Showing posts with label BBC News - World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC News - World. Show all posts

Friday, 13 November 2020

How critical is weather for SpaceX launch?

Nasa and SpaceX were due to send astronauts to the ISS on Saturday but the weather's changed their plans.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How the conflict could destabilise its neighbours

With accusations of Eritrean involvement and thousands fleeing, the Tigray conflict could have serious repercussions.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: One family's tragedy

Cousins Mehdi and Melek kept their relationship secret – then war brought it to an sudden end.

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Covid: India's festival season doesn't stop for coronavirus

Millions of people are marking the festival of Diwali, but there are concerns over rising coronavirus cases.

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Is this giant alligator on a Florida golf course real?

Many people have been questioning this viral reptile video. So we asked a gator expert to weigh in.

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Thursday, 12 November 2020

US Election 2020: Is American democracy in crisis?

The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at Donald Trump's refusal to concede and what this means for US politics.

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Wednesday, 11 November 2020

AC/DC: 'We're too stubborn to change'

How the rock legends defied death, hearing loss and criminal charges to make their new album.

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Diwali with a difference under Covid-19

The global pandemic has meant changes for people celebrating this weekend's Hindu festival of lights.

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Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Biden: Trump refusal to concede 'an embarrassment'

President Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the race that he has been projected to lose.

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Monday, 9 November 2020

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal

It comes after six weeks of fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians in the disputed enclave.

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Barcelona terror attack suspects face trial

They are accused of helping the perpetrators carry out the 2017 attacks that left 16 people dead.

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Uganda election: Singer and president battle for youth vote

Campaigning has officially started in Uganda’s upcoming presidential elections.

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Sunday, 8 November 2020

Georgia protests: Tbilisi police fire water cannon at demonstrators

The ruling party denies the opposition's claims of electoral fraud in the parliamentary vote.

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Hong Kong security law: Why students abroad fear it

Bastions of free speech are scrambling to protect their students in the face of Chinese censorship.

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Kristallnacht anniversary: ‘We were frightened for our lives'

A 96-year-old Jewish man who escaped Nazi Germany gives his advice to future generations.

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Saturday, 7 November 2020

Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish

The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.

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Afghanistan conflict: Fighting for a future in a war without end

The young Afghans symbolising hope who were attacked in the assault on Kabul University.

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Friday, 6 November 2020

US results: 'Look at us, we matter’

A party has started in Philadelphia as Joe Biden leads the count in Pennsylvania.

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Kylie Minogue on Glastonbury, lockdown and her favourite Kylie era

The pop star looks back at her career, and the 'overwhelming' experience of Glastonbury, as she releases her 15th album.

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Storm Eta: Around 150 feared dead in Guatemala

The army reaches a village where houses were buried by mudslides triggered by Storm Eta's rains.

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