Trump denies story he avoided paying taxes

The president denies claims in the New York Times that he paid just $750 income tax in 2016 and 2017.


'You're an opera singer? But you're not white...'

The story of Emmanuel "Onry" Henreid and the unexpected duet that went viral.


The South African cleric taking on the church over a rapist priest

Reverend June Major has undertaken unorthodox protests to get the Anglican church of Southern Africa to investigate her case.


Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016' - New York Times

The New York Times says the president paid no income tax at all in 10 of the last 15 years.


Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row

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Image caption Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearings are to resume

When Meng Wanzhou's flight landed in Vancouver on 1 December 2018, she was expecting to make only a brief stopover. But nearly two years on, the chief financial officer of Huawei and daughter of the telecoms giant's founder looks set for a prolonged stay - placing considerable strain on relations between Canada and China.

The next round of hearings in a protracted legal battle over her extradition to the US begin on


Why India should worry about post-Covid-19 care

Experts say India needs more post-Covid care centres as many patients are reporting lasting symptoms.


The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm

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Image caption Grace and her company have clients around the world

The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to US hypnotist Grace Smith.

Grace Smith says she was able to give up alcohol, but that quitting smoking seemed impossible.

Back in 2011, the then 25-year-old had a stressful fundraising job in New York.

"I didn't have any healthy coping mechanisms," she says. "


Coronavirus: 'Forced to work' as medics fighting Covid

Almost 200 health workers have died of Covid-19 in Venezuela since the pandemic began in March.


Armenia and Azerbaijan erupt into fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh

The two countries blame each other as clashes involving heavy weapons kill at least 23 people.


Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Tanks ablaze as fighting erupts over disputed region

Heavy fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.