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The United Kingdom has announced a 95 million pounds fund to support climate resilient agriculture in Nigeria.
Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who is openly gay, has spoken out after a Qatari world cup ambassador described homosexuality as "damage in the mind."
Rights campaigners have called on football governing body Fifa to pressure World Cup host nation Qatar to change laws which criminalise same-sex relations.
Rosie Birchard reports.
The UK government has paid compensation for the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, four times more than previously acknowledged.
The children were killed in fighting involving UK forces between 2006 and 2014, according to new figures from the charity Action on Armed Violence.
The Ministry of Defence had formerly only admitted to 16 child fatalities in Afghanistan.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, falling short of Japanese waters.
It’s the 32nd launch by Pyongyang this year.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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At least 6 have died in Nepal after an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit the Himalayan nation.
Officials say the victims were trapped under the debris of houses – as the quake struck in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
Ishan Garg has more.
IN: Officials have...The California lottery has announced the numbers for the winning ticket in the largest jackpot in American history.
The record Powerball jackpot had gone 40 straight drawings with no winner….(until Tuesday.)
Rachel Silverman has this report from San Francisco.
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The US justice department has sent monitors to polling locations across 24 states to check compliance with electoral laws as Americans head to the polls in this year's midterm elections.
In North Carolina, sixteen incidents of alleged voter intimidation, harassment or interference of voters and election officials have been reported since the start of early in-person voting, according to the State Board of Elections.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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While US lawmakers are busy with midterm elections, a new trade dispute between Washington and Brussels may be brewing.
European Union finance ministers met for talks on Wednesday and once again criticised the United States' Inflation Reduction Act -- over what the EU says are provisions which distort fair competition.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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