According to Al Jazeera, local Syrian sources reported that Israeli troops shelled the Tel al-Ahmar area in the eastern countryside of Quneitra province, southern Syria.
Meanwhile, Syria’s SANA news agency reported that Israeli forces also…
Category: 2. World
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‘I can’t take any more of this,’ Andrew told Epstein, released emails show
Sean Dilley,North America Correspondent,
Ed Campbell,BBC News Investigations and
Chris Graham
Indigo / Getty ImagesAndrew has always denied any wrongdoing and has not faced any charges (file photo) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor told Jeffrey Epstein…
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Fossil fuel emissions rise again
Mark Poynting,Climate reporter and
Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent
ReutersThe world’s burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show.
It is another sign that efforts…
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Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims hits $5bn valuation
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesSkims, the shapewear brand co-founded by celebrity and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, says it is now valued at $5bn (£2.93bn) after raising $225m of new funding.
The company says it plans to use the money…
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Benin City
AFP/Getty ImagesGuests and dignitaries looked on as protesters stormed the Museum of West African Art in Benin City on Sunday Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has found itself in the…
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France focuses on jihadist enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan
Paris attacks: What happened 10 years ago? Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat.
A former girlfriend of the only jihadist to survive the November…
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Stranger Things cast and creators on show’s ending and spin-off plans
NetflixMillie Bobby Brown previously told the BBC that it was “incredibly emotional” filming the finale After five seasons, Stranger Things is coming to an end – but another portal is already opening as the creators behind the show, twin brothers…
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The case for and against counting castes in India
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesMembers of India’s Banjara community demand reservation benefits in Mumbai Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers – it is about who gets a…
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Iran’s first portable CNC milling machine marks big industrial and tech breakthrough
By Ivan KesicIn a landmark achievement for Iran’s industrial sector, engineers at the National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO) have successfully manufactured the country’s first indigenously produced…
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Blind students sit 13-hour college entry exam in South Korea
Hyojung KimBBC News Korean
BBC/Hosu LeeHan Dong-hyun, a student at Seoul Hanbit School for the Blind, is among those who will take the “longest version” of the infamous Suneung exam Every November, South Korea comes to a standstill for its infamous…
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