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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Σάββατο, 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love with Christmas lights; how a cat saved its owner; and AI spots dolphin accents.
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Fatalities and injuries in German Christmas market attack
Σάββατο, 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
A car has been driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. There have been a number of fatalities and injuries.
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US sends diplomats to Syria
Παρασκευή, 20 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
US diplomats are visiting Syria to hold talks with the new de facto leader. Also: a new attempt to find the wreckage of missing flight MH370, and a controversial new TV game show, Beast Games.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
Παρασκευή, 20 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting a US healthcare insurance executive, has been extradited to New York to face new federal charges. Also: the ground squirrels in California that are hunting voles.
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Guilty verdicts and jail sentences in France's biggest rape trial
Πέμπτη, 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
In a major trial in France, Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men are jailed for repeatedly raping his wife Gisèle. Also, Israeli jets attack Houthi targets in Yemen, and Czech experts restore damaged Ukrainian artworks.
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Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west
Πέμπτη, 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the west. Also: listen to the 'earliest known country song' ever recorded.
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Man detained after Russian general's assassination
Τετάρτη, 18 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Russia has detained an Uzbek man suspected of assassinating an army general. Russia says the suspect was recruited by Ukraine. Also: The UN warns Syria is unable to cope with large numbers of refugees returning home.
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US says it's cautiously optimistic that a deal to end fighting in Gaza is within reach
Τετάρτη, 18 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Also: repairs are to be carried out on Venice's "slippery" glass bridge.
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Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow bomb blast
Τρίτη, 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Igor Kirillov died in the explosion on Tuesday. Also; a powerful earthquake flattens buildings and cuts communications in Vanuatu, and how one letter was delivered to the wrong address thousands of kilometres away.
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The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in Syria
Τρίτη, 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syria's new rulers pledge to protect minority Alawite community in Latakia after recent attacks. Also: Germany’s chancellor loses vote of confidence, and hundreds of new species are found in Mekong in south east Asia.
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French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone
Δευτέρα, 16 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
France to provide relief and security to people in Mayotte, after Saturday's destructive cyclone. Also: Western powers step up their engagement with the new rulers of Syria. And Serbia accuses journalists of spying.
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Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte cyclone
Δευτέρα, 16 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. Also: the previously unheard stories of women inside Iran’s Evin Prison, and the world's biggest iceberg - on the move again.
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The Global Story: The AI models invading our feeds
Κυριακή, 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
AI generated influencers are being criticised for creating unrealistic beauty standards and promoting unattainable lifestyle goals. But are their feeds any less 'real' than the enhanced profiles we have been exposed to for years?
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South Korea's president impeached
Κυριακή, 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
South Korea's Parliament impeaches President Yoon over failed martial law bid. The USA says it’s engaging with Islamists who ousted Syria’s President Assad - and cyclone Chido wreaks havoc on French territory Mayotte.
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The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance
Σάββατο, 14 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
We hear from a cafe in Massachusetts that spreads joy by asking customers to dance as they enter. Also: the toys made from cigarette butts; a community library destroyed by fire reopens; and Italy's festive Krampus Run.
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The secret police's grip on Syria under Assad
Σάββατο, 14 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Revelations of how the secret police controlled society under Assad. Also: the mystery of huge drones spotted in the US, and how fidgeting can drive others mad - and what psychologists can do to help.
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Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
Παρασκευή, 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Streets were packed and revolutionary music blared out across Syria to mark the end of the Assad regime. Also: health misinformation on the Diary of a CEO podcast, and why pets are the big winners this Christmas.
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US top diplomat holds talks with Turkey on Syria
Παρασκευή, 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
US top diplomat Antony Blinken holds talks with President Erdogan on establishing stability in Syria. Also: an 18-year-old Indian becomes youngest world chess champion, and Kyrgyzstan wants to update its national anthem.
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Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
Πέμπτη, 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people. Also: inside Syria's abandoned presidential palace, recreational use of cannabis banned in Japan, and the secret to being happy at work.
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Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
Πέμπτη, 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's home town of Qardaha. Also: "Christmas lights" galaxy reveals how Universe formed.
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South Korea stand-off outside presidential office
Τετάρτη, 11 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Security guards at presidential office in Seoul try to stop police from getting martial law documents. Also: new Syrian PM promises to guarantee rights for all religions, and humpback whale makes epic migration.
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Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet
Τετάρτη, 11 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Israel attacks Syria's naval fleet as part of efforts to neutralise the country's military assets after the fall of the Assad regime. Also: New Zealander wins Spanish Scrabble championship - without speaking Spanish.
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Life in Damascus returning to normal despite Israeli bombing
Τρίτη, 10 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Life in Dasmascus is returning to normal despite Israeli bombing. Also: Netanyahu appears in court on corruption charges and a judge throws a spanner in the works for the Murdoch succession plans.
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Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power' after Assad is ousted
Τρίτη, 10 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has met the outgoing PM to discuss the "transfer of power" - a day after Bashar al-Assad fled the country. Also: Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip.
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Syrians attempt to free political prisoners
Δευτέρα, 9 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Civil defence workers in Syria are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's tens of thousands of political prisoners. Also: More than 150 mostly elderly people are killed by gangs in Haiti.
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Moscow gives Assad asylum
Δευτέρα, 9 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Moscow has given asylum to Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad. Also: Trump threatens to take the US out of NATO, and Zelensky says 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict with Russia.
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Special edition: What's next for Syria
Κυριακή, 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
The latest from our correspondents across the region on what this means for Syria, its people and its future.
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Damascus Special
Κυριακή, 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syrian rebels said President Assad had already fled as they declared their capture of Damascus. Reports said that he left the capital by plane for an unknown destination.
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Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Κυριακή, 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels. Also: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is rededicated in front of world leaders and the conman in India who duped families into thinking he was their long lost son.
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Syria special
Σάββατο, 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2024
Syria's army says it's bolstering defences around the capital, Damascus, as rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the city.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love with Christmas lights; how a cat saved its owner; and AI spots dolphin accents.
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