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Raising children on a warming planet
Another round of global climate talks is taking place at the COP30 summit, but some are questioning whether there is much point to these gatherings. …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Navigating faith on the road
Canada is home to thousands of Sikh truck drivers, crossing North America in cabs that double as kitchens, bedrooms and places to pray. In a single w…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
China’s global spending spree
China has been on a giant global shopping spree. Since 2000, Chinese state banks have fuelled investments and acquisitions at a surprisingly rate - s…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
50 years since Franco: Spain, the valley and a troubled legacy
50 years after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, Spain continues to feel its way towards an accommodation between its once-warring factions…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Shiralee: D'Arcy Niland's 1955 Australian western
The Shiralee is a 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland, telling the story of a wandering swagman on a journey through the Australian outback, accompanied by h…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
'No justice, just kills’
On 19 November 2005, US Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, many of them women and children. The incident led to the longest US war crimes …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Film director Gurinder Chadha
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is the inspiration behind Gurinder Chadha's new film Christmas Karma. Scrooge becomes Mr Sood, a miserly businessm…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The COP 30 summit and the climate change frontline
The 30th COP climate summit is under way in the Brazilian city of Belém. BBC World Service Environment Correspondent Navin Singh Khadka has been cove…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Changing religion for love
How difficult is it to stay together when you have different religious faiths? US Vice President JD Vance spoke recently about his interfaith marriag…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Finding my true self through Druidry
As a teenager, Mhara was struggling with her gender identity and sexuality. She felt completely alone. But finding books about witchcraft and Druidry…
11 months, 3 weeks ago