The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society hosted its first-ever bird call contest on Saturday, with the aim to promote conservation awareness.
It saw bird fanatics dress up and take to the stage to mimic rhythmic calls of the Koel, Asian barred owlet,…
Category: 2. World
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Jerry Adler, who starred in The Sopranos, dies aged 96
Actor Jerry Adler, best known for playing consigliere Herman ‘Hesh’ Rabkin in The Sopranos, has died aged 96.
Although he found fame on the small screen, Adler did not start acting until his early 60s – as he was preparing to retire from an…
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Chinese property giant delisted after spectacular fall
Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter, BBC News
AFP via Getty ImagesEvergrande was once China’s biggest property developer Chinese property giant Evergrande’s shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday after more than a decade and a half…
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France summons US envoy Charles Kushner over antisemitism claims
MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA/ShutterstockFrance says it will summon the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, over what it says are unacceptable allegations of failing to tackle a surge in antisemitism.
Kushner, who is Jewish and whose son is married to…
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What is behind Nigeria’s passion for reality show?
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News
Peacock via Getty ImagesIdentity became a heated issue for fans of the show this year Committed Nigerian fans of the reality dating show Love Island USA are all primed to watch the coming reunion of the couples six weeks…
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How Russia is trying to win over the world beyond the West
Juliana GragnaniEditor, BBC Global Disinformation Unit
Maria KorenyukBBC Global Disinformation Unit
BBCJavier Gallardo likes to start his morning watching a classical music programme on television – it is part of his routine, and puts him in the…
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Victims of violent cartels tell BBC they now hide from US authorities
Ione WellsBBC News in Ecuador
Submitted PhotoGabriela’s vacation to Disney World became her escape from cartel violence She had promised her daughter a trip to Disney World in Florida – but what had originally been planned as a holiday became an…
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Why deadly floods keep devastating Pakistan
Azadeh MoshiriPakistan correspondent
BBCArif Khan was one of many helping in rescue efforts As villagers carried out the bodies of two children, soaked in mud, the large crowd looked impassive.
They had gathered in a small village in the Swabi…
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Trump threatens to send National Guard to Baltimore to ‘clean up’ crime
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Baltimore, escalating a clash with Maryland Governor Wes Moore after the Democrat invited him to join a “safety walk” in the city.
“If Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A.,…
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Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
Quentin SommervilleBBC News, reporting from Donetsk, Ukraine
Watch: BBC takes part in Dobropillya evacuation as bombs fall The Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has long been in Moscow’s sights. Vladimir Putin reportedly wants to freeze the war in…
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