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Why fashion brands are putting celebrities in charge

August 15, 2023 - 08:01
Celebrities are winning jobs at the top of luxury fashion firms - but what can they really contribute?
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Burning mangrove trees for a living: 'I'd quit tomorrow if I could'

August 15, 2023 - 06:05
Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.
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Back to the future for India's rice farmers

August 15, 2023 - 06:02
India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is turning to old varieties and new farming techniques.
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Canadian couple win damages from Italian ruling party

August 15, 2023 - 02:51
The far-right party has been ordered to pay damages over a photo used in an anti-surrogacy campaign.
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N Ireland police details in hands of dissident republicans

August 15, 2023 - 01:49
The chief constable says the information could be used to intimidate or target officers and staff.
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Soviet-era jet crashes during air show in Michigan

August 15, 2023 - 01:33
The pilot and passenger safely ejected just moments before the plane crashed in a plume of smoke.
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Hawaii wildfires: Crews may find 10 to 20 wildfire victims a day - governor

August 15, 2023 - 01:33
Cadaver dogs are combing destroyed homes, but officials say it could take 10 days to learn the full toll.
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Georgia prosecutors could charge Trump with racketeering, experts say

August 14, 2023 - 22:29
Mr Trump could face charges under the Rico Act over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Russian rouble falls to 16-month low against US dollar

August 14, 2023 - 21:06
The currency has been hit by rising imports and higher military spending for the Ukraine war.
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Javier Milei: Trump admirer leads race for Argentina presidency

August 14, 2023 - 20:25
Javier Milei gets the biggest number of votes in a primary considered a key indicator for the election.
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Lakhimpur case: Life in jail for India sisters' rape and hanging

August 14, 2023 - 19:38
The teenaged girls were found hanging from a tree in Lakhimpur district in September last year.
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Madagascan presidential aide charged with seeking £225,000 bribe in UK

August 14, 2023 - 19:17
Madagascan chief-of-staff and a French associate arrested in London after meeting with mine company.
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Australia mushroom deaths accidental, says cook

August 14, 2023 - 19:05
Erin Patterson tells police she is devastated and had no reason to harm her ex-husband's relatives.
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At least 30 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide

August 14, 2023 - 18:53
Heavy monsoon rain loosened piles of earth and debris and sent it down the cliff, sweeping miners on the way.
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Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says

August 14, 2023 - 17:42
Coup leaders accuse the detained Mohamed Bazoum of undermining national security,
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Watch: Mount Etna night eruption caught on camera

August 14, 2023 - 17:09
The most active volcano in Europe, located on the island of Sicily, erupted on Sunday night.
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Himachal Pradesh: Nine dead, dozens trapped in India temple collapse

August 14, 2023 - 16:51
Around 20-25 people are feared trapped after a temple in Himachal Pradesh collapsed due to heavy rains.
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Taiwan VP a 'troublemaker' for US visit: Beijing

August 14, 2023 - 14:25
William Lai's stopovers in New York and San Francisco on his way to Paraguay have riled China.
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Israelis seek opportunities abroad amid unrest at home

August 14, 2023 - 13:00
A poll suggests as many as one in three Israelis are considering leaving the country over the crisis.
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When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded

August 14, 2023 - 11:41
Lahaina residents tell the BBC they had no official warning before "fire hurricane" engulfed their town.
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