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Imagine a country where one region was governed by a king, another by a British-appointed administration, and another by an elected provincial government. When India became independent, these different systems could not simply be replaced overnight. The new country needed a common set of rules, and the task fell to a…
The strike hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital, injuring at least 20 people and causing extensive damage, a spokesperson says.
World‘You just don’t mess or play with a 400-tonne train’, Sydney Trains says as 17-year-old suffers multiple injuries to head, chest and pelvis Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
WorldFor parents in parts of Ukraine, trying to lead a normal family life with just a few hours of power each day is taking its toll.
WorldMany papers report on the ongoing fallout following the publication of allegations against entertainer David Walliams.
WorldA dangerous search for survivors continues after a three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon.
WorldThe SS United States, an historic ocean liner which has been out of commission for decades, will become the world's largest artificial underwater reef.
WorldCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy could force participation in an industry watchdog to protect whistleblowers, the BBC understands.
WorldGrowing fruit at home takes patience, but the reward can be sweeter than anything bought from a market. For Shalini Kapruwan from Uttarakhand, that moment came when she tasted a pineapple…
WorldThe SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.
WorldThe 17-year-old's mum has joked that he is "grounded for life" and "never leaving the house again".
WorldTwo people are dead and several others injured as rescuers scour the debris in Brooklyn.
WorldWilliam, 17, was reported missing after straying from his camp near Walhalla in Victoria’s Gippsland region Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A teenager has…
WorldFour critical in hospital as firefighters dig through rubble in Flatbush after building next to construction site collapses Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in…
WorldPolice called to Lane Cove North on Wednesday after sofa found containing human torso believed to be that of adult man Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South…
WorldKatie is one of many that say a device developed by researchers in Nottingham helped calm her symptoms.
WorldMore than 500,000 pieces of art are owned by 225 councils, the BBC finds, but most of it is storage.
WorldWords most often heard in the therapist's chair have made their way into day-to-day conversation - here's a parents' guide to understanding it.
WorldAhead of a week which will focus minds on the UK's relationship with the bloc, the prime minister's stance on Europe is causing MPs to think about their leaders' individual strategy.
WorldThe decline has been put down to severe restrictions placed on the substances' use.
WorldOnce thought to have been looted by Scottish tribes, the gilded limb is the centrepiece of a new exhibition on Roman Scotland in Edinburgh A large bronze leg found in a bog in rural…
WorldBY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For more than a decade, residents in some of Los Angeles’s most densely populated neighborhoods have lived alongside oil wells: down the street from…
WorldBY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The morning shower is one of those things most of us have never really questioned. The alarm goes off, the water runs, and there you are, ready to start…
WorldWith year 12 exams under way, VCAA says there is no evidence any have leaked and hacker is attempting to exploit ‘anxious students’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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