Saturday, May 15, 2021

How Israel's Iron Dome missile shield works

Leave a Comment
The Israeli military says the Iron Dome is intercepting about 90% of the rockets fired from Gaza.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eQpttz
Read More

Hong Kong's Ray Cordeiro, 'world's most durable DJ', retires at 96

Leave a Comment
"Well that's it," says Ray Cordeiro in his final radio show, after more than 70 years in broadcasting.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oirXnv
Read More

Gaza tower containing media offices collapses after Israeli strike

Leave a Comment
A warning was given before the tower block, which housed news outlets, was destroyed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3huB1nU
Read More

DR Congo Eid clashes: Court hands down death sentences

Leave a Comment
Rival Muslim groups clashed over who should lead end-of-Ramadan celebrations, killing one policeman.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33MTRyG
Read More

Santander customers facing technical issues

Leave a Comment
The bank says it is working to resolve problems with its services, but it does not have a timescale.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33IS8KL
Read More

Cranes: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years

Leave a Comment
A pair of cranes are nesting on a rewetted peat bog in the Republic of Ireland's midlands.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QlNFdR
Read More

Eurovision 2021: Tusse - from child refugee to Swedish pop star

Leave a Comment
"It's a huge honour for me... It's like the biggest thank you I can give," says Sweden's act Tusse.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33HSIbu
Read More

China Zhurong rover: Spacecraft successfully lands on Mars

Leave a Comment
An animation shows how the six-wheeled Zhurong rover touched down on the Red Planet.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eOaTCH
Read More

Covid: First Australian repatriation flight from India lands in Darwin

Leave a Comment
Many of the intended passengers on the repatriation flight were barred after positive Covid tests.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3okPcx3
Read More

Israel Gaza violence: US envoy arrives for de-escalation talks

Leave a Comment
Appeals to Israeli and Palestinian leaders for calm have so far failed to produce a ceasefire agreement.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fiIuDJ
Read More

Biden revokes Trump order to punish statue vandals

Leave a Comment
Also scrapped is a Trump plan for a sculpture garden to US heroes, such as Whitney Houston.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oi3cYA
Read More

Israeli-Palestinian conflict gives Biden foreign policy headache

Leave a Comment
The US president and his aides wish to avoid being drawn into this graveyard of US-led peace initiatives.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3w736Wl
Read More

China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars

Leave a Comment
The six-wheeled robot has made the hazardous descent to the surface of the Red Planet, China announces.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3huLcc2
Read More

White House vows probe into migrant children kept on buses

Leave a Comment
In at least one case a child was kept on a coach for four days, waiting to join his family.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eNUw97
Read More

Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?

Leave a Comment
Current polls in Japan show nearly 70% of the population do not want the Olympics to go ahead.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ybAehr
Read More

TikTok: How Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out on social media

Leave a Comment
As fighting escalates, the social network has become a platform for airing grievances.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3w7ADQl
Read More

Lourdes: Pilgrims flock to French sanctuary online in their millions

Leave a Comment
With travel limited, millions are joining e-pilgrimages to a cave famed for its miraculous healings.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QiRG2v
Read More

Chile indigenous: Time to make our voices heard

Leave a Comment
Members of indigenous groups in Chile will be represented in the constitutional convention.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uKDPB4
Read More

Friday, May 14, 2021

Lottery jackpot 'winner' says she destroyed $26m ticket in laundry wash

Leave a Comment
A woman who claims she bought the winning California Lottery ticket says she put it in the laundry.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bn8lJt
Read More

Irish health service hit by cyber attack

Leave a Comment
The Health Service Executive in Ireland temporarily shuts down its IT system after a "significant ransomware attack".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QmKJxC
Read More

Gupta empire facing UK fraud probe over Greensill

Leave a Comment
The group run by Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3eLgdXz
Read More

Cleared postmaster hid conviction from his family

Leave a Comment
The convictions of two more former Post Office branch managers - wrongly accused of theft - have been quashed.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3tK1xw8
Read More

Lebanon: Karpowership shuts down electricity supply

Leave a Comment
Turkish firm Karpowership shuts down its generators over a lack of payment and a legal dispute.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2R8QTBT
Read More

US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'

Leave a Comment
Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ohSUI8
Read More

Lebanon: Karpowership shuts down electricity supply

Leave a Comment
Turkish firm Karpowership shuts down its generators over a lack of payment and a legal dispute.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R8QTBT
Read More

Is Bitcoin bad for the environment?

