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The BBC challenged Americans to spell words used in the last three Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions. Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old, won the competition this year after correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second lighting round tiebreaker. He defeated 12-year-old Ishaan Gupta, who spelled 25 words correctly. Parikh won out against 247 spellers competing in […]

Early dabbawalas transported lunchboxes on bicycles and marked them with coloured threads so they could be sorted and returned accurately. Over time, those markings were replaced with a unique alphanumeric code system, while deliveries came to rely on bicycles, motorbikes and Mumbai’s suburban train network.

Only licensed doctors were allowed to ink tattoos in Korea – breaking the law could lead to heavy fines or jail.

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.

The report said the cases the UN had verified were carried out against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl. The violations included rape, gang rape, forced nudity, and violence to genitals committed by officers from the Israeli military, police and prison service.

The bedraggled man was led to safety by rescuers after nine days stranded in the cavern

The drone hit a residential building, injuring two people and causing a fire, officials said.