Canada avoids last-minute snap election https://t.co/4FYNj8Pe9q

Spain passes one million Covid-19 cases https://t.co/wffbEuPUWZ

"Somebody got hit straight beside me and he died on the spot"

Witnesses have told the BBC what they saw when men in military camouflage opened fire on protesters in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday evening

Warning: contains distressing scenes https://t.co/wPxdoONq5I https://t.co/XedIDlGQzC

French President Macron hails murdered teacher as ‘quiet hero’ https://t.co/cxjgoyIQiF

Anglo American sued for 'mass lead poisoning' https://t.co/rttPlugVw2

A zoo in Boston has welcomed a new resident 

39-year-old Kiki has given birth to a baby boy, adding a new life to the critically-endangered western lowland gorilla

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Maker of OxyContin painkillers reaches $8.3bn (£6.3bn) settlement to resolve probe of its role in fuelling America's opioid crisis https://t.co/EmurULg7GC

RT @bbcworldservice: "Over the last four years, I see more and more folks that are homeless."

Three truckers in the US agree on the changes they've seen while driving across the US - but not on who to vote for... #USelection2020 

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Parents of 545 children separated families at US-Mexico border cannot be found, American Civil Liberties Union says https://t.co/i4cv7xasdR

White paint that reflects sunlight could cut CO2 emissions from buildings, researchers say https://t.co/e5Mkl1ZdmA

US police officer involved in killing of black woman Breonna Taylor says case had "nothing to do with race" https://t.co/aOLpazl9ax

"They are children of God and have a right to a family"

Pope Francis indicates support for same-sex couples to have 'civil unions' 

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Buildings have been set alight across the city and police have put up roadblocks 

Calls for police reform have morphed into chants that President Buhari must go 

The president has called for “understanding and calm” 

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A growing number of celebrities have now pledged support for the demonstrators 

Nigerian and Manchester United footballer Odion Ighalo called the government "a shame to the world" 

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Protests over a now-disbanded police unit - the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) - began earlier this month following allegations of officers robbing, attacking and even killing people 

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Witnesses say soldiers opened fire on demonstrators 

"They kept on advancing and advancing... it became total chaos,” one man told the BBC 

The Nigerian military has denied the claims 

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A number of people protesting against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, have reportedly been shot dead or wounded 

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been talking about the country's continuing battle against Covid-19

We fact-check some of his claims

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Snapchat hits nearly 250 million daily users as popularity surges during pandemic https://t.co/07c5hMR2ga