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Morocco earthquake: One community's search for its last victim

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:31
No one has any hope of finding Fatima alive, but they say it is important her body is recovered.
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Morocco earthquake: 'We need help from whomever will give it'

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 03:38
Desperate residents of a remote Moroccan village plead for outside help after the devastation of the quake.
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Why it is worrying Egypt and Sudan

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 02:44
Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
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Nuzo Onoh - the Queen of African horror who is terrified of ghosts

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 02:40
British-Nigerian horror writer Nuzo Ono tells the BBC that she sleeps with a "bright light on".
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Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 150

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 14:23
The storm causes severe flooding in eastern Libya after killing a dozen people in Europe last week.
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Morocco earthquake: Authorities accept only limited international help

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 14:02
Only four countries so far have been allowed to send teams to the quake-hit region.
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Afcon 2023: The Gambia qualify in earthquake-hit Marrakesh

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 13:12
The Gambia secure their place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Congo in Morocco.
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Morocco earthquake: 'I had to choose between saving my parents or my son'

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 11:17
The BBC speaks to a man haunted by the decision he was forced to make after Morocco's deadly earthquake.
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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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