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The US’ surreal alien landscape

26 July 2019
Ted Alan StedmanFeatures correspondent
News imageTed Alan Stedman The Bisti Badlands, a remote corner of New Mexico looks like it belongs on MarsTed Alan Stedman

Hidden in the remote stretches of north-west New Mexico, the Bisti Badlands are one of the US’ most surreal sites.

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News imageHollywood's love affair with the American diner

Hollywood's love affair with the American diner

BBC Talking Movies presenter Tom Brook explains why American diners are one of cinema's favourite settings.

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The African project that could change a continent

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote tells the BBC that he plans to build a new oil refinery in Kenya.

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Oil prices steady amid US-Iran deal hopes

Victoria Fernandez of Crossmark Global Investments explains what factors are influencing oil prices this week.

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News imageThe ancient Japanese philosophy that helps us accept our flaws

Japan's ancient philosophy that helps us accept our flaws

Can embracing imperfection bring greater peace? Japan's ancient tradition of kintsugi suggests it can.

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AI trade won't be a smooth ride, expert says

Eddie Ghabour of KEY Advisors Wealth Management says volatility should be expected in disruptive tech markets.

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News imageAncient coins expose a Roman family's power struggle

Ancient coins expose a Roman family's power struggle

Coins depicting Agrippina the Younger and her son Nero reveal a dramatic shift in power in Ancient Rome.

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Wall Street opens up as oil prices slide

Noah Hamman of AdvisorShares says he hopes market fluctuations will come to an end soon.

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Tuscany's cowboys keep a 2,000-year-old tradition alive

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Wall Street bounces back after this week's tech sell-off

Ed Moya of AlphaSense says investors are tolerating AI spending if they are seeing strong revenue growth.

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Marina Abramović discusses art, creativity, and why she is still pushing artistic boundaries at 79.

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Karl Ove Knausgård on the bridge between vulnerability and unbound literary freedom.

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Boys and men are obsessing over muscle. Doctors are worried

A doctor who has studied the issue for 30 years says social media is making things worse.

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Desire, revolt and refuge: (LA)HORDE shapes a visceral world through daring choreography.

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The ambitious mission preparing for human life underwater

Ocean engineering company DEEP is on a mission to help people live and work underwater for longer.

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News imageThe egg that became one of Attenborough's greatest treasures

The egg that became one of Attenborough's greatest treasures

David Attenborough recounts his 1960 expedition to Madagascar, where he pieced together fragments of a giant egg.

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Tech, Iran, and Fed weigh on US shares

Mitali Prasad of Trillium Asset Management says investors are increasingly asking for AI earnings growth.

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Investors ditch chip stocks as fears of AI bubble grow

Ben Barringer at Quilter Cheviot says investors are nervous ahead of tech results this week.

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News imageHow Mary, Queen of Scots plotted to seize the throne

How Mary, Queen of Scots plotted to seize the throne

While imprisoned by Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, wrote ciphered letters to plot against the British queen.

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Wall Street rallies as investors await Fed rate decision

Anna Rathbun of Grenadilla Advisory says the Fed has a lot to contend with, including volatile oil prices.

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The Italian mountains home to the world's finest marble

Deep in the Apuan Alps of Tuscany, the legendary Carrara marble has been mined since Roman times.

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