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| Hello. College campuses across the US have been raided overnight by police seeking to break down pro-Palestinian protests. Our live page is following the latest developments. In the UK, Mark Lobel speaks to witnesses of the sword attack that horrified the quiet suburb of Hainault in north-east London. For BBC Chinese, Sylvia Chang reports on the growing trend among young women to join online communities to help each other save money. Finally, a Premier League star enters the mobile gaming field as a character in Clash of Clans. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | From NY to LA, police move on protesters | | The students arrested were marched off with their hands in zip ties. Credit: EPA | New York Police officers broke into Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on Tuesday night and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had barricaded themselves into the building. The Ivy League institution has been one of the main battlegrounds for protesters urging their colleges to cut financial ties with companies and individuals seen to aid Israel in its military campaign in Gaza. But the last 24 hours also saw arrests at other universities, according to US media reports. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), vice-chancellor Mary Osako said law enforcement had been called following "horrific acts of violence" at the encampment where clashes broke out between rival protest groups. Get the latest updates.
Watch: What happened during the police raid at Columbia in 58 seconds.
A tale of two campuses: Two private colleges in left-leaning, liberal states, Northeastern University in Boston and Northwestern University, outside Chicago, offer opposite case studies in how to deal with protests.
Israel-Gaza war: The mother of a US-Israeli citizen who was kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attack has called for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal. | |
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| Witnesses describe sword attack | | The suspect, who was carrying a samurai-style sword, was Tasered by a police officer. Credit: PA Media | Residents of the north-east London suburb of Hainault have described how a quiet street near the Underground rail station became a crime scene as a man brandishing a sword attacked people, seemingly at random, killing a 14-year-boy. |
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| | | The first residents knew of the attack was when a car "smashed into a house", as one person who lived opposite put it. Eyewitness James Fernando, 39, said the attacker approached his female neighbour and asked her to "take the telephone from him to tell whoever was on the phone his location". Realising something wasn't right, she started running away as he "pulled a samurai sword from the back of his trousers". Mr Fernando said the woman then shouted out to a "boy who was on his way to school". The attacker struck the boy and then continued to prowl the streets "with the sword in his hand looking for victims", Mr Fernando said. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Chinese women join forces to spend less |
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| | | Kathy Zhuo is a 36-year-old mother of two. Credit: Xiao Zhou | Some people look for friends online to share common interests like reading or sports. But a growing trend in China among women aged 20 to 40 is looking for "saving partners", communities that will help share tips on how to spend less and save more. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Blades vs wings | There are ways to make wind farms more bird-friendly. | |
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And finally... | One of the world's most popular mobile games, Clash of Clans, has unveiled a surprise new character - the Manchester City football star Erling Haaland. In all fairness, some defenders might agree the towering forward has the intimidating figure of a "Barbarian King". | |
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