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India's politicians are dishing out election freebies - but can states afford them?

Cash transfers, often directed towards women, have become a popular election-win...

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Shelters plea for Gazans as winter rains raise fears of more disease and death

Displaced Palestinians face life-threatening conditions, as aid agencies appeal ...

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KPop Demon Hunters star on how her life mirrored main character's journey

Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel a...

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The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills

Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricit...

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The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills

Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricit...

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HMRC's suspension of child benefit payments 'cavalier' - MPs

HM Revenue & Customs Tax office apologised after an error in its checks led to p...

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UK bank customer protection rises to £120,000

Customers will see a significant increase in the amount of money protected if th...

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UK bank customer protection rises to £120,000

Customers will see a significant increase in the amount of money protected if th...

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Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council

Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Sta...

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A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree

When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the ...

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Will Trump's tariff rollback lower food prices?

The White House's move to lower tariffs on food items sent a big political signa...

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Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government

Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites off...

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Lost Bach pieces performed for first time in 320 years

Germany's Culture Minister calls the discovery a "great moment for the world of ...

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Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets

President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a "historic" deal aimed at boosting Ukraine's...

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Oil and gas giant Wood plc sold to Dubai engineering firm

Shareholders in the Aberdeen-based company overwhelmingly voted to back the take...

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France investigating Vinted over alleged links to pornographic content

Some sellers were found to be luring viewers to their personal pages on adult pl...

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South Africa to refuse charter flights of Palestinians over fears of 'cleansing agenda'

Israel says South Africa had previously agreed to receive the 153 Palestinians w...

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Louvre closes gallery due to structural issue

The Campana Gallery, which host Greek ceramics, will remain closed as beams supp...

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'We send 17,000 meals a week to foodbanks'

A charity that supports foodbanks says "thousands" will go hungry this Christmas...

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Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school

The army is called in to help the police search nearby forests and rescue the ki...

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