Katy Watson
in Morwell, Australia
The winters in Victoria’s Gippsland region are known for being chilly. Frost is a frequent visitor overnight, and the days are often overcast.
But in…
Category: 2. World
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The community where Erin Patterson’s mushroom murders took place
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Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?
Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco SilvaBBC Verify
BBCIn the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government workforce, including…
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The Indian cartoonist who fought the censors with a smile
BBCAbu’s cartoons sharply captured the media’s servility during the Emergency “It’s unfair to lift censorship suddenly,” growls a grizzled newspaper editor into the phone, a copy of The Daily Pulp sprawled across his desk. “We should be given time…
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Goods from Japan and South Korea hit with 25% levy
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC News
Getty ImagesThe US has announced a new 25% tax on products entering the country from South Korea and Japan, as President Donald Trump began sharing a batch of letters to leaders of countries around the…
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Israeli forces shoot anyone crossing ‘imaginary lines’ in Gaza, whistleblower says
An Israeli soldier says the regime’s invading forces have been ordered to indiscriminately shoot and kill any Palestinian crossing “imaginary lines” they have set in the Gaza Strip, including…
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SCO official: Iran-Russia ties set to multiply through people-to-people diplomacy
SHENYANG – Stanislav Korolev, Director of National Center of Public Diplomacy for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia, has highlighted the enduring strength and growing depth of Iran–Russia relations, emphasizing the pivotal…
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Foreseeable flaws in Gaza aid project led to shooting of Palestinians
The repeated fatal shootings of Palestinians seeking food at distribution centers in Gaza since late May are an outcome of the aid project’s flawed design, which drew enormous crowds and brought them in proximity to Israeli troops, who opened…
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Israel escalates aggression on eve of Barrack visit: Will the war resume?
BEIRUT — The Israeli regime has expanded the scope of its strikes on the eve of the visit of Thomas Barrack – the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria – to Beirut to receive Lebanon’s official response to his proposal.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health…
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200 million year-old jawbone revealed as new species
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News
SmithsonianThe new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the…
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Sachs reveals real motives behind Israel’s raid on Iran
TEHRAN – In the wake of the unprecedented joint military aggression by Israel and the United States against Iran, international observers have turned their attention to the deeper motivations behind the attack, its geopolitical implications, and…
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