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Afghans 'will struggle to survive or race to escape'

August 31, 2021 - 22:49
The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from the Afghan capital, a day after the last US troops left.
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What was left behind by US forces?

August 31, 2021 - 22:48
As US troops took off from Kabul, they abandoned 73 aircraft - all disabled.
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YouTube signs Twitch video-game streamer Dr Lupo

August 31, 2021 - 21:43
Twitch says it wishes the American, 34, "nothing but the best in everything that comes next".
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Sarah Rainsford: My last despatch before Russian expulsion

August 31, 2021 - 21:13
The BBC's Moscow correspondent has spent much of her life in Russia. This is her final report there.
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Cyprus on alert as Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean

August 31, 2021 - 20:52
Modelling suggests fuel that leaked from a power plant last week will soon reach northern Cyprus.
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Brazil bank robbery: Hostages describe terrifying getaway car ordeal

August 31, 2021 - 20:34
Brazil hostages describe terrifying ordeal as bank robbers used them as human shields on getaway cars.
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Afghanistan: Taliban enter Kabul airport and celebrate by posing in aircraft

August 31, 2021 - 20:28
The group entered the Afghan capital's airport hours after the last US soldier left the country.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan athlete Hossain Rasouli makes debut after evacuation

August 31, 2021 - 19:55
Afghanistan evacuee Hossain Rasouli finally gets his chance to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics - and his opponents can't "help but feel joy".
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Berlin university canteens cut meat from menus to curb climate change

August 31, 2021 - 19:36
The new menus are designed to reduce the carbon footprint of universities in the German capital.
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Mission: Impossible Covid shutdowns prompt lawsuit

August 31, 2021 - 19:15
Film maker Paramount alleges insurance payout for the latest Tom Cruise installment does not cover losses.
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R. Kelly trial: First male accuser testifies to sexual abuse

August 31, 2021 - 17:50
An unnamed man says the star promised fame in exchange for sex, while a female witness alleges rape.
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Greta Thunberg: 'I'll go to COP26 if it's safe and democratic'

August 31, 2021 - 14:12
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says she does not think November's COP26 summit in Glasgow will lead to "much results".
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Mollie Tibbetts: Farm worker gets life for murdering Iowa student

August 31, 2021 - 12:46
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty in May of the 2018 killing that stoked political debate.
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Tokyo 2020: Toyota restarts driverless vehicles after accident

August 31, 2021 - 12:35
A visually impaired athlete from Japan's judo team was hit by one of the e-Palette pods on Thursday.
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Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America's longest war

August 31, 2021 - 10:49
The US military's last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the ambassador on board early on Tuesday.
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The last US soldier leaves Afghanistan

August 31, 2021 - 10:24
Major General Chris Donahue was last aboard the final flight before the Taliban took Kabul airport.
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Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world, says UN

August 31, 2021 - 09:25
The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century.
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Theranos scandal: Who is Elizabeth Holmes and why is she on trial?

August 31, 2021 - 08:37
The former boss of blood testing company Theranos is accused of fraud and could face years in jail.
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Nigerian students amass degrees to stay in Europe

August 31, 2021 - 08:35
Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home.
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Can apps move the #MeToo movement forward?

August 31, 2021 - 08:12
Reporting sexual harassment at work is getting easier thanks to new technologies.
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