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Welcome to BBC.comFriday, 13 October

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  Civilians flee to southern Gaza after Israel warning

  Hundreds of families are travelling on the main highway from north to south Gaza after Israel warns civilians must move for their safety.

  MIDDLE EAST

  Civilians flee to southern Gaza after Israel warning
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  Israel targets Hamas's labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza

  MIDDLE EAST

  Israel targets Hamas's labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza
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  Three ways US Republican Speaker chaos ends

  US

  Three ways US Republican Speaker chaos ends
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  The unstoppable Taylor Swift economy

  WORKLIFE

  The unstoppable Taylor Swift economy
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  Twenty of the best films of 2023 so far

  CULTURE

  Twenty of the best films of 2023 so far

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News

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  Teacher killed in France school stabbing

  Two other people have been seriously injured in the knife attack in the northern city of Arras.

  EUROPE

  Teacher killed in France school stabbing
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  Pro-Palestinian demo broken up after French ban

  Tear gas is used after pro-Palestinian rallies are banned as a possible threat to public order.

  EUROPE

  Pro-Palestinian demo broken up after French ban
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  Microsoft cleared for biggest ever gaming deal

  UK regulators approve the $69bn tech giant's takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Call of Duty.

  BUSINESS

  Microsoft cleared for biggest ever gaming deal

Sport

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  World Cup: New Zealand v Bangladesh - text

  Follow live text updates as New Zealand play Bangladesh in the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

  CRICKET

  World Cup: New Zealand v Bangladesh - text
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  Reaction to Scotland defeat & build-up to England v Australia

  Reaction as Scotland lose to Spain in Euro 2024 qualifying, plus build-up to England v Australia friendly and all the latest football news.

  FOOTBALL

  Reaction to Scotland defeat & build-up to England v Australia
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  Farrell replaces Ford for England's quarter-final

  Owen Farrell replaces George Ford at fly-half for England's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Fiji, with Marcus Smith starting at full-back.

  RUGBY UNION

  Farrell replaces Ford for England's quarter-final

Solar eclipse

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  Can an eclipse steer history?

  Every so often, an eclipse has changed the course of pivotal events – for better and worse

  FUTURE

  Can an eclipse steer history?
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  America's ancient sky watchers

  On 14 October, a solar eclipse will sweep over North, Central and South America

  TRAVEL

  America's ancient sky watchers
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  Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire to appear in US

  An annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America on Saturday

  SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

  Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire to appear in US

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  The town telling influencers to stay away

  How a rural community fought back against social media influencers

  TRAVEL

  The town telling influencers to stay away
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  New York Comic Con: The cost to attend

  Attendees are spending thousands on the New York City convention, starting today

  WORKLIFE

  New York Comic Con: The cost to attend
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  Cleaning Spain's 'green soup'

  Restoring Europe's largest saltwater lagoon

  FUTURE

  Cleaning Spain's 'green soup'
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  The most influential hip-hop tracks

  In its 50 years the genre has helped bring awareness, change and empowerment

  CULTURE

  The most influential hip-hop tracks
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  Father saves daughter he hadn't seen for six years from massacre

  Neta had not spoken to her father for years, but she knew he was the only person who could save her

  MIDDLE EAST

  Father saves daughter he hadn't seen for six years from massacre
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  'My ancestors were invisible. I want to be visible'

  Recognition hangs in the balance for Indigenous Australians ahead of a historic vote

  AUSTRALIA

  'My ancestors were invisible. I want to be visible'
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  Weekly quiz: What had Simone Biles on top of the world?

  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past week?

  WORLD

  Weekly quiz: What had Simone Biles on top of the world?

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  Elon Musk's X probed over alleged disinformation

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  Sri Lanka thanks China after reaching debt deal

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  UK hits back at World Bank criticism over aid cuts

Future Planet

Solutions for a sustainable world

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  The bird that sparked a mass clean-up

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  A 2,000-year-old method to water crops

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  The goats fighting fires in LA

• TECHNOLOGY OF BUSINESS

  

  BUSINESS

  Can German engineering solve the challenges of fusion?

  Can German engineering solve the challenges of fusion?

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  BUSINESS

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  'You've got 30,000 days to live'

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Kibbutz massacre survivor: 'They were shooting the kids'

Neta Portal describes the horror of a Hamas attack after being shot in the legs six times.

MIDDLE EAST

Kibbutz massacre survivor: 'They were shooting the kids'

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  ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS

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  Higher fuel costs keep driving US inflation

  BUSINESS

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  School and NHS caterers criticised on antibiotics

  SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

  School and NHS caterers criticised on antibiotics
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  Can Five Nights at Freddy's movie live up to the hype?

  NEWSBEAT

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  DISABILITY

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  ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS

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  In pictures: Homes and lives destroyed in Afghan quakes

  ASIA

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  A tussle between two Nubian ibexes among photo award winners

  SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

  A tussle between two Nubian ibexes among photo award winners
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  Thames photographs reimagine historical events

  LONDON

  Thames photographs reimagine historical events
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  NHS worker wins competition with pic of elusive boar

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE

  NHS worker wins competition with pic of elusive boar
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  Stars, bars and beans: Africa’s top shots

  AFRICA

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