Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me
BBC Radio
BBC News
February 16, 2026
bbc-news
Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand?In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation.With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton.WATCH – …
AI Money Is Coming to a Midterm Near You
Matt Stieb
New York Magazine
February 16, 2026
new-york-magazine
Industry giants including Marc Andreessen and Anthropic are already spending millions to promote pro-AI politicians in the 2026 midterms.
North London measles outbreak: Unvaccinated pupils could be excluded from school
Maia Davies
BBC News
February 16, 2026
bbc-news
Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
NI health: Burrows defends Nesbitt decision to halt puberty blockers trial
Hayley Halpin
BBC News
February 16, 2026
bbc-news
Participation in the trial was reported last week in a review of Northern Ireland's gender identity services carried out by Dr Hilary Cass.
Rich World’s growing civil unrest has an insurance sting
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
February 16, 2026
bloomberg
Rising civil unrest is significantly increasing SRCC insurance losses, prompting insurers to adapt policies and raise premiums.
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BBC News
February 16, 2026
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Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine
Makuochi Okafor
BBC News
February 16, 2026
bbc-news
The authorities say a growing number of citizens are being illegally recruited to fight elsewhere.
Are MAGA Latinos Having Buyer’s Remorse?
Benjamin Hart
New York Magazine
February 16, 2026
new-york-magazine
Reporter Jack Herrera, who writes about immigration and the border, discusses Trump’s poor standing among Latino voters — a demographic he had been winning over.
Brokers forced to rethink funding playbook as India curbs loans
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
February 16, 2026
bloomberg
Industry watchers expect securities firms to lean more on shadow lenders and internal capital to fund their own books as well as client positions
India records lowest-ever price of ₹279/kg for green hydrogen in tender
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
February 16, 2026
bloomberg
The bid of ₹279 per kilogram was to supply 10,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year to Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., majority owned by state-run Oil India Ltd., in Assam