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World · Guardian World

Shark trapped for a month in South Korean canal is finally freed

21 Oct 22:41

Bukang-i successfully guided out after month in which it drew 1.6m visitors and was watched over by YouTubers In South Korea , they call them jagyeongdan , a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked up their selfie sticks and gathered around the harbour in Busan to keep watch over an unlikely charge: a stranded shark affectionately

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World · BBC

At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting

Anti-terrorism police have taken up the investigation into the incident in Trappes, to the west of Paris.

23 Oct 22:44

World · Guardian World

Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father

Meghan also reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police. Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper pu

23 Oct 22:28

World · BBC

Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted

Issues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown.

23 Oct 22:01

World · BBC

Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroad

This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

23 Oct 21:36

World · BBC

Five Israelis wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank shooting

The attack comes at a time of heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank and four days before Israel's general election.

23 Oct 21:26

World · BBC

Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

23 Oct 21:23

World · BBC

Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich

Questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers, were raised earlier this month.

23 Oct 21:14

World · BBC

Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomat

Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.

23 Oct 21:14