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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
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US sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster 'monopoly'
Live Nation - which promotes concerts, owns venues and sells tickets through its Ticketmaster platform - currently controls around eighty percent of major entertainment ticket sales in the US. Also: the French president speaks of an "unprecedented insurrection movement" in New Caledonia, and do you get frustrated when your name is auto-corrected online?
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China holds military drills around Taiwan
Taiwan's new president, William Lai, has promised to defend freedom and democracy after China launched military exercises around the island. Beijing is simulating a full-scale attack and has described the exercises as "strong punishment" for what it calls Taiwan's "separatist acts". Also: A purge of the Russian military is continuing with the arrest of the deputy Chief of General Staff, Vadim Shamarin, after he was accused of taking bribes. At least nine people have been killed after a stage collapsed at an election rally in Mexico. Colombia seals off the site of an 18th century warship that went down loaded with treasure. And as the UK gets into general election campaign mode, we'll get some analysis from our political correspondent, Rob Watson.
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Rishi Sunak calls UK election
The British Prime Minister sets July 4th as voting day. Also, reaction from Palestinians and Israelis to the decision of Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognise Palestine as a state; and Colombia bids farewell to its most famous Vallenato musician.
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Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state, Israel condemns move
Israel recalls envoys as Spain, Ireland and Norway commit to recognise Palestinian state. Also, Russia says it's captured another village in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The German far-right party, the AFD, has banned its lead candidate from electioneering after a series of controversial statements. And we have a special report from Myanmar where insurgents fighting to overthrow the military junta in Myanmar have told the BBC they're confident of victory, after a series
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Passenger dies after severe turbulence on long haul flight
Seven people were seriously injured during the incident on Singapore Airlines flight from London. Also: Sixteen of the world’s largest AI firms have agreed on new safety guidelines, and schools are closed in northern India as the authorities deal with an intense heatwave.
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Greek court throws out shipwreck trial
A court in Greece has abandoned the trial of nine Egyptian men accused of causing the worst migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean for a decade. Judges ruled they did not have jurisdiction to hear the case because the vessel sank in international waters. Also: OpenAI earns the wrath of Scarlett Johansson -- and one of Japan's most popular photo spots is blocked to obscure views of Mount Fuji.
Kundenrezensionen
Great informational value
I really appreciate the thorough and detailed daily news reports. However, chapter marks would greatly improve the listening experience when pressed for time.
Quality Unbiased Coverage
BBC is consistently rated as being center or middle regarding bias, I appreciate the quality of the coverage and the factual reporting, rather than sensationalism. As another review has noted, chapters would be a welcome addition to improve the experience.
Disappointed at coverage of the global South and lack of critical journalism
Journalistic standards have alarmingly dropped in the BBC’s coverage of events in the global South and even in the UK itself. The coverage is so disturbingly biased and offers no different information, nuance, or perspective from the one that would be found on much more sensationalist platforms. A real shame.