Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Rubik’s Cube World Championships in Seoul, South Korea. It’s the final day of the competition, in which hundreds of “speedcubers” are competing across 17 events. These range from competing to solve the classic cube in the shortest time, to tackling it blindfolded or one-handed, to cracking other…

Reuters By Kayla Epstein & Madeline Halpert Reporting from court A Georgia court investigating former US President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss has filed criminal charges, though it is unclear if he has been indicted. A clerk at the Fulton County court said the grand jury had returned 10 indictments…

Getty Images By Mariko Oi Business reporter Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the three months to the end of June as the country’s weak currency boosted exports. The world’s third largest economy saw its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rise by an annualised 6% in the period. It is about twice the rate…

Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News A retired American football star whose rags-to-riches tale was adapted into an Oscar-winning Hollywood film has alleged the story is built on lies. In 2009 movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher, a foster child in Tennessee, is adopted by a wealthy white couple and blooms into a star…

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…

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…

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…