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Venezuela crisis: The four countries with stakes in the presidential battle

World /

As self-declared interim leader Juan Guaidó continues his attempt to unseat Nicolás Maduro, some of the biggest global powers have a lot at stake in who succeeds in winning Venezuela’s presidential battle. The US, Russia, China and Cuba are all taking sides over who should lead Venezuela. BBC diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams looks at why […]

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Paris airport a yellow vest site in 25th week of protests

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Anti-government protesters marched in France on Saturday for a 25th straight week, and several dozen demonstrated at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport to denounce privatization plans. The crowds at the yellow vest protests in Paris appeared thin as they got underway — in contrast to the thousands who joined the annual May Day march Wednesday,

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Investing for Social Impact Is Complicated. Here Are 4 Ways to Simplify It.

Finance /

Investing in companies or organizations that make a positive change on society can be a bit like indulging in a vice: A lot of people might enjoy it privately, but they’re not comfortable talking about it publicly. When asked about this strategy, known as impact investing, investors typically give a lukewarm response or sidestep the

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Minister considers ‘all options’ to boost vaccine uptake

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Image copyright Science Photo Library Health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is willing to look at “all options” to boost vaccination levels, including making child immunisation compulsory. Mr Hancock told the BBC he did not want to “reach the point” of imposing jabs, but would “rule nothing out”. More than half a million children

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Fifteen-year-old Nigerian builds small scale construction machines

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A fifteen-year-old Nigerian boy is wowing people with his engineering talent. Hope Emmanuel Frank, from Akwa Ibom in southern Nigeria, uses wood and condemned laptop batteries to construct a moving excavator and a dump truck. In this BBC Africa One Minute Story, Hope says dreams of becoming one of world’s great inventors. Video produced by

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