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World News

China issues warning to EU Commission over electric vehicle probe

China has warned the EU Commission that an investigation into electric vehicles could damage business relations and increase prices for European car buyers

14 September 2023

Libya

Libyans plead for international help after deadly flooding

Libyans in the country's worst flood-hit city of Derna are pleading for international help as search teams combed through the devastation looking for bodies.

14 September 2023

Libya

Libya floods: More than 2,300 people dead and thousands still missing

Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighbourhoods.

12 September 2023

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WATCH: Mali pays tribute to football legend Salif Keita

Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76.

7 September 2023

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Culture news

Freddie Mercury's piano sold for €2m to raise cash for AIDS research

A baby grand piano once owned by Freddie Mercury has sold at auction for almost €2m along with the original manuscript for Bohemian Rhapsody

7 September 2023

Mexico

Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalises abortion nationwide

Mexico's highest court has ruled to decriminalise abortion nationwide after asserting that previous rules breached human rights

7 September 2023

Romania

Romania launches investigation over possible Russian drone debris

Romanian authorities have launched an investigation after admitting they may have found debris from a Russian drone inside their borders

7 September 2023

Spain

Record rainfall in Spain leads to deaths and travel chaos

Record levels of rain have fallen in Spain causing the deaths of at least two people and leading to travel chaos.

4 September 2023

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WATCH: Dozens die in Johannesburg apartment building fire

Over 70 people are known to have died in a blaze which swept through a rundown apartment building in Johannesburg, occupied by some of the city's most impoverished residents

World News

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick 'unfit' to stand trial on abuse charges

The former archbishop of Washington DC, Theodore McCarrick, will not stand trial on teen sex abuse charges after judge rules he is unfit

Health news

Death toll in Polish Legionnaires' outbreak rises to 14

The number of people who have died in Poland from the Legionella bacteria has risen to 14 after it claimed more lives in Rzeszow.

Libya

Libyans protest at minister's meeting with Israeli counterpart

Crowds of demonstrators across Libya have protested after the country's foreign minister held discussions with her Israeli counterpart

World News

Heavy storms hit southern Europe causing huge disruptions

Strong winds and heavy rains have hit Spain and Italy causing widespread flooding and devastation

World News

Ukraine and Russia both set to increase efforts around Bakhmut

Ukraine and Russia are reportedly intensifying operations around the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut as President Zelenskyy's forces increase their use of drones

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WATCH: Syrian graffiti artists paint mural of Wagner leader, Prigozhin

WATCH: Two Syrian graffiti artists have painted a mural of the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who is thought to have died in a plane crash

World News

Australian and Filipino troops hold exercises in South China Sea

Australian and Filipino troops have held joint military exercises near a flashpoint in the South China Sea which is claimed by China

World News

California biker bar shooting kills at least four people

At least four people have been killed in a shooting by a former police officer at a biker bar in Southern California

USA

Trump set to surrender in Georgia over election charges

Former US President Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia to face charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

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WATCH: Slackliners compete in China at over 1,000 metres altitude

A slackliner competition in China saw participants balancing on thin webs more than 1,000 metres in the air.

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WATCH: Bulgarian kite festival highlights need for bird protection

Colourful kites fly above the Bulgarian Black Sea coast to highlight the importance of environmental protection for bird habitats.

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