Fantasy Meets Reality
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Monday, 31 July 2023
Unesco recommends adding Venice to endangered list
Italian authorities are failing to protect the city from over tourism and climate change, Unesco says.
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Paul Reubens: Pee-wee Herman actor dies age 70
Paul Reubens, who portrayed the children's TV and film character, had privately been fighting cancer.
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Sunday, 30 July 2023
Six killed at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Deadly clashes broke out between rival factions in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp over the weekend.
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Saturday, 29 July 2023
Judge dismisses Donald Trump's 'Big Lie' lawsuit against CNN
Mr Trump alleged that the US cable network's use of the phrase likened him to Adolf Hitler.
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Friday, 28 July 2023
Lee Meng-chu: Taiwan businessman accused of spying in China is freed
A Taiwanese businessman's ordeal in China has underscored escalating tensions.
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Sudha Murty: Why her comment over spoons divided Indians
Sudha Murty's life has been under increased scrutiny since son-in-law Rishi Sunak became PM of Britain.
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Thursday, 27 July 2023
Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake
The tech giant claims millions of people were sent a warning before the deadly earthquake earlier this year.
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Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile
One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like its neighbours.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Elon Musk tweet boosts vaccine conspiracies targeting LeBron James' son
The basketball legend's son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday.
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Tuesday, 25 July 2023
Italy weather: Summer storms sweep across northern regions
Hailstorms and heavy rain leaves a trail of damage across the countries northern regions.
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Monday, 24 July 2023
Rhodes fires: View from the airport
The BBC's Azadeh Moshiri describes what it's like for people waiting at Rhodes airport.
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Sunday, 23 July 2023
Saturday, 22 July 2023
Friday, 21 July 2023
Thursday, 20 July 2023
Malawi racist videos: Chinese man convicted after BBC expose
Lu Ke was shown by BBC Africa Eye making videos with children, some of which included racist content.
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Tornado rips apart Pfizer manufacturing site in North Carolina
Footage captures the tornado that tore through the facility and flattened buildings in North Carolina.
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Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing
Nevada police search a home as part of an investigation into the rapper's 1996 killing.
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Monday, 17 July 2023
South Korea floods: Tunnel horror brings home climate fears
The country is less used to dealing with the severe effects of a warming planet.
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Sunday, 16 July 2023
Jane Birkin: Artist and style icon's life in pictures
France's president said she was a "French icon" who "sang the most beautiful words of our language".
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Saturday, 15 July 2023
Friday, 14 July 2023
SAG strike: Actors join writers on Hollywood picket lines
The industry's biggest shutdown since 1960 has already impacted major films and promotional events.
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Christopher Nolan: After Oppenheimer, no more films during strike action
The Oppenheimer director says fully supports the "jobbing actors and staff writers" on strike.
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Thursday, 13 July 2023
Which movies and TV shows are impacted by the Hollywood strike?
This is how a mega-strike involving writers and performers may see film and TV productions put on ice.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Canada to recall Prime Energy over caffeine levels
Officials say stores may be selling the product, which has yet to launch in Canada, without approval.
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Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Monday, 10 July 2023
Turkey leader Erdogan will back Sweden joining Nato - Stoltenberg
Turkey's President Erdogan agrees to support Sweden's bid to join Nato, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says
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Sunday, 9 July 2023
Saturday, 8 July 2023
US football star Rapinoe to retire at end of season
USA forward Megan Rapinoe, one of the most successful players of her generation, says she will retire at the end of the season.
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Friday, 7 July 2023
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Wagner Group: Russian state media takes aim at Prigozhin
Piles of cash, weapons and a giant sledgehammer seen in pictures allegedly showing a raid on his home.
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Canada stops advertising with Facebook and Instagram in news row
It's the latest move over a new bill that will force tech giants to pay Canadian media for news content.
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Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Kevin Spacey trial: Actor grabbed accuser's crotch court hears
The accuser alleges he was approached by the actor after he let his dog out accidentally.
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Monday, 3 July 2023
Buck Moon: July supermoon to appear brighter than usual in the sky this week
July's full Moon, known as a Buck Moon, will be closer than normal in its orbit around the Earth.
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Sunday, 2 July 2023
The false French riot posts spreading online
A number of false and misleading claims about the French riots have been circulating on social media.
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Saturday, 1 July 2023
Ukraine war corrosive for Vladimir Putin - CIA boss
William J Burns says dissatisfaction with the conflict in Russia is a valuable recruiting tool.
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New Jersey: Dramatic rescue as helicopter pulls firefighters from river
The boat had stalled and went over the edge of a dam during a rescue mission in New Jersey in the US.
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