Leave a Comment
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks into Bitcoin's affect on the environment after Tesla suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hmaPMd
Read More

Amazon set to hire 10,000 UK workers

Leave a Comment
The tech giant is tightening its grip on retail as the coronavirus pandemic continues

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33JtPwe
Read More

US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'

Leave a Comment
Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3ohSUI8
Read More

Israel-Gaza violence: Rockets and shelling continue

Leave a Comment
Israel continues bombardment of Gaza in response to more rocket attacks from the Hamas-run enclave.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RSXCQ6
Read More

Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day

Leave a Comment
More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven have died in Israel since Monday.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uKZ7OY
Read More

'I have no food': What it's like to live inside Cambodia's Covid red zone

Leave a Comment
An estimated 120,000 people live in red zones in Phnom Penh, where they say food and help, is scarce.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bpPrlp
Read More

Colombia protesters: 'We're not scared anymore'

Leave a Comment
Protests in Colombia are in their third week with demonstrators saying they plan to carry on.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ho59Bi
Read More

Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts

Leave a Comment
The world's richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hqNFEy
Read More

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of 'verbal assault' on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Leave a Comment
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly shouted at the Democrat in a Capitol Hill corridor

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tMGV6a
Read More

Paris seeks to ban through traffic in city centre by 2022

Leave a Comment
The council wants to create a low-traffic zone to reduce pollution and congestion.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3odisWN
Read More

Israel-Gaza: Conflict stalls Arab-Israeli rapprochement

Leave a Comment
The violent flare-up comes months after some Arab nations normalised relations with Israel.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eIaLED
Read More

'We cannot sleep': Mothers caught in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Leave a Comment
Mothers in Israel and Gaza tell the BBC they are terrified for their families as fighting escalates.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33GKtwn
Read More

How India's vaccine drive went horribly wrong

Leave a Comment
A botched-up plan for procuring jabs has dried up stocks and sent prices soaring on the private market.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eIugNm
Read More

Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts

Leave a Comment
The world's richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hqNFEy
Read More

WCMX: The backflipping wheelchair star helping others

Leave a Comment
The first Australian to land a wheelchair backflip shares his skills to help others overcome obstacles.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tQa2G4
Read More

Transgender teen Andi shares his journey

Leave a Comment
Discover the story behind a viral video as Andi comes out, starts college and celebrates life as a trans teen.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oiVopp
Read More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Universal credit fraud and error at new high

Leave a Comment
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show £8.4bn was lost in 2020-21.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3uIQjcB
Read More

Israel-Gaza: Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens

Leave a Comment
Civilians tell of their terror as rocket fire and airstrikes rain down in Gaza and Israel.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Qkglny
Read More

Colombia protests: Shortages in Cali as demonstrations rumble on

Leave a Comment
With protesters blockading key roads into Cali, residents are struggling to access essential items.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SOcCiX
Read More

Eid 2021: Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan

Leave a Comment
Millions of worshippers are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RL7mvU
Read More

Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape

Leave a Comment
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Pierre-Charles Boudot has denied assaulting a woman in February.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y3mOUZ
Read More

Elisabetta Belloni: Italy appoints first female spy chief

Leave a Comment
"Woman of courage" Elisabetta Belloni is appointed head of Italy's secret services.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bpSSbJ
Read More

Chrissy Teigen sorry for bullying Courtney Stodden on Twitter

Leave a Comment
TV personality Courtney Stodden accepts her apology but questions its sincerity.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vWuGWe
Read More

Champions League final moved to Porto and 12,000 Chelsea and Manchester City fans can attend

