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37 minutes ago By Janhavee Moole, BBC Marathi BBC Saurabh Netravalkar will be part of the US team facing Indian cricketers in a T20 World Cup match on Wednesday In 2015, Saurabh Netravalkar gave up his dreams of playing professional cricket in India and moved to the US to work as a software engineer. “Cricket was over … Read more
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international nonprofit, has led its own investigation into what happened that day in the lead-up to Vega’s death. Last month, it denounced the shooting as an “apparent extrajudicial execution” in an open letter to President Noboa, detailing alleged human rights abuses committed by the military. According to HRW, an autopsy … Read more
Thinking Global Podcast – Kevin Bloor Dorothy Gaziano/shutterstock/Kevin Bloor This week, Kevin Bloor speaks with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about the A-Level global politics course. Kevin also chats about his book Understanding Global Politics (2022), how to think about the exam, structuring essays, and more. Kevin Bloor is an author, Principal Examiner and teacher. He … Read more
NOTE: The video above contains violent footage of a charging bull. Please watch at your own discretion. A rodeo bull named Party Bus triggered chaos in Sisters, Ore., on Saturday when the animal leapt over an arena fence and stormed through fairgrounds, injuring three people. In video footage of the rampaging bull, people are seen … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Indonesian woman was found dead inside the belly of a massive python after she went missing from her village in South Sulawesi province. Farida, a 45-year-old mother of four, was reported missing on Thursday night by her husband after she failed to return home. Her husband … Read more
20 minutes ago By Nikos Papanikolaou, Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News Reuters Rescuers arrived at the area where the body of Dr Mosley was found on Sunday CCTV footage appears to show TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley disappear from view as he makes his way down a hillside close to where his body was found, the BBC has been … Read more
The Israeli government is under pressure to secure the release of captives held in Gaza. Four captives have been brought back from Gaza and hundreds of Palestinians killed during a major Israeli military operation. On the streets of Israel, many are celebrating – but also demanding that all remaining captives must be freed under a … Read more
Authorities are using boats to patrol the ocean and warning swimmers about sharks this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where a woman and two teenage girls were hurt in two separate shark attacks on Friday. The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle led authorities to temporarily close several beaches to swimmers on Friday. Beaches were reopened … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Eiffel Tower got a makeover in preparation for the Olympics. The Olympic rings were mounted to the iconic Parisian landmark on Friday to mark 50 days until the sports world gathers in the French capital for the quadrennial sports festival. The rings were displayed on the south … Read more
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she feels “saddened and shaken” but “fine” after being attacked in the street in Copenhagen. Ms Frederiksen is said to have experienced minor whiplash after a man walked up to her and struck her in Copenhagen’s old town on Friday evening. A 39-year-old Polish man, who was arrested, appeared … Read more