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BBC Twitter announces it will cooperate with two news agencies to promote more reliable information.

BBC This dad is drawing attention to what he calls the kidnapping of children by their own parents in Japan.

BBC Russia may be banned from the Olympics, but Russians are still winning medals – and rivals aren’t happy.

BBC Vitaly Shishov was reported missing by his partner after failing to return from his morning jog.

BBC A drone attack on a ship off the coast of Oman has worsened already strained ties with Iran.

BBC The militants are battling to take control of a provincial capital for the first time in years.

BBC The man is accused of assisting in 3,518 murders at the Sachsenhausen camp during World War Two.

BBC Kathy Griffin is having half of her left lung removed, saying “doctors are very optimistic”.

BBC Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez cements his position in the record books by winning his fourth straight Olympic gold medal.

BBC Sifan Hassan takes 5,000m gold as she bids for an unprecedented Olympic treble on the track in Tokyo.

BBC Transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard makes Olympic history but fails to record a successful lift in the women’s +87kg weightlifting.

BBC The move is in response to an attack on a vessel last week in which two people were killed.

BBC Firefighters battle blazes in soaring temperatures as wildfires ravage resorts in southern Europe.

BBC Great Britain win Olympic team eventing gold for the first time in 49 years and are well placed for individual medals later on Monday.

BBC ‘Kenya 1’ aka Nyambura Kariuki, shares her thoughts on being Kenya’s first ever female paraglider.

BBC Gen Tsadkan, who leads the rebel forces, tells the BBC they aim to reclaim lost territory.

BBC Canada reached the final of the Olympic women’s football tournament at Tokyo 2020 with a 1-0 win over world champions the United States at the Kashima Stadium.

BBC More victims are discovered following the severe floods that engulfed Henan province last month.

BBC Karim al-Jian was inspired to study medicine, after learning about a doctor who was killed helping civilians in Syria.

BBC The actor vowed to never use term again after his daughter explained to him why it was unacceptable.

BBC The death of Anthony Barajas, 19, was confirmed after several days spent on life support.

BBC Simone Biles will compete in the beam final as she takes up her final chance of an individual medal at an Olympics where she has withdrawn from four other finals.

BBC Local headlines have been dominated by news on the outbreak with several provinces affected and millions getting tested.

BBC Krystsina Tsimanouskay alleges she was almost forced onto a plane home after criticising her coaches.

BBC The event is described as “exceptional” by experts, as panda reproduction is notoriously difficult.

BBC Footage has emerged showing people fleeing the deadly fires which have engulfed parts of Turkey.

BBC The threatened takeover of homes by Jewish settlers in Sheikh Jarrah has stoked Palestinian anger.

BBC Scientists are racing to come up with technologies that can solve the world’s clean water shortage.

BBC Scientists are increasingly concerned climate change is making fires more frequent and more intense.

BBC Iranian officials have warned of historic drought while experts blame years of poor water management.

BBC Ramin Paikar was among the orphans visited by British soldiers stationed in Kabul in 2002.

BBC Nigerian students often dissect “unclaimed” bodies from mortuaries but some are victims of police violence.

BBC The video conferencing firm denies wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost security measures.

BBC Molawa Adesuyi is calling for more young people from ethnic minority backgrounds to take up his sport.

BBC The deputy commissioner is indicted in the US for allegedly taking a bribe from an influencer.

BBC The Chicago festival is the latest to cut ties, after the rapper’s derogatory comments about people with HIV.

BBC The US shot-putter defies a ban on podium gestures after taking silver at the Tokyo Games.

BBC An incredible Olympic high jump final ended with both Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi taking gold medals.

BBC A trick revered, unexpected and never done by a woman before – what is the backflip 360 pulled off by Charlotte Worthington?

BBC Israel’s PM warns he could send “a message” in retaliation, as Iran rejects “baseless” accusations.

BBC Twitter is deluged with images of the Olympian knitting a “purple concoction” in the stands in Tokyo.

BBC Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims a shock gold in the Olympic 100m final, after Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes is disqualified for a false start.

BBC Number four seed Alexander Zverev produces a superb performance to win the men’s singles gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

BBC Krystsina Tsimanouskaya tells Reuters she will not go to Belarus after she is taken to Tokyo airport.

BBC Gen Min Aung Hlaing takes on the new title and says emergency rule may last until August 2023.

BBC Some neighbourhoods have been evacuated after gusts of wind spread the flames into residential areas.

BBC The digital giant bans the channel from uploading new content for a week over misinformation breaches.

BBC New Zealand’s Valerie Adams becomes the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a field event after claiming bronze in the women’s shot put.

BBC Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category to that which they were born at an Olympics.

