Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal

A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.

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Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

The 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".

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Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida

Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias continues its path across south-eastern US.

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US country music star Ella Langley cancels show due to 'security threat'

Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but "could not find any threat".

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Watch: Fleeing Kyiv for the countryside ahead of winter

A Kyiv resident told the BBC she has moved away from "everything that can be a Russian target" as Ukraine braces for another cold winter under intense attacks.

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Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa

South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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