New search engine reveals if ancestors were in Nazi party
Christian Rainer told the BBC he found his grandfather within seconds using the online tool, which also helped clear other members of his family.
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Nazi search engine shows if ancestors were in Hitler's party
Christian Rainer told the BBC he found his grandfather within seconds using the online tool, which also helped clear other members of his family.
Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on
As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.
Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
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A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.
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Retrial over death of Argentina legend Maradona begins
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The police said Ashly Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, had died after attempting to take her own life.
Accusers seek justice after unwanted explicit messages from Congressman Eric Swalwell
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Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says
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Cameroon separatists to pause fighting ahead of Pope visit
The separatists say their decison reflects responsibility, restraint and respect for human dignity.
French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love
The son of pensioner Marie-Thérèse told French media he is worried for his mother's frail health as she is detained in a Louisiana ICE centre.
Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey
Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.
Retrial over death of Argentina legend Maradona to begin
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Police officers among seven arrested over deadly Haiti stampede
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Watch: What are Harry and Meghan doing in Australia?
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
How Harry and Meghan's Australia tour differs to their 2018 royal visit
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
How Harry and Meghan's Australia tour differs to their last visit there
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
How Harry and Megan's Australia tour differs to their last visit there
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
What's changed since Harry and Meghan's last Australia visit?
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
What's changed since Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018?
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
South Korea jails 90-year-old woman for laundering son's drug money
The woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for laundering money for her son who is imprisoned in Cambodia.
Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border
Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant ‘pushbacks’ in Greece, BBC told
Bongbong Marcos fights ill-health rumours with star jumps
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