Slum fire leaves 50,000 homeless in Bangladesh

Image copyrightReutersImage caption The fire left thousands of the poor dwellers homeless A massive fire has swept through a slum in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, leaving 50,000 people homeless. About 15,000 homes were destroyed in the Chalantika slum…
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Epstein death ruled ‘suicide by hanging’

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Epstein was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges when he was found dead in his cell Jeffrey's Epstein's death in a Manhattan jail cell has officially been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medica…
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Ten quizzed over murder of police officer

Image caption PC Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead in Berkshire Ten people aged between 13 and 30 are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a police officer who was dragged along a road by a vehicle. PC Andrew Harper, 28, who got married four…
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Sudan power-sharing agreement to be signed

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Hemeti is widely regarded as the most powerful man in Sudan A key military leader in Sudan has promised to abide by a power-sharing agreement with the opposition. Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo - widely regarded as Sudan's …
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Man shocked as hundreds attend wife’s funeral

Antonio Basco was expecting a near-empty church for the funeral of his wife who died in the El Paso mass shooting in Texas, US, in August. But after extending an opening invite to the community, he was shocked to find people queuing to get in. Image copyr…
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Allyson Felix: Nike changes policy for pregnant athletes

Allyson Felix is the only female track and field athlete to win six Olympic gold medals Six-time Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix says female athletes will "no longer be financially penalised for having a child" after Nike changed its contracts for pregn…
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