2017年3月31日 星期五
Native fashion
The clothes we wear often create powerful perceptions of who we are. And fashion is often intertwined with culture.
But an exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York reveals how Native Americans are developing their own contemporary look and changing the way we think about style and identity.
Jane O'Brien reports.
Edited by Joni Mazer Field
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Senior stars step out on the New York catwalk
A senior fashion show in New York City's East Harlem neighbourhood drew applause for an array of designs - many of them hand-sewn.
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Ethiopian maid's window fall 'filmed by employer'
The authorities in Kuwait are reportedly investigating a video that appears to show a woman filming her Ethiopian maid falling from a seventh-floor window without attempting to help her.
The maid can be heard screaming "hold me, hold me" just before her hand slips and she falls onto a roof below. She was treated in hospital for a broken arm and other injuries.
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How do people in Brussels feel about Brexit?
We spoke to people in Brussels, a city at the heart of the European Union, about Brexit.
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Trump's 100 days: Will he eat humble pie on healthcare?
We've been keeping track of President Trump's first 100 days in office. This week, Donald Trump has had to face the music on his healthcare bill. Who should take the blame? And is this really the end of the "war on coal"?
The BBC's Jonny Dymond brings you this round up.
You can hear Jonny's weekly round-ups on BBC Radio 4's The World at One programme.
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Tumbleweed traffic jam hits California
A tumbleweed traffic jam has brought chaos to roads in southern California.
With the help of some intrepid drivers and the odd gust, state highway patrol managed to clear routes in the Inland Empire region.
Motorists - and the rolling balls of dead plant matter - were soon able to continue their journeys on Thursday.
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'Air horn orchestra' protest for transgender rights
Protesters in North Carolina angry about the so-called "bathroom bill" are holding noisy protests outside the home of the new Democratic governor.
The state is repealing the law, that requires transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender.
The demonstrators are opposed to the repeal deal because they say it still leaves open future opportunities for discrimination.
They say they will continue to hold their "air horn orchestra" protests, as they did under the previous Republican governor.
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Flames leap above Atlanta interstate highway
A fire which broke out on a in the US state of Atlanta has caused part of the road to collapse, the city's fire and rescue agency said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Boko Haram's female suicide bombers strategy
Nigeria's militant Islamist Boko Haram group is abducting, drugging, and forcing women to marry its members, as part of its attempt to recruit them as suicide bombers.
BBC News' Clive Myrie traveled to the city of Gwoza, the Boko Haram stronghold for eight months until it was retaken by the army.
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Inside France's young far-right
A new generation of far-right activists are trying to get the Front National's Marine Le Pen elected as France's president.
We follow them as they campaign in northern France, witnessing hatred on both sides. We also meet those terrified of them and the alt-right extremists who want nothing more than their victory.
Video Journalist: James Reevell
Producers: Alice Doyard and Helene Dauophars
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'Footballing' tortoise Bubba is online hit
A "football playing" tortoise from Aylesbury has become an internet sensation.
A film of Bubba crawling at speed across the kitchen floor while nudging a purple ball has clocked up more than 60 million views so far.
Owner Paul Milham said: "The ball happened to be on the floor and we got him out as we usually do, just to have a run-around and exercise.
"He saw this ball and went for it, which had us in stitches, so I thought I'd record it and stick it out for a bit of fun on Twitter."
His daughter Ciara said: "It's just the fact that it's a tortoise going so quickly - that's not what people think tortoises are like."
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The man saving wolves in a secret Shropshire valley
Wolves have been extinct in Britain for 500 years but eight are now living a semi-wild existence in a Shropshire valley.
Anthony Haighway was inspired to launch the Wolf Watch UK sanctuary after rescuing two of the animals from a closing zoo.
He has rescued 35 in total, many which had been kept in captivity, and lets them roam in a secret countryside location.
Though he has eight in total, his oldest residents, Maddie and Kosi, having far exceeded the average life expectancy by reaching 18 years of age.
For the full story, watch Inside Out West Midlands on Friday at 19:30, or on the iPlayer.
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Diego Maradona sues over a video game
Diego Maradona says he's suing Pro Evolution Soccer video game developer Konami.
The world-renowned footballer is angry they have used his likeness without his permission.
On his Facebook page he said his lawyer would be "initiating appropriate legal action" against the Japanese gaming company.
The former Argentina, Barcelona and Napoli midfielder went on to say he hopes it's not another scam.
Image caption Maradona's Facebook post
If you're playing the video game on the myClub mode Maradona appears as one of the "Legends". Others include Henrik Larsson, Thierry Henry and Gary Lineker.