Leave a Comment
The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May is switched to Portugal from Turkey.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fiGFXo
Read More

Ellen DeGeneres reveals why she is ending her talk show

Leave a Comment
She tells viewers "my instinct told me it's time", but doesn't directly address the recent scandal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uIq3yQ
Read More

Israel: Jewish and Arab mobs spread violence

Leave a Comment
A Jewish mob assaults a man live on TV while Israeli Arabs attack a Jewish driver in Acre.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bke5DN
Read More

Travel firms warned over summer holiday refunds

Leave a Comment
Companies will be breaking the law if they delay or refuse refunds, warns the competition watchdog.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3w1ODej
Read More

Arthur Beale: Sailing goods business closes shop after 500 years

Leave a Comment
The Arthur Beale store, which sells specialist marine supplies, says the pandemic has forced its closure.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SGdZjr
Read More

BT vows to give 5m more homes fast broadband

Leave a Comment
The telecoms giant says its new full-fibre investment strategy could create up to 7,000 jobs.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3oha0Wj
Read More

Asian markets fall for third day after shock US inflation rise

Leave a Comment
Investors are concerned that policy makers may be forced to cool the US economy to slow price rises.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3y66GBW
Read More

Chinese county bans birthday parties in bid to be frugal

Leave a Comment
The rules only apply to all communist party members, civil servants and village organisation leaders.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RPVloQ
Read More

Sydney casinos to ban cash after money laundering scandal

Leave a Comment
It comes after an inquiry found evidence of criminal activity and money laundering at Australian casinos.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3f8IvKw
Read More

Sydney casinos to ban cash after money laundering scandal

Leave a Comment
It comes after an inquiry found evidence of criminal activity and money laundering at Australian casinos.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f8IvKw
Read More

Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk

Leave a Comment
The initial decision made by Tesla in March to accept bitcoin caused an outcry from environmentalists.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3ftP0YH
Read More

Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk

Leave a Comment
The initial decision made by Tesla in March to accept bitcoin caused an outcry from environmentalists.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ftP0YH
Read More

Covid vaccine: Ohio lottery offers residents shot at $1m

Leave a Comment
The US state's governor tries to boost flagging demand for jabs with government-funded cash prizes.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3w3BZvu
Read More

HS2 high-speed rail project begins underground tunnel

Leave a Comment
At 170m long, "Florence" is the largest ever tunnelling machine to be used on a UK rail project.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hiVQTe
Read More

What is going on between Israel and the Palestinians?

Leave a Comment
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at the reasons behind the increased hostilities in the region.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bmYwvr
Read More

'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita

Leave a Comment
The vaquita marina in Mexico is threatened by a clash of interests between fishing and conservation.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RS88qP
Read More

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Norman Lloyd: Tributes paid to Hitchcock and St Elsewhere actor following his death at 106

Leave a Comment
He worked with Hitchcock, played tennis with Chaplin and made his final film with Judd Apatow.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y5oHR2
Read More

Renters seize on lower costs to live in UK cities

Leave a Comment
The cost of renting in some UK cities - particularly London - has fallen prompting a rise in demand.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3bmN2I9
Read More

Taliban capture Afghan district ahead of Eid ceasefire

Leave a Comment
The Taliban have stepped up attacks on government forces, with US troops set to withdraw.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hkmHhR
Read More

Air France crash: Trial ordered for Airbus and airline over 2009 disaster

Leave a Comment
The Paris court ruling comes 12 years after flight AF447 crashed into the Atlantic killing 228 people.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33zwPLq
Read More

Spooky 'Finding Nemo' fish washes up on California beach

Leave a Comment
Anglerfish, which are known to lurk deep down on the seabed, very rarely wash up on land.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y7Fv9O
Read More

Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates

Leave a Comment
The barrage of Palestinian militant rockets and Israeli air strikes grows, in the worst violence in years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33BuuzF
Read More

How did a cyber-attack lead to long queues for petrol in the US?

