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Ground should have been laid for cuts, admits Truss

But the prime minister says she sticks by her mini budget, despite a bad reaction from the markets.
UK Politics
Voting under way in polarising Brazilian election

Stakes are high as the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro could be unseated by left-wing rival Lula.
Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela frees jailed Americans in prisoner swap

Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady had been serving 18-year sentences for trafficking drugs.
Latin America & Caribbean

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Perez leads Singapore Grand Prix following heavy rain delay

Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from the Singapore Grand Prix.
Formula 1
NFL: Vikings take early lead over Saints at Tottenham

Follow live text coverage as the Minnesota Vikings take on the New Orleans Saints at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first of NFL's three London games in 2022.
American Football
Stadium disaster a 'dark day' for football - Infantino

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says it is a "dark day" for football after at least 125 people are killed in a crush at a match in Indonesia.
Football

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Why a 1922 horror film still terrifies

Why controversial 1920s documentary-horror Häxan still terrifies, 100 years on
Culture
The surprising power of memes

They are almost a language in themselves for conveying complex ideas
Future
New Zealand's overlooked cuisine

Nearly 17% of New Zealanders identify as Māori, but their food is hard to find
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How an essential job skill is changing

You may think you know this soft skill – but it doesn't mean what you think
Worklife
Will Venice succumb to the sea?

The city is moving to protect itself from rising tides and sinking foundations
Future
The food America erased

"It's a monumental deal when a decolonised menu is on the table"
Travel
11 films to watch this October

A biopic of Emily Brontë and a romcom starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts
Culture
Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face

It was widely reported that the actor had sold his face to a deepfake company
Technology
Birth control scandal of Greenland's young women

Denmark and Greenland agree to investigate traumatising birth control procedures
Europe
The lost art, the radical mission and a black Jesus

Paintings by black Zimbabwean artists go in show at home for the first time in 70 years
Africa

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Rallies support Iran protests at woman's custody death

Protests take place in countries outside Iran, in support of opposition to the death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.

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