the head of the catholic church, pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. benedict xvi who is 95 left office in 2013, the first pope to resign in six centuries. now on bbc news, our world: welcome to the metaverse around the world a new type of worker is emerging. they make big profits for companies but rarely leave home or break into a sweat. they generate millions playing a new breed of online video game. for me, it comes as a blessing. in a virtual world where work and play are one and the same. could this be our future in the metaverse? the philippines has been hit by its deepest recession since records began. dom rescued his family by playing an online video game called axie infinity. with millions of others, he earns money breeding and battling fantasy fairy creatures called axies in their digital universe, lunacia. in his first month he doubled
i was on the police department for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you i m never going to stay for another storm ever again here. however, i am one of the lucky ones. recovery efforts begin after utter devastation in parts of florida. while millions more people are now at risk as ian moves north. also tonight, he isn t tossing paper towels but governor ron desantis is handling this hurricane in a weirdly trumpy way. what we re learning about ginni thomas meeting with the january 6th committee when she wasn t texting the white house in the days leading up to the insurrection, she was encouraging states to reverse trump s embarrassing defeat. ian is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the u.s. now, the state begins the colossal task of picking up the pieces. we get a first glimpse at the destruction. from what we have seen so far, it is staggering. this is ft. myers, homes completely des
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this can cost hundreds of dollars, more than most can afford. i m kookoo, and i became a millionaire from from playing a video game. but kookoo tv is here to help. a lot of people are cheering and shouting my name. he s one of the philippines most influential axie managers recruiting players to the game. also their love games, they want to compete. he works with the yield guild games, or why 66, a group of investors who buy axies and rent them out to players. these players are known as axie scholars, and every time they produce a smooth
that is actually my vitamins to keep positive, keep energetic and also to continue what i am doing. i think that is my compensation. that is my reward for helping people. he was signed up to be a scholar and desperately needed money to replace lost revenues from his ailing holiday lets business. he is one of kookoo tv s most ambitious players.