South Africa president faces up to poor poll result from the BBC
President Ramaphosa says the result was a victory for democracy, but the ANC lost its majority for the first time.Read More
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Missing Cryptoqueen’s murky links to Bulgarian underworld from the BBC
The BBC investigates Ruja Ignatova’s close ties to a suspected organised crime boss.Read More
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time from the BBC
The 93-year-old tied the knot with his new wife Elena Zhukova in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard.Read More
Earthquakes shake Japanese region, collapse 2 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake from ABC
Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1Read More
Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes from ABC
The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, has reopened after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlierRead More
‘They’re somebody’s history.’ Returning ancient artifacts to their rightful home from NPR
The Rosetta Stone, the Kohinoor diamond, sculptures from Greece’s Parthenon known as the Elgin Marbles are all dazzling objects that bear the history of early civilizations. But these objects were also taken by colonizers, and still remain on display in museum galleries far from their homes. Over the past several years museums around the world…
New York couple find safe containing $100k in lake from the BBC
James Kane and Barbie Agostini told US media that they found the safe stuffed full of $100 bills.Read More
Police officer injured in Mannheim stabbing dies from the BBC
The 29-year-old was one of six people to be wounded by the attacker, who was detained at the scene.Read More
1 person was killed and 24 injured in a mass shooting in Akron, Ohio from NPR Juliana Kim
Authorities in Akron, Ohio, said the investigation is in its preliminary stages and did not provide details about the victims or suspects. Read More
Trump calls it an ‘honor’ to join TikTok after previously trying to ban the app from NPR Juliana Kim
In less than 24 hours, former President Donald Trump amassed over 2 million followers on TikTok — nearly a third of the following he has on his own social media platform, Truth Social. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago) Read More