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Explosion at petrol station in Russia’s south
At least 33 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Russia. The blast erupted in Dagestan in southern Russia at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT) on Monday. Video showed a large fire lighting up the night sky and fire engines at the scene. The fire began at a…
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Ukraine therapist: I’ve got no weapon but knowledge
Courtesy of Inna Pochtaruk By Natasha Booty BBC News “Whenever the blackouts hit, I automatically start swearing,” laughs Inna Pochtaruk. Expressing yourself this way is a healthy reaction, the 45-year-old says, because “anger equals energy for action” and can help us protect personal boundaries. As a therapist in Ukraine during the war with Russia, she…
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Disney’s Snow White: Has the fairy tale already gone sour?
Getty Images By Emma Saunders Entertainment and arts reporter Hot on the trail of a string of Disney live action remakes, the famous film company’s new version of 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, set for release next year, has stirred controversy on social media. While debate about Disney’s reboots is nothing new,…
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Timed Teaser: How are celebrities helping Hawaii?
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The cold noodles unique to Busan, Korea
After fleeing North Korea during the Korean war, refugees reimagined their staple noodles and created one of Busan’s most sought-after dishes, milmyeon: spicy chilled noodles in broth. Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is coming into the culinary spotlight: Michelin recently announced that it will be including the southern port city for the first time in…
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Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth’s ‘doomsday glacier’
In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored – places in the world. In 2019, 57 scientists and crew embarked on a 54-day journey to the farthest reaches of Antarctica. Their mission: Thwaites Glacier, a rapidly crumbling block of…
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Why fidgeting is good for you
Often seen as a sign of rudeness, nerves or simply that you are not paying attention, it may be time to change our view of people who jiggle, tap and fiddle. As a child, I was regularly told off for swinging on my chair, absent-mindedly nibbling the pink rubbers off pencils and fidgeting through storytime,…
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Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women’s rights
Nava Jamshidi/BBC By Yogita Limaye Afghanistan correspondent “We are going to allow women to study and work within our framework. Women are going to be very active in our society,” the Taliban announced in their first press conference shortly after seizing power on 15 August 2021. Two years on, these assurances have been firmly demolished…
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At least 12 die in inferno at petrol station in southern Russia
Reuters By Christy Cooney BBC News At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in south Russian region of Dagestan, according to local officials. The incident occurred in the city of Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, on Monday evening. A further 50 people were…
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Why fashion brands are putting celebrities in charge
Getty Images By Michelle Fleury North America Business correspondent, New York Fans of DJ Khaled recently stopped traffic on the streets of Miami. The crowd weren’t there for a new album drop. They had come to check out the recording artist’s new concept store, a massive space full of “athleisure wear” and sneakers that is…