BBC Media Bias

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Why Montecito faces such high risk from mudslides - BBC

Climate is another factor when it comes to the potential to trigger mudslides in particular. California has been experiencing a drought for the past few years, leaving the land dry and loose. Similarly, when wildfires tear through the area, it can burn vegetation that would typically allow for some absorption of intense rain.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Why Americans seem more pro-Harry than Brits - BBC

The US may have fought the Revolutionary War (the one we call the American War of Independence) to rid themselves of British royal rule but they have never shed their enduring fascination with the British royal family. And many are now captivated by the Sussex drama that is being played out on their own shores
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Denmark's surreal dining experience

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From the moment the heavy bronze doors swing open, inviting you in from a rough, post-industrial street to a dark space filled with wonders, the experience of entering Copenhagen's two Michelin-starred restaurant Alchemist is like falling down a rabbit hole.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Man Utd: Ten Hag on FA Cup, Butland and Marcus Rashford - BBC

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Ten Hag says he is looking forward to his first FA Cup experience, stating: "The cup is always special, I know in England, there are even higher expectations around the FA Cup than in the Netherlands but I like the cup in the Netherlands as well. In not so many games you can achieve a lot."
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

'If Maguire indicates he wants to go - BBC

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He told the Transfer Gossip Daily podcast: "I think if they were going to sign a centre-half, what makes sense to me is that they sign a left-sided one rather than a right-sided one, because Ten Hag likes to play with one right-footer and one left-footer.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Goldman Sachs starts massive round of job cuts

business

In any given year, Goldman Sachs will typically let go of 3-5% of its workforce as part of what it calls its annual Strategic Resource Allocation. So getting rid of over 6% is a bigger cull than usual but the SRA is also conducted with market conditions in mind.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

The covert winter wave of Covid-19 - BBC

business

As the epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explained in a Twitter thread, there was a new wave of Covid-19 afoot – but it was going largely unnoticed. Today the alarming spikes of Covid-19 deaths and hospitalisations, which we had all become familiar with during the grim days of 2020 and 2021, have been replaced by a more insidious, but unrelenting succession of daily fatalities.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Ukrainian troops to receive Patriot missile training in Oklahoma - BBC

Ukrainian troops to receive Patriot missile training in OklahomaBBCU.S. involvement in Ukraine war deepens, with troops to train in OklahomaThe Washington PostFirst on CNN: Ukrainians to start training on Patriot missiles in US as soon as next weekCNNUkrainian troops to train on Patriot system in OklahomaYahoo News100 Ukrainian troops to train in Oklahoma; Russia nearly destroys Ukraine city: Live updates
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

China Covid: Young people self-infect as fears for elderly grow - BBC

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The final step in China's swift reversal of its contentious zero-Covid policy comes on Sunday when it reopens borders for international travel. With mass testing, stringent quarantines and sudden, sweeping lockdowns gone, families like Mr Chen's are wary of what lies ahead.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says - BBC

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Other local and provincial officials have also been providing very different data to that from the central government. On Christmas Eve, a senior health official in the port city of Qingdao reported that half a million people were being infected each day. Those case figures were swiftly removed from news reports.
BBC     Jan 12, 2023

Why California's storm is unlikely to reverse its drought - BBC

Why California's storm is unlikely to reverse its droughtBBCCalifornia Deluge Is Still Far Too Little to End Drought's GripYahoo FinanceToo much rain, but not enough waterPOLITICOStorms helping in San Diego County drought, more rain neededFOX 5 San DiegoEXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California's drought?Yahoo NewsView
BBC     Jan 11, 2023

Ana Montes: How Cuban spy used incredible memory to betray US - BBC

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There was little to suggest that Montes had spent years as a secret Cuban agent embedded deep inside the United States government. Or that she was once considered by America to be one of the most dangerous intelligence operatives targeting the nation.
BBC     Jan 11, 2023