Francis Agustin

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Eat the peel: Why you might be throwing away the best bit of your fruitIsabelle Gerretsen, Martha Henriques, Jocelyn Timperley, Lucy Sherriff and Francis AgustinGetty ImagesInstead of throwing away edible and nutrient-rich peel of bananas, oranges and other fruits and veg, here are five ways to make the most of them. Perhaps one of the easiest ways to use up peel are recipes that call for all parts of the fruit, not just the flesh – such as a banana and peel breakfast loaf.

Nov 11, 2024 | bbc.com | Francis Agustin

The people cracking the world's toughest climate wordsSerenity Strull/ Getty ImagesTranslators play a crucial role at international climate negotiations (Credit: Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)When it comes to solving climate change, every word counts. From the pitfalls of metaphors to the multiple meanings of the word "energy" – this is how translators at global climate negotiations navigate the language of global warming.

Oct 27, 2024 | bbc.com | Francis Agustin

Kamayan feasts: The 'hands-only' meals that bring Filipinos togetherDarryl Laiu/ BBC(Credit: Darryl Laiu/ BBC)Swept aside by colonialism, this ancient tradition is being reclaimed by a new generation of Filipino chefs who are introducing it to the world. On an early Friday evening, customers slowly filtered out of a small Filipino restaurant in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood.

Sep 9, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Francis Agustin

Clint Eastwood was catapulted to film stardom when he played a brooding gunslinger in Sergio Leone's first Spaghetti Western, A Fistful of Dollars. In a 1977 interview with the BBC, the Italian director confessed that he "really wanted" another actor for the now iconic role. AA man clad in a dusty poncho and wide-brimmed hat swaggers through an empty street in a harsh desert town. "Get three coffins ready," he instructs a coffin-maker, before confronting the men who have been mocking him.

Jul 1, 2024 | bbc.com | Francis Agustin

'We are famously unprofitable': A 36-year-old Jeff Bezos on AmazonGetty ImagesAmazon was once Jeff Bezos's "famously unprofitable company", as the former CEO said in an exclusive 2000 BBC Newsnight interview. Nearly 25 years on, the ubiquitous company has become one of a handful of companies in the world valued at over $2 trillion. On 8 June 2000, the BBC presenter Jeremy Vine was pictured sat behind the Newsnight desk, poring over a report on a seemingly flailing ecommerce market.