Day: 20 December 2022
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Elon Musk: Only blue tick users to vote in Twitter polls on policy
The billionaire says he will change the policy on Twitter votes after users say he should step down.
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Pakistan hostages: 33 militants killed at police station
The siege ended with all militants killed, and all hostages freed, the defence minister said.
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Ukraine war: Zelensky visits frontline city of Bakhmut
The Ukrainian president meets troops in a city badly damaged after months of fierce fighting.
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Fiji election: PM Bainimarama out as opposition reaches coalition deal
The result marks an end to Frank Bainimarama’s nearly 16-year rule of the Pacific Island nation.
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Tourists stuck in Machu Picchu due to Peru protests airlifted out
Hundreds of tourists have been evacuated from the Inca citadel where they were stranded amid protests.
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FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to be extradited
The cryptocurrency exchange boss is expected to travel to the US to face fraud charges, the BBC understands.
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Triumphant Argentina given heroes’ welcome in Buenos Aires
Lionel Messi’s World Cup winners are greeted by thousands of fans in the early hours in Buenos Aires.
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Irmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders
97-year-old Irmgard Furchner, who worked for a Nazi commandant, is convicted in Germany.
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S Jaishankar: India beefs up military at tense China border
India’s foreign minister said that the country was ramping up troops to “counter Chinese aggression”.
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Robert De Niro: Woman ‘tried to steal actor’s gifts’ from under tree in NYC
The 79-year-old actor came downstairs in his dressing gown after he heard the commotion.