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Lightning kills 14 at Uganda refugee camp
A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on…
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UN says humanitarian situation in Lebanon worse than 2006 war
The United Nations says the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is now even worse than during the last war against Israel 18 years ago. "The…
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Mexico marks Day of the Dead with grand parade
More than 1 million people watched on as colourful floats and people in costumes marched through Mexico City during a grand parade for the…
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Green shoots spring from ashes in Brazil's fire-resistant savanna
The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna, but green shoots are already emerging from…
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Suspect sought for armed robberies in Little Italy, South Loop
CHICAGO – Chicago police are searching for a suspect who targeted four businesses in Little Italy and the South Loop Friday evening. “It’s…
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Woman freed from car after three days as Spain flood deaths reach 211
Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days…
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Spain sends thousands more troops to flood zone
Spain is deploying 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by historic floods that have killed…
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Almost 3,000 killed by Israeli attacks in over a year, Lebanon says
At least 71 people were killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Friday, authorities said Saturday, which brings the total number of…
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Woman rescued in Spain after being trapped in car for three days
Three days after the deadly flash floods in Spain, emergency forces in the badly-hit Valencia region were able to rescue a woman trapped…
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Living with Nigeria's blackouts - six weeks, no power
The reception is poorly lit and a small fan barely moves the humid air as staff at Chidinma Emeneka’s laundry service in Nigeria’s…
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Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods
MADRID (AP) — Spain is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week…
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Death toll from devastating flash floods in Spain stands at 207
The death toll from flash floods in Spain's southern and eastern regions has risen slightly to 207, a minister said on Saturday. Interior…
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Spain sends 500 more troops to Valencia amid anger over flood response
A further 500 soldiers are being deployed to the Valencia region amid criticism of local authorities over their response to the…
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'I lost my leg on the way home from school'
Warning: this story contains descriptions of injury detail Berhane Haile was walking home from school earlier this year through the…
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Israel claims it killed one of Hamas’s last high-ranking members
The Israeli military said Friday it had killed a senior Hamas official it described as one of the last surviving senior officials in the…
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Brazil's federal police indict 20 in connection with salt mine catastrophe in country's northeast
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Friday indicted 20 people for rock salt mining in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio that…
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29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating…
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Photos: Spain devastated by historic floods as more than 200 people reported dead
At least 205 people were reported dead after historic flash floods rocked Spain this week as a result of torrential rainfall, according to…
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Video shows arrests of Sara Sharif murder accused
Footage showing the moment police boarded a plane and detained Sara Sharif's alleged killers as they arrived back in the UK has been shown…
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Israeli budget hikes military spending, VAT, cuts social services
The Israeli government on Friday approved higher military spending and cuts in education, health and social services in a draft budget for…
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Satellite Imagery Shows Breadth of Flooding in Spain
Record rainfall flooded parts of Spain this week, killing more than 150 people in the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in decades. New…
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Spain death toll tops 200 as more troops head to flood-ravaged areas
The death toll following severe storms in Spain passed 200 on Friday as the government promised to send in hundreds more troops to help…
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China directs automakers to halt investments in EU countries supporting EV tariffs
China has directed its auto manufacturers to pause substantial investments in European Union (EU) countries that endorse additional…
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Fashion killers and pumpkin assassins: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: From the BBC in Africa this week: Go to BBCAfrica.com…