The Argentine star has a rating of 98 - the highest rating you can get. Ronaldo gets rating of 93 and Ronaldinho is rated 91.
Newsbeat has asked Konami about how the rights for retired players were handled, but has yet to get a response.
It's not the first time someone has sued a video game maker for not having the right permission.
A company that owns the right to tattoos on National Basketball Association (NBA) players is suing Take-Two Interactive and Visual Concepts, which make a game called NBA2K.
It's because they used images of the tattoos on NBA players without permission.
The National Football League (NFL) Players Association tells its players that in order for tattoos to appear, they need waivers from the artists.
Pro Evo is one of the most popular games in Konami's back catalogue and has been available for consoles since 2003.
It's a spin-off from the earlier International Superstar Soccer series which began in 1995.
PES 2017's main aim is to reduce ground lost on FIFA, its big rival, in recent years.
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Women aren't happy about a Donald Trump tweet supporting women
Women on social media are criticising a Donald Trump tweet supporting women.
On Thursday night the US president wrote: "Only by enlisting the full potential of women in our society will we be truly able to #MakeAmericaGreatAgain."
The US president also said American women in every generation had shown grit, courage and devotion.
The tweet sent out by Donald Trump now has more than 10,000 replies, 6,500 retweets as well as 27,000 likes.
But Twitter users are pointing out some of Donald Trump's previous comments about women.
One US publication has taken photos of people holding up signs with some quotes Donald Trump has made about women.
Other infamous comments made about women include an interview he gave in 2005 in which he makes obscene remarks about grabbing someone by her genitalia.
Women across the world marched in January the day after Donald Trump's inauguration as US president after those comments were made public by the Washington Post.
The marchers called for greater inclusivity and respect for women's rights.
Image caption This woman was one of thousands marching in Sydney's Hyde Park
Many women wore knitted pink "pussy hats" - a reference to the same recording.
Social media users and critics have also pointed to a lack of women in his administration.
One photo taken in the Oval office at the White House showed a room full of men.
It was while he was signing an order banning federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions.
And a Republican meeting talking about their healthcare bill had no female presence either, although it was later revealed that Donald Trump's advisor Kellyanne Conway was also in the room.
Donald Trump has criticised famous women in the past as well, including singer Cher, Huffington Post editor and co-founder Arianna Huffington, actress Rosie O'Donnell and a Fox News presenter - among others.
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Ex-Power Ranger Ricardo Medina is sentenced to six years for killing his roommate
A former Power Rangers actor has been sentenced to six years in prison for stabbing his roommate to death with a sword two years ago.
Ricardo Medina, who said he acted in self-defence, pleaded guilty earlier this month to voluntary manslaughter.
He was initially charged with murder over the death of Joshua Sutter.
Medina's lawyer said his client agreed to plead to the lesser charge rather than risk a murder conviction and a possible life sentence.
A judge sentenced the actor after hearing testimony from Joshua Sutter's family, who were in the courtroom in Lancaster, California.
"Put this killer in general [prison] population so he will see and feel the same fear that Joshua must have felt," said the 36-year-old victim's father, Donald Sutter.
He also told the judge that no-one would look at Ricardo Medina as a celebrity again.
The Power Rangers actor stabbed Joshua Sutter to death on 31 January 2015 after an argument in the home the two shared in Green Valley, a town north of Los Angeles.
Medina's lawyer says the row, over 38-year-old Ricardo Medina's girlfriend, began in their kitchen.
She and Medina then ran to his bedroom and locked the door when it got serious.
When Joshua Sutter kicked down the door, Medina stabbed him with a sword he kept in the room.
Ricardo Medina played the Red Lion Wild Force Ranger on Power Rangers in 2002.
He was the voice of Deker on Power Rangers Samurai in 2011 and 2012 and also appeared in shows like ER and CSI: Miami.
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2017年3月30日 星期四
Lost in space: 'Peggy, I don't have a shield'
When you're on a space walk and you can't find that key bit of kit...
Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough were meant to be installing debris shields on the International Space Station.
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Huge fire engulfs Shanxi province warehouse
Firefighters have been tackling a huge warehouse fire in Shanxi province.
There are no reported casualties.
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Why Ivanka Trump is joining the Trump administration
The White House says Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee.
The US first daughter bowed to pressure following an outcry from ethics experts at her initial plans to serve in a more informal capacity.
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Ex-cyclone Debbie forces Queensland evacuations
Ex-cyclone Debbie has forced around 40,000 people to evacuate their homes in south-east Queensland.
But residents who live on high enough ground have been told not to venture into the floods because of sharks and snakes in the water.
