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Image copyright Center for Human Rights in Iran Image caption Saeed Malekpour’s death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment An Iranian-born Canadian resident has escaped from Iran after being imprisoned there for 11 years and returned to Canada. Saeed Malekpour was sentenced to life in prison over a programme he created for uploading photos to […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPolice were filmed responding to the shootings Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in the Texas city of El Paso. Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”. The massacre happened at […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A second person has died in the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo A debate is raging over proposals that a second vaccine be introduced to fight Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, currently in the grip of its worst outbreak. The DR Congo Health Minister, […]
Image copyright Vaira Vike-Freiberga Image caption Riga, 1942: Vaira aged five – she soon became a refugee The little girl who fled from war-torn Latvia spent more than 50 years in exile – but soon after returning she became president. Not only that, Vaira Vike-Freiberga became the first female head of a former Soviet bloc […]
Lotería, a game that’s been played across Latin America for centuries, was given a humorous update by designer Mike Alfaro. Source link
How the so-called “Asian Iceman” tries to recreate the feeling he found in the Arctic in his own home. Source link
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump had previously calling Mr Cummings’ Baltimore district a “very dangerous and filthy place” US President Donald Trump has denied being a racist after remarks he made about a black Democratic Congressman and the US city of Baltimore. Mr Trump had attacked Rep Elijah Cummings, calling Mr Cummings’ […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Alexei Navalny, pictured at a rally in memory of assassinated politician Boris Nemtsov, was detained last week A doctor for Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, says he has been discharged from hospital. Mr Navalny, who was detained last week, will now be transferred back to jail. Initial reports […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Nick Beake described the “chaos” on the streets over the weekend China has condemned the recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong as “horrendous incidents” that have caused “serious damage to the rule of law”. A spokeswoman for China’s top policy office on Hong Kong insisted […]
Image caption Some government offices have been shut down to allow civil servants to take part in the campaign Officials in Ethiopia hope to plant 200 million trees in a single day in what they hope will be a world record. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading the project which aims to counter the effects […]
American Keith Thurman was knocked down in the first round by Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao said he had “fun” as he became the oldest welterweight champion in history by beating WBA Super champion Keith Thurman in a split decision in Las Vegas. Thurman – previously undefeated – had promised to send the 40-year-old Fillipino into […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Zelensky won a landslide victory in April’s presidential election Polls have opened in Ukraine, with voters electing a new parliament. Volodymyr Zelensky became president in a landslide victory in April but says he has so far been unable to appoint the ministers he wants. The ex-TV star hopes this […]