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Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack
Police say a man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and injured two more in Kongsberg.
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Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack
Police say a man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and injured two more in Kongsberg.
Last chance to find Covid origins, WHO says
The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.
Putin denies weaponising energy amid Europe crisis
The Russian president says his country is not to blame for high gas prices elsewhere in Europe.
Women's 10km world record holder stabbed to death
The body of Kenya's Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletics Championships medallist, is found at her home.
'Mother' of modern medicine Lacks honoured
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.
Vulnerable North Koreans at risk of starvation - UN
A UN expert has urged for international sanctions to be lifted to prevent a food crisis.
France defender Hernandez gets six-month jail term
A Spanish court issued the sentence after he broke a restraining order in 2017.
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Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack
Police say a man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and injured two more in Kongsberg.
Last chance to find Covid origins, WHO says
The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.
Putin denies weaponising energy amid Europe crisis
The Russian president says his country is not to blame for high gas prices elsewhere in Europe.
Women's 10km world record holder stabbed to death
The body of Kenya's Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletics Championships medallist, is found at her home.
'Mother' of modern medicine Lacks honoured
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.
Vulnerable North Koreans at risk of starvation - UN
A UN expert has urged for international sanctions to be lifted to prevent a food crisis.
France defender Hernandez gets six-month jail term
A Spanish court issued the sentence after he broke a restraining order in 2017.
Last chance to find Covid origins, WHO says
The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.
Putin denies weaponising energy amid Europe crisis
The Russian president says his country is not to blame for high gas prices elsewhere in Europe.
Women's 10km world record holder stabbed to death
The body of Kenya's Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletics Championships medallist, is found at her home.
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Video caption: Afghan interpreter and family settle in Coventry Life in Afghanistan had become impossible for people like Zyed who worked for the coalition forces.
Sudan schools reduce classes due to bread shortage
Nichola Mandil
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Copyright: AFPImage caption: Bakeries in Khartoum could run out of wheat flour in the next seven days Education authorities in Sudan's capital have cut working hours and reduced the number of lessons per day because of a shortage of bread.
The Director of Basic Education in Khartoum State said the reduction will continue until the situation improves.
“Due to the condition the country is experiencing and shortages of bread, it has been decided that work in schools should be in the morning hours from 7:30 am to 11:00 am, and the number of lessons should not exceed four periods a day," Hamaza Ahmed Mohamed al-Fahal said in a letter.
The directive which was issued on Monday takes effect immediately.
The BBC has learned that bakeries in Khartoum could run out of wheat flour in the next seven days.
The shortages are understood to have been caused by protests in eastern Sudan, which have blocked roads and forced Red Sea ports to close in recent weeks.
Members of the Beja community have been complaining about what they said was their political marginalisation and poor economic conditions.
Tunisian Francophonie summit postponed to 2022
Ahmed Rouaba
BBC News
The Francophonie summit due to be held in Tunisia in November has been postponed, the international organisation has said.
The 88 French-speaking countries were scheduled to meet in the island of Djerba next month but have decided to move the event to next year.
The decision is believed to be partly motivated by the political situation in Tunisia.
The North African country has been under "exceptional measures" since July when President Kais Saied suspended parliament and fired the prime minister in a move deemed a violation of the constitution by his critics, however many Tunisians have supported Mr Saied.
The delay of the Francophonie summit is seen by the opposition as a blow to the president and his power grab.
Ethiopia's Tigray aid crisis worsening - WHO head
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Copyright: AFPImage caption: Dr Tedros said up to 400,000 people in Tigray were living in famine-like conditions The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in northern Ethiopia is growing worse by the day, with up to seven million people in urgent need of food aid.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is himself Tigrayan, said the Tigray region had been under de facto blockade for almost a year, and basic services remain cut off - including electricity, banking and telecoms.
He said up to 400,000 people were living in famine-like conditions.
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A big fire has swept through the main square of a landmark concert hall and conference centre in Egypt where the country's top film festival is due to open on Thursday.
A plume of black smoke rose from where the opening and closing ceremonies of El Gouna film festival are due to take place.
The festival has been held in the Red Sea resort since 2017 and is the most glamorous and prestigious event for Egypt's film industry.
The fire has now been put out, and the festival is still scheduled to go ahead on Thursday evening.
