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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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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

The term “quiet quitting” may have faded from the zeitgeist, but employees still aren’t overextending themselves. When Hunter Ka’imi appeared on the US talk show Dr. Phil in autumn 2022, producers didn’t even use his surname. Instead, they just identified him as a “quiet quitter”. “I believe quiet quitting is a protest for workers’ rights,”…

Getty Images By Samantha Granville in Montana & Chloe Kim in New York BBC News A Montana judge has sided with 16 young activists finding that the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment”, which the state constitution guarantees. The plaintiffs, between ages five and 22, alleged the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies…