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This is a country which is starting to feel the very real fear of hunger.The weather is turning from early autumn warmth to a sharp chill. Several areas are reporting drought, which adds to the sense of growing catastrophe.At Maidan Wardak, 50 miles west of Kabul, a crowd of several hundred men had ...
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Heavy showers and thunderstorms have caused severe flooding in the southern Indian city of Chennai.No deaths have been reported, but officials in the state of Tamil Nadu, of which Chennai is the capital, have issued warnings to evacuate people from low-lying areas.Local media footage showed uprooted...
At least 91 people have died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.Fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting inferno engulfed bystanders and vehicles at a busy junction.Footage broadcast by local media outlets showed badly cha...
The first pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator.The tablet - molnupiravir - will be given twice a day to vulnerable patients recently diagnosed with the disease.In clinical trials the pill, originally developed to treat flu, cut the risk of hospital...
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Hundreds of people holding up crosses bearing the names of murdered women have marched in Mexico City to draw attention to rising cases of femicide.The "Day of Dead Women" protest was held the day after Mexico's traditional Day of the Dead celebrations.Femicide, or the intentional murd...
A four-year-old girl missing for 18 days in a remote part of Western Australia has been found alive and well in a locked house, police have said.Cleo Smith disappeared from her family's tent at a campsite near the town of Carnarvon on 16 October, triggering a massive search.A 36-year-old man is ...
More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal.Brazil - where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down - was among the signatories on Tuesday.The pledge includes almost £14bn ($19.2bn) of publi...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged "turbulence" in the UK's relationship with France as the row over fishing rights escalates.After dozens of French boats were denied post-Brexit fishing licences for UK and Jersey waters, France threatened to block ports to British vessels.B...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Pope Francis to visit his country - a significant turnaround after negotiations for a papal visit to India collapsed in 2017.The invitation came after Mr Modi shared images of his first private meeting with the Pope at the Vatican.The Indian prime...
Business & Commerce
If you're a fan wanting to express your devotion to the hit Korean Netflix show Squid Game - well, there's a cryptocurrency for that.Gamers have created an online version of the programme, for which you need the Squid cryptocurrency to play.On Tuesday, it was worth a modest 1 cent, but by Fr...
China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building "super high-rise buildings", as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects.The country is home to some of the world's highest buildings, including Shanghai Tower, which has 128 floors.Local reports also questio...
Petrol stations in many parts of China have begun rationing diesel amid rising costs and falling supplies.Some truck drivers are having to wait entire days to refuel, according to posts on social media site Weibo.China is currently in the midst of a massive power crunch, as coal and natural gas shor...
A British trawler has been seized by France and another has been fined, amid an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights.French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the ships were cautioned during checks off Le Havre overnight.She said the first did not comply right away and the second was n...
Facebook has posted better-than-expected profits for the third quarter, as it continues to face bad press over leaked internal documents.The social media giant made $9bn (£6.5bn) of profit in the three months to September, up from $7.8bn last year.However, it was hit by a new privacy update to...
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social.He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny of big tech", accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US.Social media played a pivotal role in Mr Trump's bid for...
At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages.Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise further as many people are missing.Several houses were washed away and people became...
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex.Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.S...
The US has said that it will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries on 8 November.Under new rules announced by the White House, vaccinated people who have had a negative test in the 72 hours before travelling will be allowed to enter.The move marks the end of the tough r...
At least 46 people have been killed and dozens more seriously injured in a fire at a 13-storey tower block in southern Taiwan, officials say.A residential and commercial building in the city of Kaohsiung caught fire in the early hours of Thursday morning, the local fire department said.It took firef...
A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 50 people, officials say, in the deadliest assault since US forces left.Images on social media showed bodies and debris inside the mosque, used by the minority Shia Muslim community.More than 100 people were injured i...
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