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7 August 2023

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News imageChairperson of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reacts while addressing the ECOWAS head of states and government in Abuja on July 30, 2023

Tinubu backlash over use of force in coup-hit Niger

President Tinubu is facing strong opposition to any deployment of troops to oust Niger's junta.

News imageIsla Fosbury, who spent more than two weeks in Greenland before her exams

'I got stuck at North Pole before my Higher exams'

Isla Fosbury, 16, was stranded at the North Pole doing last-minute revision for her Higher exams.

News imageGreta Thunberg

Which UK city is Greta going to swerve? Our quiz...

Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!

News image17-year-old swimmer Sam Downie

'I set swimming record during my Highers'

17-year-old Sam Downie from Portobello sat his Higher English exam in Turkey, then set a British record for the 200m backstroke in Berlin.

News imageBBC reporter Hanan Razek

Investigating the 'healers' sexually abusing women

A hidden world of exploitation by men working as "spiritual healers" has been uncovered by the BBC.

News imageVoloCity EVTOL

Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?

Small electric aircraft will be carrying passengers soon in Europe soon, but will they catch on?

News imageVoloCity flies at the Paris Airshow

VoloCity electric aircraft flies at the Paris Air Show

The VoloCity, one of the leading European EVTOL aircraft, flies at the 2023 Paris Air Show.

News image2015

Civil servants made 58,000 bank card transactions

Data seen by BBC News shows fast-track airport services were bought for former FM Nicola Sturgeon.

News imageDoyers Street, New York City

The Bloody Angle: The deadliest street in American history

Doyers Street in Chinatown, New York, was once know as 'Murder Alley' and the 'Bloody Angle'.

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