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Angela Merkel: We must make an effort for the EU we love
Angela Merkel: We must make an effort for the EU we love
30 March 2017 Last updated at 17:40 BST
The German Chancellor gave an impassioned speech about the future of the European Union at a meeting for the 27 states in Malta, after the UK triggered Article 50.
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3,600 guests at Ghana's record-breaking dinner table
A food seasoning manufacturer in Ghana has built a table which has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest in the world.
The table can seat more than 3,000 guests.
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College apologises for 'slut-shame' prom posters about appropriate dresses
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Thirsty snake drinks from water bottle
A cobra in a drought-hit village in India has been filmed drinking water from a bottle.
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Forgetting the horror of Homs
Three years ago Lyse Doucet met young Syrian girl Bara'aa who was living through the horror of war in Homs.
Now she has met up with her again and found she is thriving at school and trying to put the memories behind her.
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Syrians see signs of hope after years of war
Throughout Thursday the BBC is seeking to uncover what it’s like to live with war as it reports on what’s going on in different parts of Syria – the news which doesn't make the international headlines.
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The Nigerian bobsleigh team racing towards history
Fighting freezing winds, bone-breaking speed and up to five g-force, the Nigerian women's bobsleigh team are training hard in western Canada.
Driver Seun Adigun and brakewomen Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga are all former professional track and field athletes.
Their practice times on the ice run are fast - and they are aiming for a historic first. No bobsleigh team from Nigeria or any country in Africa has completed at the Olympics.
The team's dream is on the verge of coming true. The Nigerian bobsleigh team only needs to complete three more competitions to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Video by Charlie Northcott
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2017年3月29日 星期三
Uttar Pradesh: The Indian state running out of meat
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is running short of meat after its new right-wing Hindu government began shutting down "illegal" slaughterhouses.
Produced by Shilpa Kannan, filmed and edited by Prem Boominathan
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'Build that wall' says US border resident
As President Trump's administration prepares to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, the BBC spoke to two people in Texas who are looking forward to its construction.
In Del Rio, Texas, retired policeman Andres Montemayor lives right on the Rio Grande River and says he has had enough of the view and doesn't mind a wall in his backyard.
Border patrol agent Jon Anfisen does not think it's feasible to build a wall along the entire border but an increase in agents and investment in technology would be a big step.
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World's first monster truck front flip
This is the first time a monster truck driver has completed a front flip in the sport's history.
Lee O'Donnell, whose nickname is the 'Mad Scientist', pulled it off at the Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas.
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Russia protests 'will happen again'
On Sunday, Russia saw its largest anti-government protest in several years with thousands of Russians taking to the streets.
One boy watched it unfold from a lamp-post.
The BBC spoke to 17-year-old Roman Shingarkin and his father Maksim.
Video journalists Abdujalil Abdurasulov and Elizaveta Vereykina
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Tusk to UK: 'We already miss you'
EU Council President Donald Tusk has said that there is "no reason to pretend that this is a happy day" after formally accepting the UK's letter triggering Article 50 and the country's withdrawal from the EU.
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Elephants in dramatic muddy escape
Eleven Asian elephants caught in mud have made a dramatic escape with the help of local farmers.
The elephants had gone to drink and bathe in a water hole in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
The local used vegetation and ropes to get the animals out.
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Can coal make a comeback under Trump?
Donald Trump has signed an executive order which lifts climate change regulations. One of the president's campaign promises was to revive a declining coal industry.
The BBC takes a look at energy trends both in the US and worldwide.
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2017年3月28日 星期二
Peruvian plane catches fire
A Peruvian Airlines plane with 141 passengers and crew on board has caught fire during an emergency landing at Jauja airport in the Andes.
The company said all those on board were safely evacuated after the aircraft skidded off the runway. There were no injuries.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and an investigation is now under way.
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Marine Le Pen on why the EU wants Brexit to be painful
French presidential candidate and leader of the National Front (FN) Marine Le Pen on why she believes the EU wants to punish the UK through Brexit.
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Nigerian student beaten in India in alleged racist attack
Nigerian student Endurance Amalawa was beaten by a mob in Delhi, in what many believe to be a racist attack.
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Russia arrest 'like a bad dream'
Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government corruption - it was the country's largest anti-government protest in several years.
One of the most striking photos of the day showed a smartly-dressed woman being carried away by several police officers in Moscow.
The BBC managed to speak to Olga Lozina.
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Personal albums of the Red Baron's Nazi cousin for sale
“I am quite taken aback by what you see in the photos, especially the aerial photos looking down on the bombed Russian cities,” said John Dickins, of Dickins Auctioneers. The caption on this photo identifies a "burning railroad train" on the route from Germany to the Russian town on Novosokolniki, attacked on 8 July 1941.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Kathrada: 'Same pain as Mandela'
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has paid tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Kathrada, who has died aged 87.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said she felt the "same pain" as when Mr Mandela (Madiba) died, saying the man known as Kathy was an "extension of our family".
