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One day when struggling to get to grips with a spreadsheet to calculate his annual budget for art supplies, an idea popped into the mind of Ghanaian visual artist Joseph Awuah-Darko.He could

The day of funeral events have begun in Uganda for Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died.Dickson Ndiema attacked her with petrol just

As NYC turns 400, one of the best ways of understanding what propelled the city’s astronomical growth is by paddling the rivers that built it. Somewhere near Inwood Hill Park, home to

Donald Trump has said he will mass deport migrants in a small Ohio town that has been rocked by baseless claims that its Haitian influx are eating pets and park animals.“We’re going

More men have come forward to the BBC accusing the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch and his British partner of sexual exploitation. Some allege they were abused, and some that

People who took the ‘backway’ to EU countries and were sent home find few opportunities. Banjul, the Gambia – Ten years ago, Alagie’s life in Banjul wasn’t easy. Still, he had both

The centre of a hurricane is the focus of its power. But for scientists and early-responders, it can also offer life-saving opportunities. It may seem calm, but the eye of a hurricane

President Joe Biden briefly wore a red Trump campaign hat at an event commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.He was visiting firefighters in Pennsylvania near where one of the four

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main airport as workers protest against a planned takeover by an Indian company.Large queues formed outside Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday

The driver responsible for one of Australia’s deadliest road incidents – a wedding bus crash which killed 10 people – has been jailed for 32 years.Twenty-five people were also injured when the

Midwife Siro Devi is clinging to Monica Thatte, sobbing. Monica, in her late 20s, has returned to her birthplace – the Indian town where Siro has delivered hundreds of babies. But this

A US military veteran who received the world’s first whole-eye transplant has made significant progress a year later and has been able to resume his normal life, researchers say.Aaron James, 46, also

After nine years of conflict, 18 million Yemenis need aid as the country grapples with human rights violations and economic instability. Now, the Houthis’ Red Sea attacks in support of Palestinians have

As a public inquiry released its report on the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and relatives of those who died in the blaze said the findings had come too late. Seventy-two people –

Four members of the same family have died in a landslide triggered by super typhoon Yagi after the powerful storm ripped through Vietnam.State media said the tragedy struck in the mountainous Hoa

A manhunt is under way in Kentucky after a number of people were shot on a highway near the city of London on Saturday.The incident began at about 17:30 local time (21:30

I saw athlete running towards me on fire after attack, neighbour tells BBC10 hours agoCelestine KaroneyBBC Sport AfricaReporting fromKitale ShareBBC Agnes Barabara sits beside a tree near her home in KenyaBBCAgnes Barabara