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Sinéad O’Connor on the BBC over the years
The Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died aged 56. In a statement, her family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.” Her best known song is her 1990 cover of the Prince song Nothing Compares 2 U. Speaking about her eventful life In an interview…
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Aliens and UFOs bring a divided US Congress together
Getty Images By Kayla Epstein BBC News If the truth is out there, the US Congress wants to know. The House of Representatives convened a landmark panel on unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAPs), known more colloquially as UFOs, on Wednesday, in the most serious acknowledgement yet that mysterious sightings deserve scrutiny at the highest levels of…
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Eight Row: A US restaurant that celebrates sobriety
At Seattle’s Eight Row, the robust non-alcoholic beverage programme serves as a model of inclusivity when it comes to meeting the needs of diners opting out of alcohol. When the crab butter with ancho chilli and sea salt was placed on the table, it conjured images of a burnt orange sunset over Puget Sound, an…
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Semiconductors: Can India become a global chip powerhouse?
Getty Images By Nikhil Inamdar BBC Business Correspondent, Mumbai It has been a year-and-a-half since India announced incentives to power up a homegrown semiconductor manufacturing industry and launched a national mission, but progress has been slapdash. Days after US major Micron announced it would invest nearly $3bn (£2.3bn) in an assembly and test facility in…
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Manipur: Misleading information shared about India tensions
Reuters By Shruti Menon BBC Verify, Delhi Misinformation has been widely shared in the violence-hit state of Manipur in north-east India, despite attempts by authorities to quash it by restricting internet access. The conflict between the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kuki minority recently made global headlines after a video of a mob of…
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South Korean POWs abandoned for decades in North Korea
By Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent At the age of 92, Lee Dae-bong doesn’t particularly enjoy getting out of bed. He has lived enough of a life. As he readjusts his pyjamas, his left hand reveals three missing fingers. His injury is not the result of the war he fought, but the subsequent 54 years he…
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How changing college admissions could affect the US workforce
New decisions around affirmative action and legacy admissions stand to change who attends university – and could also affect the composition of the future workforce. American college admissions are changing. On 29 June, a US Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action: the practice of favouring individuals in disadvantaged groups, largely aimed at eliminating discrimination…
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Mitch McConnell says he is ‘fine’ after freezing at conference
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Chloe Kim BBC News Senior Republican Mitch McConnell has said he is “fine” after appearing to freeze mid-sentence during a news conference on Wednesday. The US Senate Minority Leader abruptly stopped speaking during the weekly Republican…
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Sinéad O’Connor – Songs are ‘conversations with my soul’
The Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56. In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.” She was best known for her single Nothing Compares 2 U, released in 1990, which went on to hit number one around…
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Mediterranean fires: Evacuations as new blazes break out in Greece
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Evacuation orders have been issued for areas close to two central Greek cities threatened by new outbreaks of wildfires. Citizens in areas around Volos and Lamia have been told to move to…