BBC at the site of China's worst mining disaster in more than a decadeAt least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said.The gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine is the worst mining disaster in China since 2009, and Chinese President Xi Jinping said no effort must be spared in the search and rescue operation.Early on Sunday...

Reporter's Notebook: What its like to report from an Ebola outbreakReporter's Notebook: What its like to report from an Ebola outbreak Covering an Ebola outbreak means taking extra precautions. In this Reporter's Notebook, NPR's Emmet Livingstone takes us behind the reporting in eastern Congo. World Reporter's Notebook: What its like to report from an...

The Siri Overhaul Expected at WWDC 2026 Might Be Bigger Than We ImaginedFor months, we've been speculating that Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, is slated for a massive overhaul, likely to be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. But the revamp is likely to be even more ambitious than expected, according to a new Bloomberg report. Mark Gurman, the report's...

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EU Slaps Google With $1 Billion Fine Over Search and Play Store The European Commission is fining Google 890 million euros, or just over $1 billion, citing unfair practices that it says put smaller and third-party companies at a disadvantage. The ruling touched on two areas: Google search and the Google Play Store. The Commission, which is the EU’s enforcement arm, said that Google...