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Massive night protests in Kolkata after doctor’s rape and murder

By:Soutik Biswas Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against…

8 months ago

Kenya’s Rukia Bulle wins 2024 BBC Komla Dumor Award

Kenyan journalist Rukia Bulle has won the 2024 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 30-year-old, who is the ninth recipient…

8 months ago

Elon Musk sues Unilever and Mars over X ‘boycott’

Daniel Thomas and Michelle Fleury BBC reporter and US business correspondent. Elon Musk's X/Twitter is suing a group of major…

8 months ago

Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

Nadine Yousif and Michelle Fleury BBC News A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and…

8 months ago

‘Slave auction’ pupils to face disciplinary in South Africa

Lucy Fleming & Natasha Booty BBC News Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a…

8 months ago

TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident

João da Silva Business reporter Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised…

8 months ago

Mum jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage

Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws,…

8 months ago

Philippines rushes to stop oil spill with barriers

By:Annabelle Liang BBC News The Philippine Coast Guard is preparing to deploy floating barriers and suction hoses to contain an…

8 months ago

Ship with nine crew sinks off Taiwan as typhoon hits

By:Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and Fan Wang in Taipei and Singapore Rescue officials in Taiwan are searching for a cargo ship with…

8 months ago

Biden has endorsed Harris. What happens next?

By Madeline Halpert, President Joe Biden surprised American voters on Sunday when he announced he would drop out of the…

9 months ago