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Clashes in Paris after police shoot dead Chinese man
Protesters threw missiles and set alight a car in Paris amid anger over the police shooting of a Chinese man.
Liu Shaoyo, 56, was shot dead on Sunday night, and China has lodged an official protest.
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Cyclone Debbie seen from space
As the International Space Station passes over Australia, the full scale of Cyclone Debbie comes into view. It has caused widespread damage in the Australian state of Queensland, with winds gusting up to two hundred and seventy miles an hour.
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Swiss skier claims world first quad cork 1800
Andri Ragettli completed five rotations while dipping his head under his body four times.
He was reported to have covered 35 metres over the Suzuki Nine Royals snow feature at Watles in Italy.
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Bookshop turns classics into clickbait to get people reading
A Dallas bookstore is trying to get people to read classic novels by turning them into clickbait.
The idea has, naturally, been called "litbait".
It's a simple plan. Take a classic title, then describe it in trashy, listicle terms.
For example, click on "British guy dies after selfie gone wrong" and instead, you get the full text of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
It all started during a social media campaign on National Read a Book Day, to get people reading real life books.
Andres De la Casa-Huertas, from The Wild Detectives store told the Dallas Observer: "It's not so much to make people read as it is to make reading culture more appealing.
"I think there's a space to make it much more approachable and funny."
So see how many genuine titles you can guess from the following descriptions.
Answer: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
So now, you get the idea...
Too easy? It is of course Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Ok, we're going highbrow for this one.
Not read The Prince by Nico Machiavelli? Put it on your list.
We struggled with this one too. It's The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Everyone should get this one.
Of course, it's Romeo and Juliet by some bloke called William Shakespeare.
And our favourite one to finish.
Yes, it is The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
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Georgia joins EU's visa-free policy
Citizens of the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia can now travel to most European countries visa-free. The European Union has granted Georgia the visa-free policy in exchange for wide-ranging democratic reforms.
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Cyclone Debbie: Footage shows 'monster' storm hit Queensland
A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has reached the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Footage shows the force of the powerful storm which is expected to last hours.
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Street art events promote Yemen peace
Murad Subay, also known as Yemen's Banksy, and award-winning British artist Lisa-Marie Gibbs, held simultaneous street art events in Yemen and the UK, to protest against the conflict in Yemen that has killed more than 7,600 people since it began in March 2015.
Video journalist: Suniti Singh and Sumaya Bakhsh; images courtesy of AP/AFP/Getty, Salvo Toscano, Najeeb Subay and Sumaya Bakhsh
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2017年3月27日 星期一
One dead in Oakland residential building fire
Firefighters have battled to put out a fire at an apartment block in Oakland, California, that has left at least one person dead.
Fifteen other people were rescued in the early hours of Monday, four of them taken to hospital. The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined.
In December, Oakland became the site of the deadliest structure fire in the US in over a decade when 36 party-goers died in a warehouse known as the Ghost Ship.
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Rachel Dolezal: 'The idea of race is a lie'
Rachel Dolezal - the white US woman who said she was black - says "the idea of race is a lie".
Speaking in an interview with Emily Maitlis, she argued that the concept of "transracial" - similar to that of transgender - is useful in describing people such as herself.
Rachel Dolezal has just written a book about her experience, In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World.
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Huge gold coin worth $1m stolen from museum
A Canadian coin, nicknamed the "big maple leaf", with a face value of $1m, has been stolen from a museum in Berlin, Germany.
The coin, that weighs 100kg (220lb) and is made of pure 24-carat gold, is worth $4m (£3.2m).
Police are still trying to work out how the thieves made off with their single piece of loot, which was protected by bulletproof glass.
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Erin McPike: The only journalist on Rex Tillerson's Asia trip
Erin McPike describes the "hateful and vitriolic" reaction from fellow members of the media after she decided to go it alone on the US Secretary of State's Asia trip.
No other press was invited to join Rex Tillerson on the visit.
Listen to the BBC World Service radio programme, OS, on the BBC iPlayer.
Video produced by Trystan Young
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Islamic State battle: Mosul residents face impossible choice
The battle to retake western Mosul from so-called Islamic State has resumed, with heavy fighting in the Old City.
The operation has been overshadowed by claims that at least a hundred civilians were killed in an air strike ten days ago. US central command says it's investigating whether one of its planes was involved.
Jeremy Bowen reports on the civilians left with an impossible choice.
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