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Hurricane Debby makes landfall on Florida coast

August 5, 2024 - 20:42
The fourth storm of the hurricane season brings fears of catastrophic flooding to the Big Bend region.
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Biles achieves 'more than wildest dreams' in Paris

August 5, 2024 - 20:38
Simone Biles says she has achieved more than her wildest dreams as she leaves Paris with three Olympic gold medals and one silver.
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Biles takes silver as Andrade wins floor gold

August 5, 2024 - 20:38
Simone Biles misses out on a fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics as Rebeca Andrade shines to take the title.
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Global stock markets sink on US economy fears

August 5, 2024 - 19:33
The UK's FTSE 100 opened sharply lower after Asia stocks plummeted on concerns US growth is slowing.
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Mexican journalist killed while under police protection

August 5, 2024 - 19:03
Alejandro Martínez had been reporting on violent crime for several years.
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Mexican journalist killed while under police protection

August 5, 2024 - 19:03
Alejandro Martínez had been reporting on violent crime for several years.
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Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat

August 5, 2024 - 19:01
Sheikh Hasina is credited for the country's economic progress but also accused of authoritarianism.
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Watch: Bangladesh protesters storm prime minister's palace

August 5, 2024 - 18:59
Bengali TV aired live footage of protesters storming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence.
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Watch: Bangladesh protesters storm prime minister's palace

August 5, 2024 - 18:59
Bengali TV aired live footage of protesters storming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence.
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Three top contenders emerge in Kamala Harris' VP hunt

August 5, 2024 - 18:23
The vice-president interviewed at least three of her shortlist on Sunday at her home in Washington.
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Angered by Paris ban, Russia's media scorns 'the Olympics of Hell'

August 5, 2024 - 17:30
Most Russian athletes are not allowed to compete in Paris due to their country's war in Ukraine.
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Angered by Paris ban, Russia's media scorns 'the Olympics of Hell'

August 5, 2024 - 17:30
Most Russian athletes are not allowed to compete in Paris due to their country's war in Ukraine.
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Cash, condo and ramen for Philippine double gold gymnast

August 5, 2024 - 15:59
Carlos Yulo - the second Filipino athlete to win gold at the Olympics - will be richly rewarded.
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Bangladesh's protesters want their PM to go. Can she hold on?

August 5, 2024 - 15:14
Calls are growing for Sheikh Hasina to resign, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
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Where the greatest ever Olympic 100m final was won

August 5, 2024 - 14:34
Noah Lyles won Olympic men's 100m gold by five-thousandths of a second at Paris 2024 in a dramatic final which proved the fastest race in history.
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Russian dissident Kara-Murza tells BBC he thought he would die in prison

August 5, 2024 - 13:34
Vladimir Kara-Murza's joy at his release in the prisoner swap is marred by thoughts of Russian detainees who remain in jail.
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Russian dissident Kara-Murza tells BBC he thought he would die in prison

August 5, 2024 - 13:34
Vladimir Kara-Murza's joy at his release in the prisoner swap is marred by thoughts of Russian detainees who remain in jail.
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Can India become rich before its population grows old?

August 5, 2024 - 12:41
At current rates, India needs 75 years to reach a quarter of US's per capita income, a report says.
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Asia markets slump after global rout last week

August 5, 2024 - 11:12
Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix stock indexes drop as much as 7%, continuing a global sell-off.
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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims

August 5, 2024 - 10:48
Kyiv has been accused of helping plan an ambush on Malian soldiers and the Russian mercenaries fighting alongside them.
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