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Ecuador jail fight: Dozens of inmates killed in gang war
image copyrightEPAimage captionInmates could be seen on the roof of El Turi jail in Cuenca At least 79 inmates have…
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South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha
image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThe city’s pier is a popular tourist attraction Many South Africans are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha,…
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Italy landslide pushes hundreds of coffins into the sea
image copyrightVigili del Fuocoimage captionPhotos of the collapsed cliff show coffins and debris in the water Hundreds of coffins tumbled…
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Amnesty strips Alexei Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status
By Sarah RainsfordBBC News, Moscow image copyrightReutersimage captionAlexei Navalny returned to Russia in January after a near-fatal nerve agent attack…
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New Zealand: Rescuers save 28 whales from stranding spot
Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves. The…
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Tiger Woods: The triumphs and troubles of golf superstar
image copyrightGetty Images Tiger Woods is in hospital after suffering multiple leg injuries in a car crash. Many from the…
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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening on equality, memes and monorails
By Will ChalkNewsbeat reporter image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionMatt at the 2017 Comic-Con in San Diego, holding up a picture of…
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Buttergate: Why are Canadians complaining about hard butter?
image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionStock photo of butter being spread on bread Something is amiss with Canadian butter, according to local…
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Bitcoin: Elon Musk loses world’s richest title as Tesla falters
image copyrightReutersimage captionA surge in Tesla shares first made Elon Musk the world’s richest man in January Tesla boss Elon…
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Niger election: Mohamed Bazoum wins landmark vote amid protests
A former interior minister, Mohamed Bazoum, has won Niger’s presidential election, which has been hailed as a first democratic transition…
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