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The FIFA Football World Cup is well underway in Qatar, with defending champions France looking to retain the trophy.
Sarah Coates has more from FSN's bureau in Paris.
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European Union lawmakers are set to give their seal of approval to new legislation aimed at boosting the number of women on corporate boards.
The laws will apply to all large publicly-listed companies in the bloc, mandating more transparent recruitment procedures.
Currently only around 30% of board members in the EU's largest publicly listed companies are women.
Rosie Birchard reports
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Security officials have been deployed to rescue more than 100 people abducted by gun men in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria.
Local Authorities say those abducted, including women and children were taken when the gunmen attacked their villages on Sunday
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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India has scrapped requirements for international travelers to declare their vaccination status before arrival, as COVID-19 cases steadily drop in the country.
It's a stark contrast to the prevention rules still in place in neighboring China – where PCR tests and quarantine are still mandatory for passengers.
But as Ishan Garg reports, India's relaxed rules could be rolled back if infections rise.
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Richard Kimber reports.
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The United Nations Security Council is facing pressure to take stronger action to counter North Korea’s missile testing program. The Security Council has condemned Pyongyang’s recent series of launches, but has stopped short of issuing new sanctions against the country.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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A Taiwanese chip making firm has announced it’s bringing its most
advanced technology to the company’s new facility in the US state ofInvestigators have filed murder and hate crimes charges against the suspect accused of shooting five people dead at a gay nightclub in in the US state of Colorado.
22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly fired an AR-15-style weapon in Club Q on Saturday night killing five people and injuring more than 25 more.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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New Twitter Elon Musk says he won't allow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to return to the social media platform.
Musk has recently reinstated several banned Twitter accounts, including former US president Donald Trump's.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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People at a gay nightclub in the US state of Colorado have been hailed as heroes after subduing a gunman and preventing a deadly shooting from being even worse.
Investigators are searching for the motive behind the attack which killed at least five people and injured at least 25 more.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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England have kicked off their football World Cup campaign against Iran - the Netherlands and the USA are also playing their opening matches on day two in Qatar.
The Americans face Wales, taking part in their first World Cup since 1958.
Our correspondent John Bevir is at a fan park in Swansea, in south Wales.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a climate summit to be held in Paris, on the back of the COP 27 in Egypt.
Sarah Coates has more from FSN's bureau in Paris.
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The World Bank says 70 million Nigerians had no access to basic drinking water in 2021.
The global body in a new report adds that 114 million people in the country were without basic sanitation facilities in the same year.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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