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Rayhan Demytrie BBC South Caucasus correspondent Azertac TV Images of Vardanyan in court in Baku appeared to show bruising on his forehead Ruben Vardanyan is one of Armenia’s richest men, but his millions are of little use now that he is facing a possible life term in jail in neighbouring Azerbaijan. The two neighbouring Caucasus … Read more
Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Getty Images India’s trainer market is attractive for overseas firms It’s likely that you have not heard of Taiwan’s Hong Fu Industrial Group, but look down on a busy street and you may well see its products. Hong Fu is the world’s second-biggest maker of trainers (sneakers) supplying shoes to Nike, … Read more
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Smoke was seen rising over Paris following a fire at a waste disposal centre. Views of the Parisian skyline showed a plume of smoke above the buildings, as the fire continued to rage. Videos on social media show a large structure engulfed by flames, as emergency workers head to the scene. According to French authorities, … Read more
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images The King and Queen will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday King Charles and Queen Camilla have released new photographs to mark their 20th wedding anniversary later this week, with the couple smiling and looking relaxed in images taken soon after they arrived in Italy for a state … Read more
The Palestine Red Crescent Society has called for an independent international inquiry into Israel’s killing of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza. The organisation released the full video found on the phone of one of its eight paramedics who died when troops fired at a convoy of ambulances on 23 March, which it said constituted … Read more
Body camera video captured the moment the Christopher Police Department and firefighters raced towards a structure that collapsed on a firefighter. The police and fire crew were responding to a fire in Christopher, Illinois when the incident occurred. While the crew was trying to put the flames out, an explosion caused the front porch to … Read more
Mali has accused neighbouring Algeria of being a sponsor and exporter of terrorism after Algeria shot down a Malian drone close to their common border last week. A strongly worded statement from Mali’s foreign ministry on Sunday challenged Algeria’s earlier explanation that the unmanned surveillance aircraft had violated its airspace. The statement described the downing … Read more
For more than a decade, scientists have chased the idea of reviving extinct species, a process sometimes called de-extinction. Now, a company called Colossal Biosciences appears to have done it, or something close, with the dire wolf, a giant, extinct species made famous by the television series “Game of Thrones.” In 2021, a separate team … Read more
A Belgian prince’s attempt to claim social security benefits on top of his six-figure royal allowance has been rejected by a court. Prince Laurent – the younger brother of King Philippe – received €388,000 (£295,850; $376,000) from state funds last year but said that his work entitles him and his family to social security. He … Read more