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How is China supporting Russia after it was sanctioned for Ukraine war? (www.bbc.com)

Note: There are diagrams I can’t post here, it may be worth clicking the link....

How is China supporting Russia after it was sanctioned for Ukraine war? (www.bbc.com)

Note: There are diagrams I can’t post here, it may be worth clicking the link....

Manchester: Call for an end to cycle lanes behind bus stops (www.bbc.com)

Yet more hate towards cycling, and somehow if a floating bus stop is located between two care lanes its perfectly acceptable.

Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)

A man has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago....

Robert Fico: Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM (www.bbc.com)

Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday.

Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)

Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner....

Keir Starmer sets out what Labour would do first if it wins election (www.bbc.com)

Devon: Parasite outbreak in Brixham to last for 'at least' a week (www.bbc.com)

An outbreak of a diarrhoea-type illness is expected to last for “at least” a week in south Devon, with people told to boil their tap water until further notice....

Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage | BBC News (www.bbc.com)

Darién Gap: Surge of children braving dangerous jungle crossing (www.bbc.com)

The number of migrant children crossing the jungle between Colombia and Panama is up by 40%, Unicef says....

Fate of Chinese vlogger unknown after scheduled release (www.bbc.com)

Zhang Zhan’s condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail....

Kano mosque attack: Nigerian worshippers locked inside and set ablaze (www.bbc.com)

A suspected arsonist sprays a mosque with petrol and sets it on fire over a family dispute, police say....

[News] The Rise of 'Grief Tech': How AI is Changing the Way We Mourn (www.bbc.com)

The “grief tech” or “death tech” industry is growing, valued at over £100bn globally, and is using artificial intelligence to help people cope with loss. One example is HereafterAI, which allows users to create a chatbot of their loved one using recorded conversations, allowing them to interact with the AI in a...

The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot (www.bbc.com)

The “grief tech” firms helping users create talking avatars of their dead relatives.

New Caledonia: Two dead as riots escalate after French vote (www.bbc.com)

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has billions of dollars more than it needs to repay customers (www.bbc.com)

The firm says that once it has sold off its remaining assets it will have as much as $16.3bn to cover the debts, which stand at around $11bn....

Crew stuck on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse (www.bbc.com)

The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique's insurgency (www.bbc.com)

Timber smuggling, estimated to be worth $23m (£18m) a year, from Mozambique’s ancient forests to China is helping to fund a brutal Islamist insurgency as well as a large criminal network in the north of the southern African country....

Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)

BBC: Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)

Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)

spoilerThe White House has told Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (£800m) in new weapons to Israel. This comes despite the US being opposed to a full-scale invasion by the Israeli military on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It said last week it had paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns civilians would be...