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BBC Shares in the firm dive 20% as it delays first tourist flight to make upgrades.

BBC Larry Miller, now 72, said he was in a gang as a teenager when he shot an 18-year-old man.

BBC The UK has been warned the Chinese president is not likely to come, UK government sources say.

BBC German politicians seek a faster exit from coal power as part of a coalition deal.

BBC Fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed to enter the US for the first time since March 2020.

BBC Waymo says its automated vehicles are following traffic orders when they enter the dead-end street.

BBC Police officers chased the suspect through the streets in Queensland, Australia.

BBC The innocence of a quiet town outside Oslo is shattered and residents are demanding answers.

BBC Christchurch was the only city in the world with its own official wizard.

BBC Many casualties are feared after an explosion hits a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar.

BBC Psychiatrists examine a man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows in Norway.

BBC If you say you’ve never played the balloon game, you’re lying. And now there’s an official World Cup.

BBC Police had launched a massive manhunt for Masten Wanjala, who confessed to killing several children.

BBC Mumbai police shared a viral video on traffic rules inspired by the hyper-violent, Korean drama.

BBC Scott Morrison had said he might skip the summit, reigniting criticism of Australia’s climate vows.

BBC At least six people were killed and 32 injured in a shooting at a protest in Beirut on Thursday.

BBC The man went on the run after he allegedly killed a taxi driver, in a case that gripped the city.

BBC In the first instance, foreign tourists arriving on chartered flights will be allowed in from 15 October.

BBC Human rights groups accuse Poland of wanting to legalise migrant pushbacks on its border with Belarus.

BBC The former US president is said to be “on the mend” and in “good spirits” in hospital in California.

BBC Since Chrissy Gibson was diagnosed with Covid-19, she has had to re-learn many aspects of her life.

BBC The pass is already used widely, but port and transport workers are angry it is now mandatory.

BBC A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

BBC Delivering vaccines around South Sudan is more expensive than the cost of the jab itself.

BBC As stars are criticised for being image-obsessed, more relatable celebrities have become popular.

BBC Former interpreters fear for their lives after the UK blocks their evacuation on security grounds.

BBC Robert Durst was convicted of killing his best friend in 2000 and is a suspect in two other deaths.

BBC Record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death at her home on Wednesday.

BBC Nine Moscow restaurants have received Michelin stars for their food – a prestigious industry award.

BBC The men fired dozens of rounds into Evaldo dos Santos Rosa’s car, killing him and a bystander.

BBC The sea turtle washed ashore a riverbank in Massachusetts this week.

BBC Police said the gun had been kept loaded in a children’s backpack on the floor of the couple’s room.

BBC Steve Bannon could face around one year in prison for not attending Capitol riot hearing.

BBC The company will offer a jobs-only site with no social-media elements, instead.

BBC Residents in Kongsberg react to the bow and arrow attack in their neighbourhood.

BBC They were taken from their black mothers during the colonial era because of their skin colour.

BBC Abu Musab al-Barnawi was the head of the West African branch of the Islamic State group.

BBC Five people are shot dead in gun battles following a protest over the Beirut port blast investigation.

BBC Pakistan International Airlines complains of “heavy-handedness” by the Taliban authorities.

BBC The band have pledged that their upcoming tour will be sustainable, and as low-carbon as possible.

BBC The man set his ex-wife alight during her livestream, causing outrage across the country.

BBC At least 46 people have been killed in a fire at a tower block in the city of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

BBC One person is shot dead as Hezbollah supporters demand removal of judge investigating the disaster.

BBC Firefighters say the death toll could rise as residents may have been trapped between floors.

BBC A man who killed five in Norway was a convert to Islam who had shown signs of radicalisation – police.

BBC The global battle against climate change is likely to be won or lost in China.

BBC The popular holiday destination has opened to some foreigners, but no international flights are scheduled.

BBC The couple won the internet in Vietnam with their love for their pets.

BBC A manhunt is under way for Masten Wanjala who confessed to killing more than 10 children.

BBC Giulio Regeni was doing research for a Cambridge PhD when his body was found in a ditch near Cairo.

