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South Africa police try to unravel tavern deaths tragedy (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Most of the 21 who died in the sudden and unexplained incident were teenagers, the police minister says.
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Russia in debt default as payment deadline passes (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
The country fails to make $100m interest payment due to sanctions and is reported to be in default.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Villagers report aftershocks but no aid (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
In a remote Afghan village residents fear a new earthquake and aid has not yet reached the nearest town.
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Nasa launches first rocket from Australian commercial spaceport (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
It is Nasa's first launch from a commercial site outside the US - and a landmark moment for Australia.
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Sofia Sapega: Belarus Ryanair plane arrest student appeals for pardon (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Sofia Sapega's plea comes a year after she was detained by the KGB on a diverted flight in Minsk.
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Ecuador promises fuel price cuts amid protests (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
President Lasso makes a concession during a protest respite, but no deal has been reached.
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G7 summit: Leaders detail $600bn plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
The revamped plan will see fresh funds being injected into development projects in Asia and Africa.
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Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.
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Colombia: Scores injured in deadly bullfight stand collapse (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Hundreds of people are injured and four have died after a wooden stand fell, local officials say.
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Ukraine war: What Severodonetsk's fall means for the conflict (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
Russian troops must still cross the Siversky Donets river to capture all of the Luhansk region.
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Will electric motorbike sales take off across Asia? (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Soaring petrol prices could speed up the transition to electric much faster than expected.
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Roe v Wade: Church that helped Jane Roe still aids abortion-seekers (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
A Dallas church linked to Jane Roe will keep helping women get abortions despite Supreme Court ruling.
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Why do so many devastating earthquakes happen in Afghanistan? (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
At least 1,000 people have died in Afghanistan's worst earthquake in two decades
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Kenyan policeman's suicide: A widow's grief (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
The force takes on mental health to help officers affected by stress - but for some it comes too late.
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China and Hong Kong: Five moments in fraught relationship since handover (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
From the Olympics to mass protests, the 25 years since handover have seen highs and lows.
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How Ukraine left its mark on Glastonbury (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
Eurovision winners and folk heroes played across the festival, spreading a message of resistance.
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Ukraine war: Inside Ukraine's International Legion of foreign fighters (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
The BBC speaks to some of the thousands of foreign soldiers who have joined the fight against Russia.
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Roe v Wade: The world reacts to US abortion ruling (Sat, 25 Jun 2022)
Our correspondents in Italy, El Salvador, India, Ireland and Canada explain the impact in countries across the globe.
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Ukraine war: Helping families find missing loved ones (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
A Red Cross call centre is reuniting Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war with their loved ones.
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Nigerian Ife head: Why UK police are holding a priceless sculpture (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
Original Ife bronze heads, of which only some 20 survive, are thought to be about 700 years old.
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Afghanistan earthquake: hospital struggles to help survivors (Sat, 25 Jun 2022)
Caring for victims is a challenge in a country already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
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What happened when Israel sent its refugees to Rwanda (Thu, 23 Jun 2022)
As the UK presses on with its asylum deal, refugees sent from Israel to Rwanda describe their experiences.
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Roe v Wade: Elation and despair outside US Supreme Court (Fri, 24 Jun 2022)
Women across the US have sharply different reactions to the decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
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'Show them our pecs' - G7 leaders mock Putin (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
At the first meeting of the summit, the Russian leader's so-called macho image is made fun of.
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Ukraine war: BBC journalist Olga Malchevska returns to bombed Kyiv home (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
Olga Malchevska was live on air when she saw images of her childhood home in the aftermath of a Russian attack.
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Forced to Beg: Tanzania’s Trafficked Kids (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
A BBC undercover investigation has exposed a human trafficking network smuggling disabled children from Tanzania to Kenya.
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Why the world needs to do more to protect its oceans (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)
A treaty to protect the world’s oceans is being discussed this week – what is at stake?
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Roe v Wade reaction: Chaos at abortion protest in South Carolina (Sun, 26 Jun 2022)
In South Carolina, six people are arrested at an event full of pro-choice and anti-abortion activists.
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