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Azerbaijan has ordered the BBC to shut its office in the country, officials in Baku said Thursday, in what the British broadcaster denounced as a “move against press freedom.” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has long faced accusations of stifling the media and persecuting political opponents in the energy-rich Caucasus nation. Foreign ministry spokesman Ayahan Hajizade…
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During the last quarter of 2024, Netflix pulled a larger audience in the UK than BBC One, becoming the country’s most popular TV service. Across its entire portfolio, the BBC remains the UK’s favourite news and entertainment destination, but this is nonetheless a significant milestone for a US-based streamer. After all, Netflix was a service…
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London: Folk legend Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury music festival, alleging it has fallen under “the corporate control” of its partner the BBC. The 79-year-old musician, who was once one of the line-up of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, said he had been “looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one…
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Pooja Sharma, who has performed funeral rites for over 4000 people, has been named on BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women across the globe for the year 2024. Her name features alongside the likes of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, actor Sharon Stone and Olympic athletes Rebeca Andrade and Allyson Felix. Ms Sharma…
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Social activist Aruna Roy, Olympic Wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Performer Of Funeral Rites Pooja Sharma. Three Indians have made it to the list of BBC’s 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Women of 2024. Social activist Aruna Roy, wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, and funerary rites pioneer Pooja Sharma have joined a stellar lineup that includes stranded astronaut…
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