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BBC marks 100 years facing questions about its future
BBC marks 100 years facing questions about its future
by  AFP

On November 14, 1922, the clipped tones of the BBC's director of programmes, Arthur Burrows, crackled across the airwaves. "It underpins everything that we want to do," said James Stirling, who is head of the BBC's centenary celebrations.

Death toll rises to 50 in Venezuela landslide
Death toll rises to 50 in Venezuela landslide
by  AFP

The death toll has risen to 50 from a devastating landslide that swept through a Venezuelan town near the capital Caracas, officials said on Thursday. "So far we officially have 50 people who unfortunately lost their lives and (their bodies) have been handed over to their relatives," Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos told a local television channel, updating the earlier toll of 43.

War-torn Yemen battered by mental health crisis
War-torn Yemen battered by mental health crisis
by  AFP

Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis: Yemen's seven years of brutal civil war have caused an explosion of mental illness overwhelming the basic health care services. About three-quarters of the patients present "severe mental health disorders", she added, including "psychosis, depression, bipolar disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder".

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