Image copyright Getty Images/Bobby Bank Image caption Mr Kercheval was best known for playing oil tycoon Cliff Barnes on the popular soap opera Ken Kercheval, an actor who played oil tycoon Cliff Barnes on the popular soap opera Dallas, has died at age 83.A spokeswoman at Frist Funeral Home in Mr Kercheval’s hometown of Clinton,…
Image copyright Facebook, courtesy of Charity Tillemann-Dick Image caption Charity Tilleman-Dick performed on stages across the world Charity “Sunshine” Tillemann-Dick, a venerated American opera singer who survived two double lung transplants, has died at age 35.Tillemann-Dick was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2004, forcing her to undergo two emergency lung transplants needed to save her…
Image copyright Reuters Facebook has said it will set aside $3bn (£2.3bn) to cover the potential costs of an investigation by US authorities into its privacy practices.While it has provided for a heavy toll from the investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission, the final cost could be $5bn, it said.The social media giant also…
How much screen time is too much for babies and young children?The World Health Organization has advised parents that under-twos should not spend any time passively watching screens.Children aged two to four should not spend more than an hour a day watching programmes or playing computer games, it also says.But are such guidelines helpful? The…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People in the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic await Denis Pushilin, the acting leader, in November 2018 President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday that makes it easier for those living in eastern Ukraine’s separatist territories to access a Russian passport. The move is seen as a challenge to Volodmyr…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVolunteers provide water, food and support to those mourning the bombing Sri Lanka has admitted a “major intelligence lapse” before the Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 359 people and wounded more than 500.An Indian intelligence warning from the beginning of the month about planned attacks was…
Image copyright Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AFP Image caption John William King is seen as the ringleader of the trio that attacked James Byrd Jr One of three men convicted in the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America’s worst hate crimes, is to be executed in Texas.Byrd, a black…
Image copyright US Customs and Border Protection Image caption The boy was taken to a border station in Texas A three-year-old migrant boy was found in tears as he wandered alone in a Texas cornfield near the US-Mexico border, officials say. US Border Patrol agents discovered the boy in the Rio Grande Valley near Brownsville,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption”Why in God’s name does it take the death of a 29-year-old woman with her whole life in front of her to get to this point?” A priest received a standing ovation at Lyra McKee’s funeral when he asked why it took her death to unite politicians.Politicians…
Image copyright Alamy The government has approved the supply of equipment by Chinese telecoms firm Huawei for the UK’s new 5G data network despite warnings of a security risk. There is no formal confirmation but the Daily Telegraph says Huawei will build “non-core” components such as antennas.The US wants its allies in the “Five Eyes”…