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• Bangladeshi women left 'suicidal' by TikTok troll

  01-04-2024 23:37 via bbc.com
  
  Women from the Bangladeshi community say a TikTok troll is ruining their lives, the BBC finds.
  
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• Israel accused of killing Iranian generals in Syria

  01-04-2024 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi is among those killed in an attack in Damascus.
  
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• Stabbed Iranian TV host discharged from hospital

  01-04-2024 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the stabbing of news presenter Pouria Zeraati in London.
  
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• Moment woman steals guard's gun and opens fire

  01-04-2024 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live-streamed footage captured the moment a detainee stole a gun from a guard and opened fire in Chile.
  
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• Youths seen making petrol bombs ahead of Derry parade - PSNI

  01-04-2024 22:04 via bbc.com
  
  A van was set alight after masked men in paramilitary-style uniform led a march through Creggan estate.
  
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• Neighbours celebrate 100th birthdays

  01-04-2024 20:32 via bbc.com
  
  Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill have both lived on the same street for more than 30 years.
  
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• Germany kit option blocked over Nazi symbolism

  01-04-2024 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Media said the number 44 on the shirts resembled the symbol used by WW2-era Nazi SS units.
  
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• Let the music play: Mexico beach bands victorious after noise complaints

  01-04-2024 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Hotel owner in Mazatlán had suggested limiting the time or places where the bands could play after complaints from foreign tourists Bands who play the thumping tuba-and-drums songs of northern Mexico on beaches in the resort city of Mazatlán appear to have emerged victorious this week after noise complaints had threatened to silence them.But anybody who planned to witness the 8 April eclipse in a moment of awed silence will likely be disappointed. Mazatlán, on the Pacific co
  
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• Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown

  01-04-2024 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Detention of influencer Oscar Alejandro Pérez at Caracas airport en route to southern national park raises free speech concerns A popular Venezuelan YouTuber has been arrested in Caracas on terrorism charges as President Nicolás Maduro’s government steps up its crackdown on free speech ahead of upcoming elections.Oscar Alejandro Pérez was detained in the capital’s main airport on Sunday by police on accusations of terrorism, his family said. Continue reading...
  
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• French toddler's remains found after nine months but death still a mystery

  01-04-2024 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emile Soleil disappeared in a tiny Alpine village nine months ago. How he died remains unclear.
  
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• Sutton's Premier League predictions v UB40 drummer Jimmy Brown

  01-04-2024 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on UB40 drummer & Birmingham City fan Jimmy Brown to predict the outcome of the midweek Premier League games.
  
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• Fast fashion retailer Shein doubles profits as it awaits IPO approval

  01-04-2024 16:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Company founded in China and promoted on social media is thought to be considering London listingShein, the online fast fashion retailer founded in China, has more than doubled its profits to more than $2bn (£1.6bn) as it awaits approval for a stock market listing in New York or London.The company, which is growing rapidly around the world by using social media to promote its goods, recorded sales of about $45bn last year, according to a report in the Financial Times based on information f
  
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• Easter brunch altercation sparks deadly shooting, suspect at large

  01-04-2024 16:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police in Nashville, Tennessee, are searching for a man suspected of a shooting during Easter brunch.
  
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• UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

  01-04-2024 15:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service
  
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• Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fools' Day joke

  01-04-2024 15:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools' Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago
  
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• WATCH: Chairlifts at ski resort battered by strong winds

  01-04-2024 15:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Skiers captured footage as strong winds violently shook the chairlifts at an Italian ski resort, causing several chairs to swing wildly in the gusts.
  
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• WATCH: Plane passengers treated to spectacular show of northern lights

  01-04-2024 15:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A lucky plane passenger captured a dazzling display of the northern lights as his flight crossed over Canada and Greenland.
  
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• Powerball jackpot climbs to $975 million after no single ticket won Saturday

  01-04-2024 14:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Powerball has climbed to $975 million for Monday night's drawing after no ticket won the jackpot in Saturday night's drawing, the lottery said.
  
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• Millions of recalled Hyundai, Kia vehicles with a dangerous defect remain on the road

  01-04-2024 14:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  In September, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million of its vehicles in the United States with an ominous warning: The vehicles should be parked outdoors and away from buildings because they risked catching fire, whether the engines were on or off
  
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• 'Suspicious disappearance': Law enforcement searches for 2 women in Oklahoma

  01-04-2024 14:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "They never made it to the pickup location," a law enforcement advisory said. "Their car was located abandoned on the side of the road."
  
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• Free childcare hours expands to two-year-olds

  01-04-2024 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds.
  
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• 12-year-old among 7 juveniles shot outside downtown Indianapolis mall

  01-04-2024 13:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Seven juveniles, including a 12-year-old, were injured when gunfire erupted outside a mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night.
  
