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Global media join forces to confront AI challenges

Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants...

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Mark Tully and BBC radio

IN THE front seat, with the driver, was Mark Fineman of Los Angeles Times, when their car was stopped at an improvised toll barrier outside Lord Krishnan’s town, Mathura...

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‘Voice of India’ BBC journalist Mark Tully dies

Mark Tully, the BBC’s renowned correspondent often hailed as the ‘voice of India,’ and a veteran journalist who reported on key events across South Asia, including the liberation of Bangladesh, has passed away recently at the age of 90...

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BBC says will fight Trump’s $10b defamation lawsuit

The BBC said on Tuesday it would fight a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot.

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BBC to fight Trump defamation case: chair

The BBC’s chairman vowed Monday to fight a billion-dollar lawsuit which US president Donald Trump has threatened to bring against the British broadcaster for defamation.

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Trump to sue BBC for $5b over video edit

US president Donald Trump said on Friday he would sue the BBC for up to $5 billion, after the British broadcaster apologized but said it would not pay damages for a misleading speech edit.

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BBC grapples with response to Trump legal threat

The BBC’s outgoing boss on Tuesday defended its journalists as the broadcaster grappled with how to respond to US president Donald Trump’s threat of a lawsuit over a misleading speech edit...

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BBC apologises over Trump speech row, 2 bosses resign

The BBC apologised on Monday for editing a speech that gave the impression US president Donald Trump made ‘a direct call for violent action’ just before the 2021 US Capitol assault, calling it ‘an error of judgement’.

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BGMEA, BBCC to strengthen Dhaka-Ontario trade

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and the Bangladesh Business Chamber of Canada (BBCC) have signed a significant memorandum of understanding aimed at fostering cooperation, strengthening business ties, and creating new opportunities for mutual trade and investment growth...

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Tarique Rahman’s return to the discourse

IN A nation long wearied by political noise and hostility, Tarique Rahman’s recent BBC Bangla interview arrived as something few expected — a voice of calm, maturity and reflection. After 17 years in exile, the acting chairman of the BNP has re-emerged not as a fiery partisan, but as a contemplative statesman, conscious of time, circumstance and transformation. The...

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Gary Lineker to leave BBC after social media 'error'

Former England football captain Gary Lineker will leave the BBC at the end of the season, it was confirmed on Monday, days after he shared a social media post that contained anti-Semitic imagery.

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BBC celebrates 100 years of ‘poetic’ shipping forecast

Modern seafarers can now rely on sophisticated forecasting technology but the calm, rhythmic delivery of the forecast by one of BBC Radio 4’s silky-voiced continuity announcers has turned the forecast into something of a beloved British institution...

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Bangladesh’s Rikta included in list of BBC’s 100 inspiring women

Bangladeshi nurse Rikta Akter Banu has been included in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024 — published by the BBC on Tuesday — for her role in creating a positive impact on the community’s views around disability...

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Lineker to leave Match of the Day after 26 years

Former England football captain Gary Lineker will step down as host of the BBC's flagship Match of the Day highlights show at the end of the season, the broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday.

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AFP, BBC win top French war reporting awards

The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents’ Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world...