My Picks of the Week
The 100 most nutritious foods
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180126-the-100-most-nutritious-foods
A J-pop band for the crypto craze (crypto-currency kawaii)
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180126-a-j-pop-band-for-the-crypto-craze
WORLD NEWS
How historical Afrin became a prize worth a war (travelogue cum war report)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42788179
Save the Children offices in Afghanistan hit by attack (a “soft” target)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42800271
FRANCE & Europe
Homeless in Paris
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Paris_homeless
In pictures: River Seine bursts banks in Paris
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42801644
French floods: Seine river reaches peak in flood-hit Paris
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42856634
UK, USA & Canada
How much influence does Stephen Miller have on Trump? (meet the new Steve Bannon)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42795179
‘Fire and Fury’ over Hillary Clinton’s Grammy cameo (it just keeps getting sillier – now whose fault is that?)
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42856065
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Ikea founder: Five things to know
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-42853600/ikea-founder-five-things-to-know
HEALTH
No safe level – 1 cigarette a day ‘increases heart disease and stroke risk’
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42802191
History
Face of 9,000 year-old teen girl recreated (Meet Αυγή or Dawn)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42802291
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Fitness tracker Strava lights up military base
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42853072
Facebook invents new unit of time called a ‘flick’ (neither a movie nor a policeman)
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42787529
Antarctica’s Weddell Sea ‘deserves protected status’ (beautiful – for now)
TRAVEL
Santorini (Thira), an archetypal Greek island fantasy (gotta be your favourite)
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180128-santorini-an-archetypal-greek-island-fantasy
Moroccan-style pizza
http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180122-madfouna-moroccos-surprising-take-on-pizza
MISCELLANEOUS
Stranded skiers’ chairlift chopper rescue
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42868759/stranded-skiers-chairlift-chopper-rescue
Why some African Americans are moving to Africa (wherein we learn the term BLAXIT)
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/african-americans-moving-africa-180116092736345.html