Barbados fishing industry still reeling from hurricane aftermath
BBC Hurricane Beryl took its toll on the island’s fishing fleet There are few clearer signs of the destructive power that Hurricane Beryl unleashed on...
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Carlsen to rejoin chess championship after jeans dispute resolved
The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has said he will return to a major chess competition after the sport’s governing body agreed to...
Can Ukraine face another year of war?
BBC Ukraine is losing the battle on the ground. Many of its soldiers are tired and exhausted after three years of fighting. The question –...
Teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames...
Astronomers await dazzling celestial show
BBC/Tony Jolliffe Astronomers are poised to catch a star that only shines about once every 80 years On a cold February night in 1946, a...
Joe Biden and Donald Trump lead tributes
Getty Images Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged...
Farmers face the double whammy of poor pay and climate change
Kate Stanworth In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya’s Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the...
US asks what’s next for healthcare
Special education teacher Robin Ginkel has spent almost two years fighting with her insurance company to try to get it to pay for back surgery...
Families mourn after S Korea plane crash
BBC Maeng Gi-su says three of his family members were on the flight A festive trip to Thailand was supposed to be a celebration for...
How a food crisis in India fed America’s library collections
Getty Images India used local currency to buy US grain, later funding book purchases for US universities. In 1996, Ananya Vajpeyi, a history doctoral student,...