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US death row inmate Christa Pike is “conscious and speaking” after surviving a failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee last week, her lawyers say. Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her attorneys on Tuesday. She was sentencedContinue Reading

The death of a worker at a Russian plague research centre in Siberia has raised concerns that the deadly disease could spread. The World Health Organisation and the United States have both asked Russia for more information on the circumstances surrounding the incident. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasContinue Reading

Former England cricketer Ashley Giles has revealed his weight ballooned to nearly 20 stone (127kg) when he finished playing. He struggled with the transition from being a top international sportsman with his diet managed by nutritionists to a desk job when he retired from playing 19 years ago. In anContinue Reading

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The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright. There will be a run-off vote between these two candidates on 25 October. SubscribeContinue Reading

The US has withdrawn all its bombers aircraft stationed at RAF Fairford in the UK following an alleged terror plot to target the facility. Washington has ben using the airfield to launch strikes on Iran, including deploying the B-1 strategic bomber. In a statement the Pentagon said: “We can acknowledgeContinue Reading

Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpowerContinue Reading

Counterfeit products are being harder to spot and easier to find. Online fakes and so-called dupes can sit just a few taps or clicks away from the real thing. But while the products might give themselves away, the people selling them are harder to catch. BBC Tech Now’s Ammie SekhonContinue Reading

The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours intoContinue Reading

Smit Machchhar, the Indian airline captain who was stabbed by his co-pilot onboard a Flydubai plane, has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed. Mr Machchhar has been described as a “true hero” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hailed him for preventing a “catastrophic mid-airContinue Reading