Airbnb says users will now be able to book luxury services like personal trainers, massages and chefs on its redesigned app as it continues to expand beyond its main short-term rentals business. “People choose hotels for their services. People choose Airbnbs for the space… now, we’re giving you the best of both worlds”, the company’s […]
Some families of those killed in a Jeju Air plane crash last December have filed a criminal complaint against 15 people, including South Korea’s transport minister and the airline’s CEO, for professional negligence. The 72 bereaved relatives are calling for a more thorough investigation into the crash, which killed 179 of the 181 people on […]
EPA At least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland – making up nearly 7% of the country’s total population Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland. “Even when we moved to another area, she didn’t want to change schools,” says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. “She liked it so much. There was no bullying.” […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Watch: wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants – in multiple ways – to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump has agreed to “say hello” to Syria’s interim president on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia as part of his tour of the Middle East, the White House said. The announcement of the lifting […]
Fergal Keane Special correspondent BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital The war’s horrors multiply. The dead, the pieces of the dead. The dying. The starving. More and more of them now – all the weight of human suffering witnessed by my brave colleagues in Gaza. The urge to avert our gaze can be […]
From Quentin Tarantino to Bella Hadid – celebrities hit the red carpet as the 78th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in the South of France. Source link
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Former US President Joe Biden’s aides have hit back at a new book that accuses his White House inner circle of covering up his “physical deterioration” during his ill-fated re-election campaign. According to the book, Original Sin, Biden’s condition during his 2024 presidential run was said to […]
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland. Local police said the mallard – a wild duck – was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km zone. Adding to the mystery, authorities said the duck was likely […]
Madeline Halpert BBC News in New York court Reuters/Jane Rosenberg Prosecutors’ star witness, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, took the stand on Tuesday in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial, accusing the rapper of controlling her life and coercing her into “humiliating” sex acts. Mr Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering […]