Athletes drop Olympic dreams to help Brazil flood victims
Less than three months out from the Olympic Games in Paris, some Brazilian athletes are giving up their dreams to help victims of the severe floods. Rower Piedro Tuchtenhagen, who was due to compete in the qualifying phase for the Games, said he and Evaldo Becker decided to "focus our energies here in Rio Grande do Sul, our state, to help our families and friends."
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UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
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Sei whales have made a comeback after 100 years
Giant blue-grey sei whales that vanished from Argentina's Patagonian coast a century ago due to hunting are starting to flourish once again, demonstrating how species can recover when measures to protect them are put in place. Kristy Kilburn reports.
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UK toddler regains hearing in gene therapy breakthrough
A UK toddler has regained her hearing after undergoing breakthrough gene therapy. Her parents, Jo and James Sandy, say Opal can hear soft sounds through the pioneering treatment, which can be used to help other children who have hearing loss through genetic conditions. Emma Jehle has more.
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Protesters try to storm Tesla plant in Germany
Protesters opposed to expansion of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's plant in Grunheide near Berlin clashed with police as some of them attempted to storm the facility on Friday (May 10). Angela Johnston reports.
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Brazil airdrops aid into city isolated by heavy flood
The Brazilian Air Force dropped several loads of aid over Sao Jeronimo on Thursday (May 9), a city isolated by the heavy flooding hitting southern Brazil.
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Protesters attempt to storm Tesla plant in Germany
Protesters opposed to expansion of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's plant in Grunheide near Berlin clashed with police as some of them attempted to storm the facility on Friday (May 10).
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Indigenous Bolivians claim share of sunken Spanish cargo
Members of three South American indigenous communities have filed a legal request to share any proceeds from the sunken treasure of a Spanish galleon if it's recovered. Colombia wants to claim the wreck and its contents but the indigenous peoples say their ancestors mined the metals. Lucy Fielder has more.
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Climate protesters target Magna Carta at British Library
Two climate protesters aged 82 and 85 attempted to smash parts of the reinforced case holding an original text of the Magna Carta in the British Library in London on Friday (10 May) before the pair were stopped by security staff.
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Zelenskiy: Ukraine was ready for Russian attack on Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces had been prepared for a new Russian ground assault on Friday (May 10) on the border of the northeastern Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. He also warned that Moscow could send more troops to the area.
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UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson
The main United Nations aid agency for Palestinians closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after local Israeli residents set fire to areas at the edge of the sprawling compound on Thursday, the agency said. Adam Bouloukos, director of UNRWA affairs in the occupied West Bank, said with the assistance of some colleagues, he managed to put out the fire which consumed around 70 meters of dry grass and scrub near the compound fence.
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Several killed as bus falls into river in Russia
At least three bus passengers died and several others were undergoing urgent treatment in hospital after their bus careered off a bridge and into the Moika river in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Friday, the local department of the emergencies ministry said.
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Chad military leader election declared winner
Chad's election results are being disputed after interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby was declared the winner according to provisional results, something opposition leader Succes Masra described as an attempt to "steal" the vote. David Doyle has more.
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India sets sprinklers to cool sweltering drivers
Water sprinklers were seen being utilised in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday (May 9), as part of efforts by local authorities to help motorists cope with a searing heat wave.
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Solar scorcher: Mexico grapples with heat wave
A scorching heat wave hit Mexico on Thursday (May 9) with high temperatures and strong solar radiation.
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Two injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv: Ukraine
Ukraine destroyed all 10 drones as Russia launched an overnight attack, but two people were injured and residential buildings in the Kharkiv region were consumed by fire as a result of the attack, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
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Philippines calls to expel Chinese diplomats over phone call leak
The Philippines' national security adviser called on Friday for Chinese diplomats to be expelled over an alleged leak of a phone conversation with a Filipino admiral in a significant escalation of a bitter row over the South China Sea. Sean Hogan has more.
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Bodycam video shows Florida cop shooting Black airman
A Florida county sheriff on Thursday released body-camera video of a deputy fatally shooting a Black airman who had a handgun at his side in his apartment, after civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family, urged officials to release it. Gabe Singer reports.
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Netanyahu: I hope I can patch things up with Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes he and U.S. President Joe Biden can overcome their disagreements over the war in Gaza, after Biden withheld some weapons from Israel.
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Netanyahu: we'll fight with 'fingernails' if needs be
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to rebuff on Thursday (May 9) a vow by U.S. President Joe Biden to halt some weapons supplies to Israel if it attacks Rafah, saying the country was prepared to stand alone if necessary.
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Trump: 'I'm being held in court by corrupt judge'
Donald Trump's lawyer sought to show inconsistencies in porn star Stormy Daniels' various tellings of a 2006 sexual encounter she has said she had with Trump, part of an effort on Thursday (May 9) to undermine her credibility as a witness in the first criminal trial of a sitting or former U.S. president.
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European monuments lit up ahead of EU elections
Famous landmarks and monuments across Europe were lit up to mark Europe Day and motivate citizens to participate in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June.
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