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Heart and Soul: Becoming a Buddhist Bhikshuni in Bhutan
In 2022 the kingdom of Bhutan ordained 144 women in an unprecedented ceremony. Among them was Emma Slade, also known as Lopen Ani Pema Deki, from Ken…
1 year ago
Flight of the vulture
With their fearsome talons, acid poo and a penchant for rotting carcasses, the vulture has long been shouldered with associations of death, and disho…
1 year ago
BBC Trending: Can Community Notes clean up your feed?
Meta has decided to abandon the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, citing concerns that fact-checkers h…
1 year ago
Assignment: Road wars - cycling in Paris
On 15 Oct 2024, a 27-year-old cyclist was killed in a bike lane in Paris. His name was Paul Varry. He was run over by a car after an argument with a …
1 year ago
In the Studio: Mohammad Barrangi
Iranian-born artist and former Paralympian, Mohammad Barrangi, creates intricate, dreamlike worlds where myth and reality collide. His bold, layered …
1 year ago
Life in occupied Ukraine
Russia’s land grab playbook aimed at erasing local identity and russifying “liberated” territories. Three years into the full scale invasion of Ukrai…
1 year ago
The Fifth Floor: Syria after Assad
In December 2024, rebel forces took control in Syria, and former President Bashar al-Assad fled the country. What's happened since? Salma Khattab fr…
1 year ago
BBC OS Conversations:
The past week has seen talks between the United States and Russia – without Ukraine. This was followed by what seems to be a deepening rift between U…
1 year ago
Heart and Soul: The only thing certain in life
In 2019, performer and writer Rochi Rampal found herself attending 10 funerals in one year. To contend with this, she embarked on her own “crash cour…
1 year ago
Witness History: US Black History Month special
Extraordinary stories from African-American history, told by the people who were there. We hear tales of bravery and survival against all odds, from …
1 year ago