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23 August 2022

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News imageA woman sews together Ukrainian flags at a factory

The war is static, but ousting Russia is a seismic task

Six months on from the start of Russia's invasion, the threat will test Ukraine's spirit.

News imagefront pages

'Gunned down at bedtime'

The shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool dominates the front pages.

News imageAn Indian baby girl

Is India’s skewed sex ratio at birth getting better?

For years, widely-held cultural beliefs have meant far more boys were born in India than girls.

News imageSupporters of incumbent president and People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Labour Party (MPLA) presidential candidate Joao Lourenco

Angola's long-dominant party faces tough election

A disgruntled youthful population weigh up whether to back the MPLA, in power for more than 40 years.

News imageA Haitian girl waits for her mother to catch up after a guide had carried her up a mountain slope near Colombia's border with Panama on October 20, 2021

'Too dehydrated to cry' - a lethal trek for migrants

Doctors treating migrants crossing the jungle in the Darien Gap describe their patients' desperation.

News imageAitch

How rapper Aitch rose to fame with a throwaway track

Manchester's poster boy looks back dizzying rise to fame, as he eyes his first ever number one album.

News imageDugong swims just below the surface f the water blowing bubbles

Animal that inspired mermaid extinct in China

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.

News imageA protest for Brooks

No charges in US police killing of Rayshard Brooks

The 27-year-old was shot after a struggle with two officers who were trying to arrest him.

News imageOil Exploration Platform Burns on Natural Gas

Inflation: Who is benefiting from soaring prices?

Many households are feeling the pinch of higher prices, but which sectors are benefiting from them?

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