BBC Jacinda Ardern says Pacific Islander communities still “suffer and carry the scars” from the policy.

BBC Namibia’s Beatrice Masilingi is excited to compete at the Olympics despite being forced out of the 400m due to high levels of testosterone.

BBC Frenchman Mourad Aliev refuses to live the ring in the aftermath of his controversial loss to Great Britain’s Frazer Clarke.

BBC Coastguard vessels and private boats have brought holidaymakers to safety, as the death toll rise.

BBC American Simone Biles withdraws from the floor final but is yet to make a decision on whether to compete on beam.

BBC Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington wins a thrilling gold in the women’s BMX park freestyle Olympic final.

BBC Artists from across East Africa have converged on Kenya’s capital, creating a vibrant scene.

BBC Three Nigerian women confront the prejudice they have faced on their fertility journeys.

BBC Cori Bush fears millions of US tenants could be at risk if an eviction freeze is allowed to expire.

BBC The Chinese-Canadian star denies allegations made online by several women in China.

BBC Criticism of Simone Biles for withdrawing from some events at Tokyo 2020 is “baffling”, says Olympic gold medallist Callum Skinner.

BBC It is feared hackers may have accessed sensitive legal files during last year’s SolarWinds breach.

BBC Great Britain kick off a golden Saturday by winning two of the new mixed relay events but there is disappointment for Dina Asher-Smith.

BBC Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title.

BBC Two Georgian silver medallists are told to leave the Olympic Games for taking a sightseeing trip in Tokyo.

BBC A round-up of the week’s news you might have missed.

BBC Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.

BBC Eilish tells Amfo of her frustration with internet criticism in a new documentary to be broadcast on Saturday.

BBC Novak Djokovic throws one racquet and smashes another as his bid for an Olympic medal ends in defeat by Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta.

BBC More than 5,000 bouquets are being handed to athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games – and have a special significance, with flowers from areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

BBC Millions of Australians in parts of Queensland enter a snap lockdown from Saturday afternoon.

BBC Armand Duplantis is glad that a phone call from his girlfriend meant he missed a coffee with Sam Kendricks before the American’s positive Covid test.

BBC American Caeleb Dressel gains his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a 100m butterfly world record, while Katie Ledecky and Kaylee McKeown also win golds.

BBC American Simone Biles pulls out of the vault and uneven bars gymnastics finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

BBC Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test.

BBC Elon Musk reiterated on Friday that he doesn’t want to be Space X or Tesla boss. What’s going on?

BBC Five reasons why the women’s 100m will be one of the standout events on Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics.

BBC The future is uncertain for the thousands of snakes, lizards and crocodiles at the Guindy Snake Park.

BBC Parents of schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria describe their trauma, and dilemma over the ransom demands.

BBC More than 60 years after a deadly explosion ruined Mitholz, the village remains under threat.

BBC How Mike Brown’s discovery of a larger object threatened Pluto’s 75-year status as a planet

BBC Thousands of Afghan interpreters have waited years to flee to the US. Arriving is a different story.

BBC The ruling is a big legal blow to the ex-president, who has not publicly disclosed his tax returns.

BBC The Better Call Saul star says he had a “small heart attack” on Tuesday and is going to be okay.

BBC Three Cubans caught trying to cross a river into Estonia are said to have been heading for Spain.

BBC A woman faces wildlife endangerment charges for a close call with a mother grizzly in Yellowstone.

BBC Stillwater is said to be inspired by Ms Knox’s wrongful murder conviction in Italy.

BBC Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says vaccine nationalism is why he wants his country to move towards vaccine production.

BBC Two crew members, a British and a Romanian citizen, are killed in an incident off the coast of Oman.

BBC The tech giant rejects claims it has broken European Union data protection laws.

BBC The Russian Olympic Committee are fourth in the medal table at the Tokyo Games but their athletes are facing questions from fellow competitors about whether they should even be there.

BBC The operator says the EPR reactor at Taishan in China is “under control” despite fuel rod concerns.

BBC The teen megastar’s second album, Happier Than Ever, gives an unflinching portrayal of global fame.

BBC For the first time since 2004 an athlete other than Usain Bolt will win the men’s Olympic 100m – but who are the contenders for gold?

BBC The National Gallery says their repatriation will “close a very difficult chapter of our history”.

BBC Novak Djokovic’s hopes of winning a ‘golden Grand Slam’ are over after losing to Alexander Zverev in the Olympic tennis semi-finals.

BBC Villages and hotels are evacuated as firefighters attempt to put out dozens of blazes.

BBC The Olympics host is facing record Covid case numbers, fuelled by the virulent Delta strain.

BBC Tong Ying-kit is the first to be convicted under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law.

BBC Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.