What does bilingualism do to the brain? And are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are lots of upsides....
Undercover in Myanmar: BBC finds earthquake chaos and trauma in secretive military regime...
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For many, ice cream, pizza and Italy go hand in hand. Now the northern city of Milan has plans to ban the sale of these famous Italian foods late at night. The city’s council is considering the move because of complaints about noise from local ...
Rescue efforts continue in Japan after at least 64 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the country on New Year's Day. Homes collapsed, buildings caught fire and roads were extensively damaged, hindering the work of rescue services...
What does bilingualism do to the brain? And are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are lots of upsides....
The BBC's Sound of 2024 list, which tips music's most exciting new stars, suggests dance and Afrobeats will dominate the next 12 months. The 10 nominees include chart-topping drum and bass artist Kenya Grace and South Korean hou...
Ex-BBC and New York Times boss Sir Mark Thompson has been appointed to lead CNN following a series of crises and falling ratings at the US news network. Sir Mark replaces Chris Licht, who struggled to stabilise CNN in his 13 months a...
Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and a...
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Chinese technology giant Alibaba will sack a manager accused of rape, according to a memo seen by the BBC. In the letter sent to employees of the firm, chief executive Daniel Zhang said two other bosses who failed to act on the a...
A selection of bedroom musicians, indie bands and retro-futuristic soul singers are being tipped for success on BBC Music's Sound of 2020 list. The longlist features 10 rising acts, from punk-pop firebrand Yungblud to soul-baring s...
Canada's Quebec province has denied immigrant status to a French citizen because she was unable to demonstrate adequate French-language proficiency. Quebec rejected Emilie Dubois' application apparently because part of her university thesis ...
A US university professor has been removed as director of a graduate programme, amid a furore over an email she sent urging students not to speak Chinese. Megan Neely, an assistant professor at Duke University in North Carolina, said in an e...
Instagram has placed more hashtags which could promote eating disorders on an "unsearchable" list after a BBC investigation found that users were finding ways around the platform's filters. The photo-sharing network has also added ...
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What do you call the colorful topping you put on your ice cream？ Jimmies or Sprinkles? ...
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The next generation of potential pop stars have been highlighted by the BBC Music Sound of 2018 longlist. Sixteen emerging artists have made it onto the list, now in its 16th year, which has previously included names like Adele, Frank Ocean ...
Gal Gadot’s adorable broken english...