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Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The organisation, made up of survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for its efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Nobel Committee Chair Joergen Watne Frydnes said the group…

Jimmy Chin A foot believed to belong to a British climber who went missing 100 years ago has been found on Mount Everest, in a discovery that may solve one of mountaineering’s biggest mysteries. Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine had attempted to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner when the pair vanished. While his…

REUTERS Breakdancing made its debut as an official sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics Breakdancers have been urged to avoid headspinning after a dancer who developed a cone-shaped lump on his head due to “years of extensive headspinning practice” had to have it surgically removed. The benign tumour, dubbed a “breakdance bulge”, was more than…

Courtesy of Tesla, Inc Tesla boss Elon Musk has unveiled the firm’s long-awaited robotaxi, the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. The futuristic-looking vehicle featuring two wing-like doors and no pedals or steering wheel deposited Mr Musk in front of an audience eager to hear details about a project he considers key…

One person has died and 23 others have been rescued after a lift malfunctioned at a disused Colorado gold mine. Two groups of 12 people were touring Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, a privately owned tourist attraction, when the failure occurred on Thursday, leaving one group stuck below ground for six hours. In…

Chinese police have detained four workers of the Taiwanese iPhone maker, Foxconn, in circumstances Taipei has described as “strange”. The employees were arrested in Zhengzhou in Henan province on “breach of trust” charges, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement. The BBC has contacted Foxconn for comment. The company is the biggest maker of…

BBC After Marina fled her home in Vuhledar, she was shocked to see a video of a Russian soldier in her house going through her things Marina Perederii’s home in the small mining city of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine was her pride and joy. 17 Sadova Street was little more than a shell when she…

Former President Barack Obama has appealed to Americans to vote for Kamala Harris, warning of a “tight” White House race between her and Donald Trump with less than a month to go. At Thursday’s campaign rally in Pittsburgh in the swing state of Pennsylvania, he urged the audience to “put down your phone…grab your friends…

Getty Images If convicted, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces up to life in prison Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, one of the most successful rappers and music moguls in the US, will soon be on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges. At a hearing attended by Mr Combs on Thursday, a judge ruled his trial will begin…

‘Our flatmate found a scorpion in her Shein parcel’ A student got more than she bargained for when she opened a clothing parcel from fast-fashion firm Shein to discover a live scorpion. “I thought it was a toy – and then it moved,” Sofia Alonso-Mossinger said, adding it had been “pretty scary”. With the help…