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Shanghai shoppers flee Covid lockdown attempt

There were chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in Shanghai on Saturday, with shoppers trying to escape as authorities tried to quarantine them. Health officials...

Russia reopens bond market to friendly traders

The Moscow Exchange will be partially reopened to foreign investors from Monday after a nearly six-month suspension during the Ukraine war. It says only investors...

Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names

A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align...

25-year-old Zambian wins 2022 BBC Komla Dumor award

Zambian TV and radio presenter Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya has won the 2022 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. At 25, Buyoya is the youngest recipient of...

Gunman hailed hero for holding up bank over savings

An armed man who held a bank hostage for more than six hours in Beirut because he could not withdraw savings has been hailed...

UN alarmed over Ukraine nuclear plant

More shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other for the attack. Each side said...

Man arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money

A man in central China married off his mentally disabled teenage daughter on three occasions between 2018 and 2021 to three different men for...

Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs

The Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday charged Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion. The actor...

Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony

A 12-year-old girl was saved from marrying a 70-year-old man just moments before the wedding ceremony. Two months ago, Amira was excited. Her brother was getting...

New virus detected in eastern China

Scientists are tracking a new, animal-derived virus in eastern China that has infected at least several dozen people. The novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found...

France battles monster wildfire

More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a "monster" wildfire in the south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of forest,...

Trump refuses to answer questions in New York probe

Former US President, Donald Trump, has declined to answer questions as part of a New York state investigation into his family's business practices. Mr Trump...

Chadians who reject marriage proposals to pay fine

People who refuse a marriage proposal in Mangalmé in north-eastern Chad must now pay a fine, known as "amchilini". The region's Higher Islamic Council ruled...

Iranian charged with plotting to kill Trump aide

An Iranian man has been charged by the US with plotting to kill former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton. US officials said Shahram Poursafi,...

War must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky

The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Ukraine's president was speaking after a string...

Ukraine conflict: Ban Russian visitors, Zelensky urges West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to ban all Russian visitors – and the Kremlin has responded with scorn. Russians should “live...

Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky

The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Ukraine’s president was speaking after a string...

Man convicted for murdering friend who woke him up

A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend following an argument about being woken up. Jimmy Moore, 33, died after he was stabbed...

Mother-of-four shot dead by relative in horror gun accident

A British mother-of-four was shot dead in a horrific accident while visiting relatives on a dream holiday to South Africa. Fatima Issa had flown out with her...

Monkeypox can spread in 3 ways – Here’s what to know and how to avoid infection

Just two months after the virus landed in the US, monkeypox has been declared a national public health emergency â€” a déjà vu nightmare for the...

Brazil arrests 5 more in murder of journalist

Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five additional suspects in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. The pair were killed...

Seoul floods: Eight dead amid heaviest rain

At least eight people have died and 14 others have been injured as flooding caused by torrential rain hit parts of South Korea's capital...

Mark Zuckerberg reveals new WhatsApp features

Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status...

Famous fashion designer dies aged 84

Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global...

Trump accuses FBI agents of raiding his Florida home

Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in...

20-year-old student jailed over illegal home abortion

A university student was jailed for two years after taking pills that caused her to have an abortion. The young mum, who had a two...

Drama as footballer sends brother to replace him at his wedding

Malmo FF star, Mohammed Buya, was unlucky as he missed his own wedding day to finalise a transfer to his new club. The striker had...

China conducts new military drills

China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday. The Chinese army's Eastern...

Gaza ceasefire holds after days of violence

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and...

Hong Kong shortens Covid hotel quarantine

Hong Kong will ease its Covid hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving from overseas, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. From Friday, those arriving...

Sammy Gyamfi, 6 others file complaint against Delta Air Lines

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi and six others have filed a formal complaint with the Office of Aviation...

I need rest – Lady whose lover gets 100 erections a day cries out

A woman has spoken out about her unusual sex life, saying her boyfriend has up to 100 erections a day and it is tiring...

Court sentences man to death for raping, murdering job-seeker

A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man to death by hanging after he raped and murdered a woman lured under false pretenses to...

Bodybuilder who injected oil into biceps to make muscles larger dies

The bodybuilder from Brazil dubbed "Hulk" who racked up a following on TikTok by injecting his biceps with deadly oil that caused them to surge to 23 inches has died...

India confirms first monkeypox death

India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state...

Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV

A man, who has lived with HIV since the 1980s, seems to have been cured in only the fourth such case, say doctors. He was...

Two dead in raging California wildfire

Two people have been found dead amid a huge wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes in northern California. The bodies of...

Reparations to Africans over slave trade long overdue – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said payment of reparations to over 20 million Africans who were affected by the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, is long overdue. According...

Top Bin Laden lieutenant killed in US drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in...

7-year-old boy saves 3-year-old from drowning

A seven-year-old boy from Staten Island has been hailed as a hero for saving a toddler from drowning in California. Massiah Browne was swimming at an apartment...