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Campaigns, where he used images, provocative images of sexuality, illness and death to promote brands but also to get all of us to confront uncomfortable truths. He has combined glamour with a social conscience, but has he sometimes gone too far? oliviero toscani, welcome to hardtalk. And thank you for inviting me into your home. I must begin by asking how are you, because we know you have been struggling with illness. In italy, not so good. I belong to a generation that is forever young. To a generation that is forever ounu. , to a generation that is forever young and to a generation that is forever young. And then to a generation that is forever young. Yes. And then it was like that. young. Yes. And then it was like that, realised young. Yes. And then it was like that, realised before i got 80. It was working like. . . Before. You got up in the morning and you are 80. You got up in the morning and you are 130 you are 80. And suddenly you felt our you are 80. And suddenly you f
A second day of explosions in lebanon, this time involving walkie talkies used by hezbollah. Lebanon s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed in tuesday s walkie talkie explosions. More than 400 others were wounded. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from beirut. His polo coming to bury its deadin his polo coming to bury its dead in south beirut today. Casualties of a new chapter in middle east warfare. Killed not by airstrikes but by exploding pages. Apparently a message from mossad. Among the dead, an 11 year boy. But even the mourners were not safe. Suddenly, the sound of another blast. Chaos and panic filling the street and a rush to evacuate the wounded. The authorities say this time, walkie talkies exploded, not just in beirut. Here it a ceuphone just in beirut. Here it a cellphone shop in the southern city of sidon. Israel is being blamed for the past 24 hour is of unprecedented attack. Well, one more ambulance there passing by, we have bee
Now on Bbc News its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Today, im in tuscany, italy, at the home of one of the worlds most famous photographers, oliviero toscani. Now, you may not be familiar with his name, but youve almost certainly seen at least some of his work. For decades, hes photographed fashion and famous faces, but hes perhaps best known for his extraordinary Advertising Campaigns where hes used images, provocative images of sexuality, Illness And Death to promote brands, but also to get all of us to confront uncomfortable truths. He has combined glamour with a social conscience, but has he sometimes gone too far . Oliviero toscani, welcome to hardtalk, and thank you for inviting me into your home. I must begin by asking, how are you . Because we know that youve been struggling with illness. Lately, not so good. Lately. You know, i belong to a generation thats forever young. Yes and then, it was like that until two days before i got to 80. I was working like befo
Hezbollah is an armed group backed by iran. And this explosion comes at a time of heightened tension between hezbollah and israel. We know the group had been advising its members to use pagers because of concerns israel could tamper with or access mobile phones. Here s more on today s events from paul adams, and a warning that it starts with some upsetting images. This was a devastating attack. . . . . In supermarkets, on the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops. Thousands of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Hospitals suddenly inundated. Each explosion may have been small, but men lost fingers and eyes. Some had gaping wounds to their hips where the pagers were worn. Nine people are believed to have died, including one child. Israel is saying nothing about these extraordinary attacks. Frankly, it s hard to think of anyone else remotely capa