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BBC News - World

US says 'meaningful progress' made as Ukraine talks enter second day -- The US special envoy struck an optimistic note after the first day of talks in Geneva, but hopes for a breakthrough remain low.

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I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape - The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad. 7 hrs ago - Middle East

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Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela's new president has aces up her sleeve -- Delcy Rodriguez knows its in America's interests for her to be a success -- BBC InDepth

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Stephen Colbert says CBS spiked interview with Democrat over FCC fears -- The network denies it stopped the interview with a Texas Democrat from airing but warned it could run afoul of the US broadcast media watchdog. -- US & Canada

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Rescuers search for 10 missing skiers after California avalanche -- Rescuers are racing to the scene, which has seen about 30 inches (76cm) of snowfall in the last 24 hours.

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'We're going to always be grateful' - Chicagoans mourn loss of Jesse Jackson -- The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue spoke with city residents about what the civil rights leader's passing means for the community shaped by his activism.

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Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain -- Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.

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Suspect in Rhode Island ice hockey shooting killed ex-wife and son -- Robert Dorgan - who also went by the name Roberta Esposito - was found dead inside the Pawtucket arena.

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Real Madrid tie halted over Vinicius racism allegation -- Real Madrid's Champions League knockout phase play-off tie at Benfica is halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Junior reports alleged racist abuse.

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Peru's Congress ousts president after four months in office -- José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be removed and the country's seventh since 2016.

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Philippine VP Sara Duterte to run for president in 2028 -- The daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte has feuded spectacularly with the incumbent, Bongbong Marcos.

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No DNA matches on glove found in Nancy Guthrie case, police say -- The sheriff told the BBC that he is confident they will find her - whether it takes 'ten days, ten months, or worse'.

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Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen -- "This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

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'He did it for us': US soldier recalls Jesse Jackson's efforts to free him and two other POWs -- In 1999, Jesse Jackson flew to Yugoslavia to help free three US soldiers captured during the Kosovo War.

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Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket? -- Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.

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Historic trade deals put India on global stage - but challenges remain -- India has signed a string of trade deals recently, but export growth will require deeper reforms, say experts.

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The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin -- Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna's 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.

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Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle -- A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.

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Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival -- Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parades begin with a tribute to Brazil's President Lula, illustrating his rise from poverty to power.

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Watch: Moment crew docks at International Space Station -- The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

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Tribes grant the Colorado River legal personhood - can this help save it? -- The river, which runs through seven US states that share it, is currently facing the worst drought in 1,200 years.

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Gasps and disbelief in US as 'Quad God's' Olympic dream crumbles -- The BBC visited the skating rink in Virginia where the 'Quad God' trains, as his closest friends and teammates expected to watch him win gold.

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Third Briton dies in French Alps avalanches in one week -- A total of 28 people have died in avalanches since the start of the winter season in the French Alps.

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Fast-moving wildfires rage across southwestern US -- The Ranger Road Fire in the Oklahoma Panhandle has burned approximately 15,000 acres.

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Who is Tarique Rahman, the Bangladesh PM who spent 17 years in exile? -- Rahman's political career had been dogged by allegations of nepotism and corruption by political rivals.

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