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The specialty coffee wave sweeping small-town India
Once restricted to only big cities, high-end specialty coffee chains are finding new customers across India.
Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination
Daniel Renaud was targeted while covering hitman Frédérick Silva’s trial in 2021, La Presse reports.
Husband decorates entire street for wife’s Christmas joy
John Reichart transforms his street into a winter wonderland for his wife Joan, who has Alzheimer’s.
Uniqlo faces China backlash over cotton comments
Commentators call for a boycott of the chain in China after it told the BBC it does not use Xinjiang cotton.
Major Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI
The suit, a first for Canada, alleges OpenAI’s chatbot was illegally scraping news articles, which the firm denies.
Ros Atkins On… Are North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine?
The BBC’s analysis editor looks at what we know about the claims that North Korean troops are involved in the war in Ukraine.
Malian singer detained in Belgium in child custody row
The 50-year-old is being held after being extradited from Italy, according to reports.
Canada town council changes rules after refusal to take King’s oath
Newly-elected Dawson City councillors had refused to take the oath, citing the British Crown’s history with indigenous peoples.
Bushra Bibi led a protest to free Imran Khan – what happened next is a mystery
Imran Khan’s third wife guided protesters to the heart of the capital – and then disappeared.