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Laptop catches fire on US flight, with passenger treated at airport
The pilot had reported a "cabin fire in the back" of American Airlines Flight 2398, which landed safely.
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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say
The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.
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Sydney Marathon medal wrongly features Munich stadium
Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
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Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
New 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after last minute breakdown in trade talks.
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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears
The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpar…
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What triggers Donald Trump to shut down reporters?
As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.
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As they return to the UK, Harry and Meghan search for a brand that sticks
They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?
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Why child stars like Hayden Panettiere fall into addiction
Experts told the BBC the pressures of childhood stardom can put actors at an unusually higher risk of substance abuse is…
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These Hong Kong bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing
For some mainlanders, Hong Kong's independent bookstores are a window into a different, freer world.
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Gen Z: India's BJP mastered WhatsApp and X. Now it is trying to crack Instagram
Narendra Modi's new, more casual online persona is drawing attention from young Indians - but also plenty of scepticism.
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Taking a 180mph spin round America's birthday Grand Prix racetrack
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations and the first major auto race in the U…
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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on…
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