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1. US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say

   Experts and lawyers called the apparent recovery unprecedented, noting she is believed to be the only known person to survive a lethal injection.

2. Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild

   Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.

3. India's opposition leader dragged onto bus as police break up protest

   Opposition leaders allege that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour PM Narendra Modi's party.

4. What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?

   The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.

5. Ex-US spy who stashed gold bars in his home admits to $200m scam

   David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a "clandestine human source", prosecutors said.