A rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse, hailed as 'the most interesting eclipse of the year,' has swept across parts of Africa, America and Europe on Sunday. A hybrid eclipse usually starts and ends as an annular event, although it appears as a total eclipse in the middle. According to NASA, this Sunday's eclipse is even more unique as it starts annular and ends as a total eclipse.
Taking good care of senior citizens is the main duty of nursing homes, but one - south of London - has fallen far, far short of the goal. Its manager has been found guilty of overseeing 'institutionalised abuse,' leading to the death of five pensioners. And as Tesa Arcilla reports, there are fears a culture of abuse could be widespread.
Britain is seeking money from the Middle East in its ambition to become the first country outside of the Muslim world to offer an Islamic Bond - Katie Pilbeam asks London based Market Strategist Ishaq Siddiqi if this is the way forward for the finance hub. The first ever Bitcoin ATM went live this week in a café in Vancouver, Canada. Does this breakthrough mean that the controversial coin is finally fighting off its critics - Katie asks Moscow based economist Dr William Wilson and Buenos Aires based expert Daniel Bruno for their view on the virtual currency to get a global perspective. Plus the World Bank props up Russia in its annual 'Doing Business' report, but there's still a long way to go, corporate news and the loveable in-house investor Sean Thomas reveals the latest results of his rather unique style of trading on the ever volatile Russian stock market.
Vladimir Pilat founded a combat version of the traditional Ukrainian dance, Gopak. He married one of his students and turned his lover into an Amazon, but couldn't hold on to her. After encouraging his wife to adapt the new martial art for women, she went much further and set up her own rival training school.
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