Eindhoven, Netherlands/ Stefano Boeri Architetti It’s been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan’s Bosco Verticale. How has it inspired other buildings – and affected their …
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A top official in one of South Africa’s biggest political parties has been sacked after he visited a controversial Malawian pastor in April. Floyd Shivambu has been removed as secretary-general …
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Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon …
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Getty Images Vanuatu authorities are looking at revoking Andrew Tate’s citizenship after it was revealed that he acquired a golden passport at around the same time as his 2022 arrest …
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South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington’s resettlement of white Afrikaners that the U.S. president claims are the victims of “genocide.” Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images …
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Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung pledged to “unite the people” in his inauguration speech on Wednesday. Lee enters office at a time when the country …
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Millions voted in Tuesday’s snap election triggered by former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his failed martial law bid. Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party conceded defeat and …
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Getty Images US President Donald Trump has signed an order doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%. The move hikes import taxes on the metals – …
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