Tag: bbc.com
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Trump wants to reduce the cost of fuel as the midterms loom – will it work?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2b1a/live/12929650-c32c-11f1-9981-cf94ea240e40.jpg”] Charles-McClintock Wilson/NurPhoto via Getty Images Prices for gasoline and diesel have more than doubled since the US-Israel conflict with Iran began in February, affecting transport businesses, farmers and anyone who drives a vehicle in America. Ahead of the critical midterm elections, there have been growing calls for more to be done to…
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As freezing winter approaches, Kyiv residents look for shelter elsewhere
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/93d7/live/c7941370-c3a0-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Watch: Olena explains what she cannot live near in order to stay safe As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s cities intensify and autumn’s cooler temperatures hint at another tough winter to come, Ukrainians are wrestling with how to meet the twin challenges ahead: Russian drone and missile strikes and the biting cold. “It…
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South African anti-migrant protests: Cars torched and shops looted in Durban and Soweto
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ad50/live/3fc4bf60-c398-11f1-b85d-c511f5b4bc4a.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Police fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds as businesses remained shut At least 24 vehicles have been set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major cities, police say. Clashes broke out on Thursday in Soweto, a sprawling township…
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Firmus: Nvidia-backed data centre firm scraps IPO as AI valuation concerns deepen
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0cb7/live/41bf1cb0-c380-11f1-b333-87955b7be3e7.jpg”] Firmus Artificial intelligence (AI) data centre company Firmus has scrapped its plans for what would have been one of Australia’s biggest-ever stock market listings. The Nvidia-backed firm said it had made the decision due to “recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions” and that going public would not be in the company…
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Christa Pike’s health has seen ‘profound turnaround’ in last three days, lawyers say
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dd74/live/876df7f0-c37f-11f1-b433-6bfc89fa1339.jpg”] Watch: What we know about Christa Pike’s “shock” recovery in hospital Christa Pike has made a “profound” turnaround after last week’s botched attempt to execute her in the US state of Tennessee, her lawyers say. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995. She survived…
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ICE agent shoots man in New York City
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7221/live/91f77890-c384-11f1-ade5-f77879e85d6f.jpg”] Watch: Outrage after person shot by ICE in New York A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a man in the Bronx in New York City on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which runs the agency, confirmed an ICE officer “discharged his weapon” during “a targeted enforcement operation……
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‘I rage and I don’t care’: Why women are reclaiming their anger
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9481/live/3d1c2fb0-c30b-11f1-8f04-85217d686658.jpg”] Suzi Mifsud Music artist Chess Galea says she no longer hides her anger Music artist Chess Galea used to suppress any feelings of anger, fearing she would be branded as “hysterical” or “difficult to work with”. From the “mental load” women carry to sexism in the workplace or – worse – violence…
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Zuckerberg’s image is in trouble – but Meta’s business is booming
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7b64/live/f290d3b0-c300-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images / CTMG, Inc./Leah Gal Mark Zuckerberg was just three minutes into his keynote speech at the company’s annual Meta Connect product event last month when his tone turned almost wistful. “Building is an act of love,” he said, glancing down at the ground with his hands…
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Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC from Ukrainian prison
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/094f/live/d71eb240-c34c-11f1-a323-895aa67440d0.jpg”] Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images Vitalii Zhykovych appeared in open court during the summer and has spoken to the BBC from prison A former Ukrainian security services officer linked to a bomb attack in Monaco in June that targeted a multi-millionaire says he believed it was authorised by senior members of HUR,…
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Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/53f9/live/5f873b90-b0ea-11f1-8d94-cf0ec84c39cd.jpg”] Solar Energy International From installer to instructor Kate Collardson (left) has a long history in solar systems Some people in the US “still hate the look of solar”, Kate Collardson acknowledges. She would know. Collardson handles operations for the Solar Service of Colorado, a solar maintenance and inspection company. She’s also held…