Over 53,939 prospective applicants from 49 African countries face a critical race against time to complete their US Diversity Visa process before the deadline
Over 53,939 prospective applicants from 49 African countries face a critical race against time to complete their US Diversity Visa process before the deadline
Deep in the Qatari desert, security guards have a lonely time keeping 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated artworks, created by renowned US sculptor Richard Serra. Round-the-clock watch over "East-West/West-East", with guards and cameras, started after vandals struck several times in 2020 and 2021.
The BBC celebrates its centenary on October 18, after 100 years of technological innovation, ambitious programming -- and controversy. - 1922: the first steps - The BBC was officially formed on October 18, 1922 by a group of entrepreneurs but it was only on November 14 that the first radio programme was broadcast.
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.
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