BBC Moscow has been accused by some of playing politics with gas supplies, but there’s a range of factors at work.

BBC A Brazilian healthcare provider is accused of conducting trials on Covid-19 patients without consent.

BBC President Biden’s plan calls for offshore turbines to be built along nearly every coastal state.

BBC Why the fishermen of Boulogne-sur-Mer are angry at being refused licences to fish in British waters.

BBC India’s ironing vendors use charcoal as fuel, but Vinisha Umashankar’s cart harnesses the Sun’s energy.

BBC Rabbi Moshe Margaretten says he gets calls in the middle of the night from people in Afghanistan asking for help.

BBC The BBC reports from Pakistan’s beleaguered tribal areas, which are seeing a surge in violence.

BBC Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.

BBC The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.

BBC Police say a man using a bow and arrows killed and wounded several people in the town of Kongsberg.

BBC The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go to space.

BBC The new government says the green transition “must be fair” as it sets out its energy policy.

BBC The opposition launches impeachment proceedings against President Piñera over a controversial deal.

BBC A Spanish court issued the sentence after he broke a restraining order in 2017.

BBC A fire broke out at the site of Egypt’s top film festival a day before it is due to start.

BBC A failure to invest in green energy may mean more energy price swings says the energy agency chief.

BBC A UN expert has urged for international sanctions to be lifted to prevent a food crisis.

BBC Research shows the US taking the top spot for global mining following a crackdown in China.

BBC World temperatures are rising because of human activity, and climate change now threatens every aspect of human life.

BBC Staff must still get vaccinated, the airlines say, despite the state governor’s ban on such rules.

BBC The approval of tax cuts and a plan to buy fuel collectively were put forward as energy prices soar.

BBC In the dock is a notorious ex-police chief who is at the centre of a web of scandal and intrigue.

BBC Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletics Championships medallist, has been found dead at her home in Kenya.

BBC The drug regulator says the benefits of adult smokers switching to the product outweigh the risks.

BBC Actor Dean Cain, who played the superhero on TV, says the move would have been brave 20 years ago.

BBC Sooraj Kumar let a cobra onto the bed where his wife was sleeping – she died from the snakebite.

BBC The display of force was put on for leader Kim Jong-un at a defence exhibition.

BBC The Korean drama is Netflix’s biggest debut hit, with 111 million users in its first 28 days.

BBC When the Beirut blast destroyed a tower block many were missing, including an Ethiopian woman who lived there.

BBC The mystery illness has sickened US diplomats around the world since it was first reported in 2016.

BBC Many on social media were amused by the revelation, and compared her to Chinese folk heroine Mulan.

BBC Inside IS detention camps in Syria, officials say violence and radicalisation are a growing problem.

BBC From November, land and ferry crossings will be allowed for non-essential travel like family visits.

BBC The treatment, meant to rejuvenate and treat dryness, worked no better than a placebo procedure.

BBC The actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is due to launch above Earth for real within hours.

BBC Mexico City’s mayor made the announcement on the anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of the Americas.

BBC Bloomberg reported that Apple could produce up to 10 million fewer iPhones due to the chip shortage.

BBC A state-of-the-art complex is to be built in Ghana to remember WEB Du Bois.

BBC Researchers say data from 45 countries over 40 years shows household is a place of great inequality.

BBC The island nation has a strict military conscription programme, putting pacifists in a difficult situation.

BBC An activist and former officer analyse video of Minneapolis police days after George Floyd’s death.

BBC Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, shares her CEO Secrets.

BBC Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.

BBC An image of a bursting cloud of eggs and sperm as groupers mate in the Pacific is the judges’ pick.

BBC A wildlife officer who helped free an elk with a tyre stuck around its neck for two years speaks to BBC.

BBC The 22-year-old had been on a road trip across the US with her fiancé, who remains at large.

BBC A hypothetical same-sex marriage for Princess Amalia would not be a legal problem, says Mark Rutte.

BBC A Holocaust denier was buried in the former grave of a music professor outside Berlin.

BBC The German chancellor’s warning comes as G20 leaders discuss how to keep the Afghan economy afloat.

BBC The notorious gangster’s favourite gun made top dollar – $860,000 – at the California sale.