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• Bridge collapse live updates: Officials planning to open 'temporary' channel

  01-04-2024 13:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A container ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday.
  
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• Trapped humpback whale cut free from fishing ropes

  01-04-2024 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crews from Penlee Lifeboat station managed to cut the mammal, known as Ivy, free.
  
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• 'Gen V' actor Chance Perdomo dies at 27

  01-04-2024 12:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "Gen V" actor Chance Perdomo died following a motorcycle accident at the age of 27, his family said.
  
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• Murder trial of Chad Daybell, husband of 'doomsday' mom Lori Vallow, set to begin

  01-04-2024 12:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Chad Daybell's triple-murder trial is scheduled to start on Monday in Ada County, Idaho, with jury selection.
  
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• Delhi chief minister must stay in custody for another two weeks, court rules

  01-04-2024 12:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Opposition parties accuse government of ‘match fixing’ for elections over Arvind Kejriwal treatmentDelhi’s chief minister, a key opposition leader, must remain in custody for a further two weeks, a court has ruled, with India’s opposition parties accusing the government of “match fixing” before the country’s elections later this month.On Monday, a court ruled that Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, could remain in judicial custody till 15 Apri
  
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• 2 dead in single-engine plane crash in Truckee, California

  01-04-2024 08:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Two people were killed as a single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land in Truckee, California, on Saturday, Truckee Police said.
  
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• Australia news live: BoM says March was second-warmest on record; Easter campers rescued from Queensland flood waters

  01-04-2024 08:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Five people rescued while dozens remained stranded at campsite in northern Queensland. Follow the day’s news liveSupport for Labor drops in WA as Coalition gains ground among the youngVoters in Western Australia are shifting away from Labor towards the Coalition, as the opposition gains ground among young people. Continue reading...
  
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• Bonsai trees and a royal birthday: Japan’s imperial family dips a careful toe in world of Instagram

  01-04-2024 08:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Meme-worthy content appears in short supply, at least initially, as world’s oldest royal family embarks on its social media journeyThe rarefied world of Japan’s imperial family has entered the age of social media, but fans expecting selfies, emojis and casual shots of the emperor and empress, or princes and princesses away from the limelight may be disappointed.Far from photographs of sunrises, sunsets or moments of mindfulness that form the stock in trade of many Instagram profiles,
  
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• Jones guides England past New Zealand in first ODI

  01-04-2024 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Jones hits a superb unbeaten 92 to lead England to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI in Wellington.
  
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• Former NFL defensive back Cameron Sutton turns himself in after weeks of evading law enforcement

  01-04-2024 07:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Cameron Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weekslong search for a former NFL defensive back who was wanted for a domestic violence warrant
  
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• The pothole signs that put a town in the spotlight

  01-04-2024 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A one-person campaign becomes the talk of social media, makes national news and inspires a pastry.
  
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• Fears grow that Gaza could become ‘Mogadishu on the Mediterranean’

  01-04-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Aid officials and people in territory describe erosion of civil order and gangs filling power vacuum after months of warGaza is facing deepening anarchy as the last remnants of civil order break down, leaving a vacuum increasingly filled by armed gangs, clans, powerful families and criminals, dozens of interviews with senior aid officials, experts and people in the territory reveal.The interviewees described the continuing threat of famine and bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) but a
  
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• New laws decriminalising personal use of cannabis come into effect in Germany

  01-04-2024 06:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-18s can now to carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at homeSmoking cannabis is now legal for over-18s in Germany, after new laws for personal possession came into effect.As of 1 April, adults in Germany are allowed to carry up to 25g of dried cannabis on them and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home. Continue reading...
  
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• PM and ministers took two jets for clean energy announcement on RAAF advice, says Chris Bowen

  01-04-2024 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Energy minister says air force advised the runaway at Scone, near Liddell power station, would not accommodate Albanese’s larger planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe energy minister, Chris Bowen, has defended the government’s decision to charter two jets from Canberra for a clean energy announcement in the Hunter region of New South Wales, blaming local airport limitations and a lack of
  
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• Poland launches inquiry into previous government’s spyware use

  01-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Victims of Pegasus hacking will be notified and criminal proceedings could be brought against former officials Poland has launched an investigation into its previous government’s use of the controversial spyware Pegasus, with a parliamentary inquiry under way and the possibility of criminal charges being brought against former government officials in future.Adam Bodnar, Poland’s new justice minister, told the Guardian that in coming months the government would notify people who were
  
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• Migrant workers at greater risk of modern slavery after Brexit, research finds

  01-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitationVisas created hastily to solve labour shortages as a result of Brexit have put workers at greater risk of modern slavery and exploitation, research has found.Strict conditions on agricultural and care visas created after Britain left the EU expose workers to “hyper-precarity” and increase their vulnerability to exploitation, a study by a coalition of leading unive
  
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• Household bills rise sharply despite easing energy costs

  01-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rates for phone, broadband and water will increase from Monday and other rises are in the pipelineConsumers are braced for huge rises in their household bills on everything from water to broadband, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.Despite inflation easing, Monday will see the cost of a host of bills and taxes increasing, adding further pressure to household finances more than two years after bills began to rise significantly. Continue reading...
  
