'Filipino culture is very rich. We want it to keep on living.'

ALAMAT ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔ ☝🏽🤎 is a boy band with a mission to showcase Filipino culture through music. Most of the songs are sung in Tagalog or local languages.

📻 Could P-pop rival K-pop? bbc.in/3UtIneu

Each member of ALAMAT ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔ ☝🏽🤎 sings in their own local language - and the members of the P-pop boy group say they aim to promote Filipino culture through everything they do.

Hannah Gelbart met them in Manila for the What in the World podcast

🎧 bbc.in/4awMETV

'It's a lot of fun in the Philippines to do drag... everyone is just so gorgeous.'

Filipina drag queen Marina Summers was one of the top queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World.

Hear her interview with Hannah Gelbart on What in the World 🎧 bbc.in/49jImOv

Philippine excellence 👏 Marina Summers #DragRaceUKVsTheWorld open.spotify.com/episode/7Gei57…

Despite being handed two long prison sentences this week, Imran Khan continues to loom large over Pakistani politics.

What is it about the cricketer turned PM that makes him such a powerful force in the country?

Hear more on What in the World 🎧 bbc.in/3uexenp

BBC World Service is launching Gaza Daily, an emergency radio service for people in Gaza.

BBC Arabic's Adel Soliman says the 'lifeline programme' will provide the latest information and safety advice.

It will broadcast daily at 1500 GMT on MW 639kHz

bbc.in/3sa7M1z

I long thought about whether or not to make this doc. But if there is one person listening who has a better outcome as a result of it, it will have been worth it.

My thanks to Caitlin Smith for her sensitive production.
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THREAD: How to verify images online?

Social media is awash with false or misleading images, some of which get millions of engagements.

So, here's a simple guide on ways you can quickly check the veracity of an image you see on your social media feeds.

This image has gone viral in pro-Isreal circles, claiming to show a fake Palestinian corpse caught texting on his phone.

Let's go through the image verification process step-by-step, using Google's reverse image search.

Where does the photo come from and what's the context?

💵 “If Taylor Swift were an economy, she’d be bigger than nearly 50 countries.”

🇺🇸 Erin Delmore — the BBC’s North America business correspondent and a self-confessed Swifty — tells us why the Tay Tay economy seems unstoppable.

🎧 Listen below 👇

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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults by women who have broken their silence on alleged attacks between 2006 and 2013

This is a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches

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Rosamund Urwin
Charlotte Wace
Paul Morgan-Bentley

The BBC World Service's new What in the World podcast is superb. It's aimed at 16-24 year olds - and, while it's been a long while since I qualified for that group, I'm finding it easy to listen to, helpful & crystal clear. This on vaping is excellent. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Over three billion people play video games globally. But can the games we play affect our mental health?

Alex Rhodes speaks to Laura Cress Kelli Dunlap, PsyD Sky Tunley-Stainton from Safe In Our World and Annabel Rackham

bbc.in/3OSpeA7

Rigid dress codes, education bans and job restrictions. Things have changed a lot for women in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power two years ago.

I spoke to two footballers who had to flee to the UK after the takeover - take a listen here... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Sofia Bettiza William Lee Adams Full house in the studio for our #BBCWhatintheWorld launch episode:
Verity Wilde Emily Horler Benita Mora Morrison
Adam Chowdhury (and Simon Peeks listening in!)

Our first ep is up! I spoke to Sofia Bettiza, Kelly Ng, William Lee Adams and Dr Dominic Canova about how heatwaves affect your mental health.

Listen here:
📻 bbc.in/44LfEEH

Super excited to be hosting What in the World, a new daily pod from the BBC World Service, dropping wherever you get your podcasts weekdays from July 31st. We'll be chatting about all things mental health, climate change, social media and pop culture.

📢 BBC World Service launches new daily news podcast for 16-24 year olds

Hosted by Hannah Gelbart, What in the World will explain global news stories and events for those with curious minds

More info ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Fighting in Sudan despite ceasefire - BBC reporter bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…