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Eleven newborn babies were killed in a fire in the maternity department of a Senegalese hospital.
Three other babies were rescued, according to officials in the city of Tivaouane, where the incident took place.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Environment, energy and climate ministers from the G7 group of the world's leading economies are meeting in Berlin as they scramble to keep climate goals on track, with energy prices spiraling and fears around fuel supplies mounting amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
The talks, which are expected to have a particular focus on biodiversity. are set to last two days and wrap up on Friday.
Rosie Birchard has more.
Two pieces of Australian First Nations art will soon be back in the hands of the Wurundjeri people, after disappearing to Switzerland more than a century ago.
The pieces - a painting and a parrying shield - were created by William Barak, an elder in the Wurundjeri clan, the first inhabitants of the present-day Melbourne.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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India is recommending isolating suspected monkeypox patients as cases rise around the world.
Authorities say there's nothing to worry about.
But the medical infrastructure needs to be prepared in case there's an outbreak, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: The Health Ministry...The massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde,Texas that killed 19 students and two teachers has renewed calls for stricter US gun laws.
But legislation remains stalled in the US senate where the chances of achieving the necessary 60-40 vote margin to overcome a Republican filibuster appear slim.
Toni Waterman has more from Uvalde.
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President Biden says he will travel to Texas to meet the families of the 19 children and 2 teachers killed in Tuesday's shooting attack on a primary school in Uvalde.
The President is demanding action to end the power of the gun lobby in America, but there are no indications of any fresh efforts to tighten gun control despite the horrific death toll.
Our US correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US president Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday that seeks to hold police accountable for excessive use of force.
It comes on the second anniversary of the death of Black man George Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked worldwide protests.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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Senior civil servant Sue Gray headed up the investigation, saying "Many will be dismayed that behaviour of this kind took place on this scale at the heart of government."
Earlier, Mr Johnson delivered a statement to parliament, saying he accepted responsibility for events that took place under his 'watch'. He repeated that message to the public.
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Mr Johnson attempted to explain what he called the 'context' surrounding events that were investigated, defending staff that had worked to deliver the government's response to the global Covid 19 pandemic, as well as his own attendance at farewell gatherings for staff members who were leaving Number 10.
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Mr Johnson said changes have been made within his team, but there has been criticism from opposition politicians.
Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson's government does not believe the rules apply to them.
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All of the 19 children and two teachers killed in Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school in Texas were in the same fourth-grade classroom, according to a state official.
The majority of the victims are yet to be officially identified.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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A long-awaited report into law-breaking parties at UK government buildings has been published.
Report author Sue Gray says many of the events she looked into "should not have been allowed to happen".
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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Fresh fighting between the DR Congo government and M23 rebels in North Kivu has sparked a new refugee crisis at the border with Uganda. Thousands of Congolese nationals have been displaced into Uganda in the past two months.
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After visits to Senegal and Niger, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in South Africa on Tuesday. Around 600 German companies operate in the country. Topics of discussion between the two nations included trade, education, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mark Roughton reports.
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