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Morocco: Watch moment wedding is interrupted by powerful earthquake

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 08:17
Friday's earthquake, the country's deadliest in 60 years, killed more than 2,000 people.
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Morocco earthquake: Baby starts life in tent as quake victims await aid

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 05:53
There is growing anger at the little help reaching towns and villages in the Atlas Mountains.
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Egypt angry as Ethiopia fills Nile dam reservoir amid water row

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 02:09
Ethiopia's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile stokes Egyptian fears of dire water shortages.
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Morocco quake leaves half of village's population dead or missing

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 22:56
Tafeghaghte was home to 200 people. Ninety are now dead, and the grief of those left behind is palpable.
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Morocco earthquake: Race against time to save survivors buried in rubble

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 20:24
Villagers dig by hand to find those still trapped, with few signs of an official response in some areas.
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South Africa 18-3 Scotland: Springboks too strong for Scots in Rugby World Cup opener

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 19:53
Scotland slip to defeat in their World Cup opener as defending champions South Africa put in a typically ruthless and powerful display in Marseille.
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Morocco: Inside village with 90 people dead after quake

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 18:23
The BBC's Nick Beake is on the ground in Tafeghaghte after a powerful earthquake hit Morocco's High Atlas Mountains.
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Sudan conflict: Dozens killed in attack on Khartoum market, medics say

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 17:07
The attack in Khartoum killed at least 35 as fighting between factions continues, a charity says.
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Morocco earthquake: CCTV footage shows man narrowly avoiding building collapse

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 15:36
CCTV shows the moment rubble begins to fall from a building onto the street where a man is standing.
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Morocco: Inside remote mountain village devastated by quake

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 12:47
The BBC's Nick Beake is in Amizmiz where people are searching rubble by hand to find belongings and relatives.
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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers joyous following rescue

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 11:57
Moroccan rescuers celebrate the rescue of a man found in the ruins of a flattened building in Moulay Brahim.
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Morocco's national football team give blood after quake

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 09:26
The team's upcoming match against Liberia on Morocco's coastline was cancelled as a result of the earthquake.
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Morocco: Rubble from partially collapsed Jemaa el-Fnaa mosque fell on car

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 08:25
The BBC's Anna Holligan is at the site of the Jemaa el-Fnaa mosque looking at the damage.
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Morocco earthquake: Mountain villages plunged into grief

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 03:24
Locals in Moulay Brahim tell Nick Beake things are "desperate", with a severe shortage of rescuers.
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Morocco earthquake: What we know so far

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:29
Many people in Morocco are spending a second night out in the open following a devastating earthquake.
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Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:20
The death toll from a huge quake nearly doubles as Morocco's king orders three days of national mourning.
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Johannesburg fire: Inside a 'hijacked' South African building

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:04
A resident describes her life inside one of South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings.
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Afcon qualifiers 2023: Mozambique, Mauritania and DR Congo qualify as Aubameyang's Gabon miss out

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 22:10
A 95th-minute winner seals Mozambique's place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as DR Congo and Mauritania also qualify - but Aubameyang's Gabon are out.
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Morocco earthquake: What we know

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 16:31
A look at what is known about the quake that has claimed the lives of more than 800 people.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi: Zulu chief who divided South Africa

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 15:35
Chief Buthelezi disagreed with the ANC's tactics of armed action and opposed international sanctions on South Africa.
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