot

  02-10-2023 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 130,000 migrants have entered Italy this year. Many try to head further into Europe.
  
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• Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US

  02-10-2023 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Budget shutdowns have become frequent, protracted - and a uniquely American problem.
  
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• Gabon's predators on the pitch: Inside a paedophile football scandal

  02-10-2023 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Africa Eye speaks to more than 30 witnesses about a network of abuse that continued for decades.
  
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• Kansas City wins 23-20 over Jets as Taylor Swift cheers on from the stands

  02-10-2023 01:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift's attendance at Arrowhead Stadium last week renewed rumors of a budding romance between the pop superstar and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
  
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• Rep. Dean Phillips exits House Democratic leadership after urging a challenge to Biden

  02-10-2023 01:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is stepping down from his House Democratic leadership position, an exit driven by his unsuccessful call for a viable party challenger in the 2024 presidential election.
  
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• The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use

  02-10-2023 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.
  
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• Tim Wakefield, Red Sox knuckleball pitcher and World Series champ, dies at 57

  02-10-2023 00:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  BOSTON — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died.
  
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• Las Vegas Sphere: Look inside the new venue which hosted U2

  02-10-2023 00:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rock band U2 headline the new ball-shaped venue as it finally opens its doors to the public.
  
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• Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool: VAR error undermined sporting integrity - Reds

  02-10-2023 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool say "sporting integrity has been undermined" by the VAR error in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League loss to Tottenham.
  
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