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'We are dying every moment' - the Afghans risking their lives to reach UK

Afghans and a people smuggler tell the BBC about the treacherous route they take to try to get out.

2024-11-16 01:01

In Amsterdam, clashes trigger a divisive blame game as old wounds reopen

Violence that marred a football match between Israeli and Dutch teams scars the diverse city now searching for healing.

2024-11-15 12:35

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: World Green Açaí Bowl & Juice, Dalida, Villa Corona

Check, Please! Bay Area, season 19, episode 10, airs Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other television airtimes. On this episode of Check, Please! Bay Area, we kick things off in Larkspur at World Green Açaí Bowl & Juice, a vibrant little spo…

2024-11-15 03:28

SPOTTED: 11/14/2024

Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments. (Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.) (Spotted by Sage G at Walmart.) (Spotted by Tommy at Hannaford.) (Spotted…

2024-11-14 14:00

Symposium on Erin Pobjie’s Prohibited Force: Use of Force as Family Resemblances – A Cautionary Take

[Alejandro Chehtman is Dean and Professor of Law at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.] Prohibited Force (CUP, 2024) addresses a neglected issue in International Law, namely, the scope of the prohibition to use force. That this is a neglected issue might seem une…

2024-11-14 13:00

National Geographic Documentary Films' Family-Friendly "Blink" to Debut Dec. 16 and Stream Next Day on Disney+ and Hulu

The feature documentary from directors Edmund Stenson and Oscar and BAFTA Award-winner Daniel Roher was released in over 250 theaters across the U.S. and Canada by Walt Disney Studios in October.

2024-11-14 10:23

Ten striking sculptural buildings that draw attention from afar

Following the completion of Open Architecture's conical Sun Tower in China, we've collected 10 eye-catching skyscrapers, towers and cultural buildings that stand out from their surroundings. Read more

2024-11-13 11:00

Avicenna

A polymath born in Persia around 980 CE, Avicenna was, among other things, an astronomer, chemist, mathematician, poet, and the foremost physician and philosopher of his time. The Canon of Medicine, one of his most famous works, remained a standard medical te…

2024-11-13 05:00

Man City weigh up Frimpong move - Wednesday's gossip

Manchester City weighing up defensive duo, Jonathan David sets wage demands, Arsenal and Liverpool monitoring Hugo Larsson, plus more.

2024-11-12 23:09