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• England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests

  01-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bedAlmost 14,000 people died needlessly last year in England while waiting in A&E for up to 12 hours for a hospital bed, a new estimate suggests.Calculations by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) based on a large study of excess deaths and waiting times show that 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 because of excessive waits in emergency departments. Continue r
  
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• ‘Extremely emotional scene’: father and grandfather die after bid to rescue toddler in Gold Coast pool

  01-04-2024 04:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Two men, aged 38 and 65, leapt into water after child fell into deep end on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA father and grandfather have died trying to save a two-year-old child who fell into a Gold Coast pool on Sunday.The toddler was reportedly playing beside the apartment block pool when they slipped and fell into the deep end about 7pm on Sunday, sparking a double Easter tragedy.Sign u
  
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• WATCH: Easter Bunny hosts underwater egg hunt in the Florida Keys

  01-04-2024 03:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A scuba-diving Easter Bunny hosted an egg hunt for divers and snorkelers off the coast of the Florida Keys. Organizers say real eggs and nontoxic colorings were used to avoid environmental impacts.
  
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• Remains of missing French toddler Emile Soleil found in French Alps

  01-04-2024 03:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Bones were discovered near the hamlet of Le Vernet, close to where the little boy went missing in 2023French investigators have found the remains of a toddler who went missing in 2023, in a case that shocked the nation.Investigators are now working to determine how the boy died, a prosecutor said on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Will legalising cannabis unleash chaos in Germany?

  01-04-2024 02:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners hail the law shift, which comes into force on 1 April - though police are less thrilled.
  
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• Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters call for Netanyahu’s removal

  01-04-2024 01:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Demonstrators join families of hostages in cities across country and vow to persist until he is ousted as PMTens of thousands of people across Israel joined the families of hostages this weekend to protest against the government and call for the removal of Benjamin Netanyahu, as the Israeli prime minister grappled with one of the most serious threats yet to his coalition.The protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Caesarea and other cities on Saturday – and at a furthe
  
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• Jeremy Bowen: Career-ending pressure on Netanyahu grows

  01-04-2024 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demonstrations in Jerusalem bring deep political splits back to the surface, writes the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
  
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• Ukrainian sculptor who fled Kyiv accepted into Royal Society of British Artists

  01-04-2024 01:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Alex Lidagovsky was forced to leave Ukraine with his family when his studio was bombed during the Russian invasionA Ukrainian sculptor who fled to the UK when his studio was destroyed has been accepted into the Royal Society of British Artists.Alex Lidagovsky was forced to leave Kyiv with his wife, Dasha Nepochatova, and 16-year-old stepdaughter after the Russian invasion began on 24 February 2022. Continue reading...
  
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• Windrush victim says Home Office ‘waiting for us to die off’ before paying compensation

  01-04-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Five years after payment scheme launched, a former soldier says delays mean plan should be run independentlyA former soldier who was a victim of the Windrush scandal has said he fears the government is “waiting for us to die off” before it pays compensation.Conroy Downie, 67, and his daughter Katie Wilson-Downie have helped advise thousands of people affected by the Windrush scandal and have called for the compensation scheme to be run independently instead of by the Home Office. Con
  
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• Three-quarters of children want more time in nature, says National Trust

  01-04-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity publishes survey findings as it calls for youngsters to be no more than a 15-minute walk from green spacesMore than three-quarters of children want to spend more time in nature, the National Trust has found, as the conservation charity pushes ministers to ensure youngsters are no more than a 15-minute walk from green spaces.Nearly two-thirds – 63% – of parents are able to take their children to nature spaces only once a week or less, citing accessibility as the main barrier,
  
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• Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: Network Ten asks to reopen its defence, citing ‘fresh evidence’

  01-04-2024 00:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Justice Michael Lee will hear an urgent application from Network Ten at 5pm on TuesdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNetwork Ten will ask the federal court to reopen its defence on Tuesday at an emergency hearing scheduled less than two days before the judgement in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case is due to be handed down.Justice Michael Lee was scheduled to deliver his judgment in the federal court in Sydney at 10.15am on Thursday 4 April in the defam
  
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