The commissioner general of UNRWA has warned of “record highs” diseases in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
Category: 2. World
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UNRWA chief warns about 'record highs' of diseases in Gaza amid Israeli siege
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Palestinian football pitch faces Israel demolition ultimatum
BBCIsraeli authorities have ordered the football club to take the pitch apart, or they’ll demolish it A Palestinian children’s football club in the occupied West Bank faces imminent demolition despite an international campaign to save it. Its…
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Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours
A surfer has been bitten by a shark, the fourth attack along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline in under 48 hours.
The 39-year-old man suffered minor cuts after a shark bit through his board near Crescent Head on Tuesday morning. He is…
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Thousands in San Francisco mourn beloved albino alligator, Claude
Getty ImagesClaude in his enclosure at the California Academy of Sciences in 2023 Claude wasn’t much of a talker, he barely moved, and never wore a costume to entice his audience – but on Sunday, hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the…
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Over a hundred vehicles pile up on motorway after crash
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up that closed the I96 interstate road in Ottawa County, Michigan on 19 January.
State police reported that there had been multiple injuries but no fatalities.
One man involved in the accident said…
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Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
Katya Adler Europe Editor
BBCSomething in Europe has snapped. Donald Trump doubled down again on Monday, in his insistence that the US needs Greenland for national security reasons.
Is he prepared to use force to seize it, journalists asked him?…
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Tributes paid to Nigeria’s renowned Yoruba wood carver
Molara WoodRenowned Nigerian master wood carver Kasali Akangbe Ogun has been buried following his death last week after a brief illness.
He came from a long line of wood carvers from the Yoruba people, and took the tradition from his birthplace of…
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Ros Atkins on…President Trump's year in numbers
Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts – the BBC’s Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump’s first year back in office, in numbers.
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Greenland ‘will stay Greenland’, former Trump adviser declares
Faisal IslamEconomics editor
Getty ImagesGary Cohn advised Trump on the economy in his first term Oliver SmithBusiness producer, Davos
Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has…
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US voters evaluate Trump’s economy after year one
BBCWhen campaigning to become president for the second time, Donald Trump made improving the economy a central part of his pitch to voters.
One year after returning to the White House, we asked voters about that promise. What do they think of the…
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