Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky
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Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 30, 202627 min
  • Politics

Officials confirm the evacuation of the Ukrainian city of Oleshky is under way. Russia and Ukraine have agreed a temporary local ceasefire. People who decided to leave Oleshky had a four-hour window to do so. Also: Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, has been hit by what could be the biggest hack in history. We report from Syria, two years on from the fall of the Assad regime. Experts say the online “manosphere” should be treated as a public health issue. We look at what role Israel’s president will play in the outcome of the general electi...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Celia Hatton and at 14 hours GMT on Friday, the 30th of October, these are our main stories.

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Hundreds of stranded Ukrainians have been offered safe passage out of the besieged city of Oleschke, described by some as hell on earth. We speak with a journalist monitoring nearby. The cryptocurrency giant Binance has suffered a massive theft and it appears to have started

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with a hacked laptop belonging to one of its engineers. look at reports that North Korea was involved. Also in this podcast. For a kiwi, if you eat the whole fruit, including the furry outside, that's going to give you

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