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Platinum Jubilee celebrations are taking place across the UK in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen has sat on the throne for 70 years now, a feat that has never been seen before in British Monarchy history.
Chris Jones has more from London.
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Nigeria's government has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of bushmeat and dead animals like monkeys and rodents.
This follows the outbreak of the disease in the country in late May.
Monkeypox is a rare infection that's mainly found in parts of west or central Africa and can be caught from infected rodents
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The European Union is holding trade talks with Taiwan in an upgraded format – a move that is likely to prove unpopular in Beijing.
Thursday's virtual talks, usually held at a lower diplomatic level, will take place between senior figures from both sides: the European Commission's Trade Director-General and Taiwan's Economic Affairs Minister.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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After three months of respite, India's COVID-19 cases are spiking once again.
Financial hub Mumbai saw its highest daily caseload in three months on Thursday.
And nationally, cases have nearly doubled in the past week.
Ishan Garg reports.
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In 2014 Robert Hughes, the star of the tv sitcom Hey Dad, which ran for eight series and aired in over 20 countries worldwide, was jailed for at least six years over the sexual abuse of four girls in the '80s and '90s.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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The Chief Operating Officer of Facebook's parent company Meta is stepping down.
Sheryl Sandberg has worked for the company for 14 years.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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US actor Johnny Depp has won his multi-million dollar defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard.
The Jury awarded him $15 million in damages. But it also found that he defamed Ms Heard through his lawyer - and awarded her $2 million.
Kate Fisher reports
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U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital Partners has agreed a 1.2 billion euro deal to buy Italian football club AC Milan.
It says it wants the seven-times European Cup champions to rival the continent's soccer elite again.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world's most neglected displacement crisis according to a report by Norwegian Refugee Council.
The Humanitarian Agency says "the DRC has become a textbook example of neglect…. with one of the worst humanitarian crises of the century…"
However, the World Powers are accused of paying little attention to the waves of brutal and targeted attacks on civilians in the country.
Michael Baleke has more from Kampala…
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Flights have been cancelled across the UK as airlines struggle to deal with the increased demand from customers.
Budget airline EasyJet has already cancelled tens of flights over the past 24 hours and says it's proactively cancelling a further 240 over the next 2 weeks.
Chris Jones has more from London
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