@BBCFooC

From Our Own Correspondent - story-telling from around the globe. THIS ACCOUNT IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED - We recommend @BBCRadio4 instead.

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Joined June 2009
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As Russia attacks Ukraine it's destroying itself too & that's sad for me to see Today I saw MPs 'vote' to imprison people for 15 yrs for telling the truth about this unprovoked, unjust war The BBC has been blocked, our team suspended work for safety, others have left. It's huge
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A story in 2 tweets. Thinking of my brilliant BBC Russia colleagues.
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In English, it's "flouted." Also in English, the "criminal" is the one who administers the poison, not the victim of the poisoning.
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New 🚨 I wrote for the i about the unique kind of abuse I get as the BBC’s specialist reporter, investigating online disinformation and covering the casualties of viral conspiracies. I love my job - but want to highlight perils of digital frontline. inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/…
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There’s a true story I know of a woman who had five children under ten. After years of not working because her husband wouldn’t allow, she finally managed to get a job in the industry she worked in and adored before her marriage. She was so excited. 1/11
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And in Honor of the women of #Yemen who always seem to save me, am reposting this @BBCFooC episode about Mis'ida and I: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00029j…

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, The Sound of Danger in Yemen

Face to face with Islamic State group fighters at the site of a US drone strike in Yemen.

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Solitude in the Serengeti - upcoming on the BBC’s From Our Own Correspondent @BBCFooC @BBCRadio4 @bbcworldservice #serengeti #ngorongoro #tanzania #safari #greatmigration
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The things I will do to get on one of the best and most popular programs on the bbc. But to know more you will have to listen to today’s From our own correspondent @BBCFooC😉
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Govt plans for breaching the Withdrawal Agreement getting an absolute roasting in the Lords, inc from former Tory leader, Michael Howard
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The story of one bizarre day in Belarus. In the morning: the excitement of visiting my great grandfather’s home town. In the evening: detained by the police.
BBCFooC@BBCFooC5 Sep 2020
Cucumbers become an unexpected part of the reporting beat in Belarus for @BBCSteveR as he visits the town near where President Lukashenko grew up. Curiously, a police "document check" later followed... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mcb…

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, 'You must come with us!'

Stopped in Belarus, Australian splits, Sudan's peace, asylum in Europe, Boston's big move.

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Worth hearing @annesoy reflect on the historic peace deal in Sudan
BBCFooC@BBCFooC5 Sep 2020
Sudan's latest peace deal has been hailed around the world. @annesoy asks if it will fare any better than the two failed agreements which preceded it. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mcb…

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, 'You must come with us!'

Stopped in Belarus, Australian splits, Sudan's peace, asylum in Europe, Boston's big move.

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I'm grateful to announce that, as of today, I am head of the Afghan service at DW. I'll be the first woman to lead the Dari/Pashto department since it was establishment 50 years ago. Looking forward to work with our excellent team in Germany in Afghanistan.
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Thank you all so much for your well wishes. Final stories for this week are put to bed and I'm signing off to focus on the surgery. For those asking, my next @NewsHour Special Report & my @BBCFOOC on Bunduq's post-blast adventure both air today. See you on the other side.
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excelente para entender a história do Japão
BBCFooC@BBCFooC15 Aug 2020
What links #Japan's PM #ShinzoAbe to a politician who came close to being tried as a war criminal for #WW2? He's his grandson, and remains heavily influenced by him, as @wingcommander1 reveals on #VJDay marking #Japan's surrender in #WW2, bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lsf… #VJ75

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Japan's Second World War Legacy

Stories from Colombia, Greece, Germany and on the unfinished business of WW2 in Japan.

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Replying to @BBCFooC @FullerloveHeidi
Excellent reporting - moving to listen to such personal stories from Crete.
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Some cultural differences difficult to understand - as the French head off on mass on their long holidays this evening thousands of their pets will be abandoned on roads - too much bother their owners say - my report coming up this weekend across the BBC but especially @BBCFooC
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My dispatch from #Beirut, which is reeling from a devastating explosion that has left more than 150 people dead, will be the top item on @BBCFooC on @BBCRadio4 tomorrow morning at 11.30am UK time / 1.30pm #Lebanon time. Do tune in - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lld…

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, The death knell for Beirut?

Stories from South Africa, Germany, Iran, France and on the aftermath of the Beirut blast.

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If you want to help, consider donating: -Lebanese Red Cross apps.apple.com/ca/app/lebane… -Lebanese Food Bank lebanesefoodbank.org/donate/ A list of local NGOs: lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/#dona… #BeirutBlast
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Very rough night checking on loved ones in Beirut. A dear friend is in hospital with chest wounds and I haven’t been able to contact another. If you can help, please donate at these links
Rym Momtaz ريم ممتاز (rmomtaz.bsky.social)@RymMomtaz4 Aug 2020
If you're outside Lebanon and want to help, please donate: -Lebanese Red Cross (doing heroic work on explosion site) redcross.org.lb/SubPage.aspx… -Lebanese Food Bank lebanesefoodbank.org/donate/ -Beit al Baraka beitelbaraka.net/donation/pa… A fuller list here: lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/#dona… #Beirut

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The explosions in Beirut are an utter national disaster. Lebanon was already on the brink of economic collapse. Now it can’t feed its people. It’ll take a major international effort to put it back on its feet.
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