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NewsBBCHighland Park shooting: Suspect charged with murder over 4 July attack
The 21-year-old is accused of firing 70 bullets on to a crowd, killing seven and wounding dozens.
BusinessBBCPound slides to two-year low against the dollar
Investors flock to the safe haven dollar over concerns about the outlook for UK economic growth.
BusinessBBCEnvironmentalists sue Dutch airline KLM for 'greenwashing'
Dutch organisations are taking action against the airline in first lawsuit of its kind in the industry.
NewsBBCWhy did Rishi Sunak resign?
Rishi Sunak quit as Chancellor saying the PM's approach to the economy was too different to his own.
BusinessBBCZimbabwe to mint gold coins to tackle rising prices
The south-east African country's annual inflation rate stood at more than 190% in June.
CelebrityBBCCarlos Santana: Legendary US guitarist collapses on stage
The 74-year-old, who was taken to hospital, later said he passed out because of dehydration.
NewsThe Canadian PressEXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergencies
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild. The latest disaster follows Sydney’s wettest-ever start to a year with dams overflowing and a sodden landscape incapable of absorbing more rain that must instead run into swollen waterways. Here are the climate, geographic and demographic factors behind Sydney’s latest flooding emergency. ___ LEADERS BLAME
NewsBBCMali coup: How junta got Ecowas economic sanctions lifted
West African leaders agree to drop the economic sanctions imposed on Mali after a coup.
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Marcos plays balancing act in meeting with China's FM
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet China’s top diplomat Wednesday to discuss long-simmering disputes in the South China Sea, as he wades into foreign policy dilemmas that include the U.S.-China rivalry in the region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, wearing a native Filipino formal shirt, met his counterpart for talks at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. He is scheduled to meet Marcos Jr. later at the presidential palace and extend Chin
NewsBBCHousehold energy bills to hit £3,000 per year
Energy price rises mean a surge in winter fuel bills are expected.
EntertainmentBBCSidhu Moose Wala: The unsettling legacy of the rapper's protest music
It has been more than a month since the rapper was shot dead. But he is still making headlines.
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Russian foreign minister stops in Vietnam ahead of G-20
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Vietnam on Wednesday as part of an effort to bolster ties with a country that has not openly condemned its invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov, on his way to the Indonesian island of Bali for a G-20 meeting, sought to strengthen ties with Vietnam, which also has a strong relationship with the United States. Lavrov is currently on a trip to Asia to seek support amid his country’s diplomatic isolation by the West and punishing sanctions
TechnologyBBCTech firms told to do better on child abuse images
The government is giving Ofcom extra powers to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation content.
NewsBBCChicago shooting: Parents of two-year-old boy among victims
Irina McCarthy and Kevin McCarthy were shot dead by a gunman, leaving their son Aiden an orphan.
NewsThe Canadian PressShanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing
BEIJING (AP) — Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities. Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown that confined most of its 24 million residents to their homes for weeks and the new requirements have stirred concerns of a return of such harsh measures. The latest outbreak in Chi
NewsBBCMumbai: Heavy rains bring Indian city to a standstill
Millions are battling flooding and overflowing sewers as monsoon rains lash India's financial capital.
LifestyleBBCThe Range pulls bikini and bride weight loss items
Shoppers complained that dieting wall plaques to collect £1 for every pound lost body shame women.
BusinessBBCTwo million workers free from National Insurance
Employees can now earn £12,570 a year before paying National Insurance tax, up from £9,880.
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Appeals arguments set on immigrants brought to US as kids
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrant advocates head to a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday in hopes of saving an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children. A federal judge in Texas last year declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal — although he agreed to leave the program intact for those already benefitting from it while his order is appealed. DACA proponents planned an early morning vigil ahead o
NewsThe Canadian PressNew evacuations for communities near California forest fire
JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a mountainous region that's a top tourism destination. The Electra Fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country broke out Monday afternoon and tripled in size to about 6.1 square miles (15.8 square kilometers). It was 5% contained Tuesday night. The fire was making short, uphill runs, fire officials said. “The rate o
NewsThe Canadian PressSri Lanka's crisis rings alarm for other troubled economies
BANGKOK (AP) — Sri Lanka is desperate for help with weathering its worst crisis in recent memory. Its schools are closed for lack of fuel to get kids and teachers to classrooms. Its effort to arrange a bailout from the International Monetary Fund has been hindered by the severity of its financial crisis, its prime minister says. But it’s not the only economy that’s in serious trouble as prices of food, fuel and other staples have soared with the war in Ukraine. Alarm bells are ringing for many e
NewsThe Canadian PressG-20 meeting may lead to wider divisions over war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s largest nations are looking to address the war in Ukraine and its impact on global energy and food security when they meet in Indonesia this week. Yet instead of providing unity, the talks may well exacerbate existing divides over the Ukraine conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to attend the Group of 20 meeting in the Indonesian resort of Bali, wh
NewsThe Canadian PressJudges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal attack. Ahead of a trial for a Michigan man charged in the riot, one prospective juror said a police officer injured during the melee is a close friend. Another has friends who are congressional staffers or journalists who worked at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A woman whose boyfriend lived near the Capitol recalled the terror she
NewsThe Canadian PressGun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news. Take this weekend in the Chicago area. On Monday, a rooftop shooter opened fire into crowds gathered for an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, killing at least seven people and wounding some 30. Less talked about, Chicago Police say 68 people were shot in the
NewsThe Canadian PressHurricane Bonnie off Mexico briefly season's 1st major storm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Bonnie weakened a bit Tuesday night after several hours as the first major storm of the eastern Pacific season while off southern Mexico, though it wasn't a threat to land. Bonnie was beginning to move farther away from Mexico’s Pacific coast, three days after crossing Central America as a tropical storm from the Caribbean and dropping heavy rain, contributing to at least two deaths. Forecasters said they expected the hurricane, which grew into a Category 3 storm in