Leave a Comment
How did a cyber attack lead to a shortage of petrol in the US?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o9K1zZ
Read More

Summer holiday demand shifts to winter, says Tui

Leave a Comment
Demand jumps 17% for winter holidays while bookings for this summer are down due to uncertainty.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hm4VL8
Read More

Israel-Gaza: How locals are reacting to the latest violence

Leave a Comment
Locals in Israel and Gaza terrified amid the worst flare-up in the conflict for years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hhZnRA
Read More

UK economy shrank by 1.5% in first quarter

Leave a Comment
The UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2021, as the country experienced a lengthy winter lockdown.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Rf5z2j
Read More

Myanmar coup: Firms quit office block with military ties

Leave a Comment
Sule Square sits on land owned by the country's military, according to a United Nations report.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3y2ON79
Read More

Hong Kong: Top cop caught in unlicensed massage parlour raid

Leave a Comment
The officer involved is allegedly the director of Hong Kong's National Security Department.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33zUVpc
Read More

Israel declares emergency in Lod as unrest spreads

Leave a Comment
Riots sweep Lod as unrest grows after days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eDMxeQ
Read More

Liz Cheney faces vote to remove her from Republican leadership

Leave a Comment
In an impassioned speech on the eve of the vote, Ms Cheney trained her fire again on "liar" Mr Trump.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uGqCJD
Read More

Biodiversity: Throwing money at schemes ineffective - charity

Leave a Comment
Many internationally funded conservation schemes are underfunded and ineffective, researchers conclude.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y7EXRh
Read More

Mind-boggling magnets could unlock plentiful power

Leave a Comment
Powerful magnets are bringing abundant, pollution-free electricity a step closer.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3tDCn25
Read More

Colorado gunman killed six at party 'as he was not invited'

Leave a Comment
The man who shot his girlfriend and five relatives at a birthday celebration had "control issues".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33HB5s9
Read More

How Italy's healthcare staff survived the pandemic

Leave a Comment
Nurses in Italy have been instrumental in helping to fight Covid-19 - but it's taken a heavy toll.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Qbuwv5
Read More

President Biden's claims on the US economy fact-checked

Leave a Comment
The president is hailing his economic progress since he came to office. We look at some of his claims.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oiTQvT
Read More

Budget: Australia tries to win back women with childcare plan

Leave a Comment
The government's new budget targets women's health and childcare, but critics say more reform is needed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hjiB9q
Read More

What are Eid and Ramadan and when are they?

Leave a Comment
Ramadan is one of the most important events in the Islamic calendar, but it's been affected by lockdown.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e1bHlY
Read More

As India halts vaccine exports, Nepal faces its own Covid crisis

Leave a Comment
The landlocked country, which relies on India for medical supplies, is seeing a dramatic rise in cases.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o8zFAm
Read More

The Zimbabwe bill that could outlaw 'unpatriotic acts'

Leave a Comment
Activists fear the proposed measure could limit the freedom to criticise the government.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RMrNZe
Read More

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Pret a Manger heads to Tesco in battle for new customers

Leave a Comment
The sandwich chain will open cafes in some supermarkets in a bid to reach more people working from home.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2RJPLod
Read More

Escape tunnel found at Australian detention centre

Leave a Comment
A refugee group claims the tunnel was close to breaching the site's outer perimeter.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ezNxAI
Read More

Nine dead after shooting at Russian school

Leave a Comment
Eight children and a teacher died in a school shooting in Russian city of Kazan, Russian media say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vU7OXq
Read More

Morrisons hails 'renaissance of the supermarket'

Leave a Comment
During the pandemic, Brits have enjoyed cooking at home more, the supermarket giant says.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3f6WNLL
Read More

Forests the size of France regrown since 2000, study suggests

Leave a Comment
Conservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3exNZPU
Read More

Meituan: China tech giant's shares slide over ancient poem

Leave a Comment
Shares in Meituan slumped after its boss reportedly shared, then deleted, a Tang dynasty poem.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3tDvgGK
Read More

WHO says virus variant found in India is of 'global concern'

Leave a Comment
The WHO says the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y4onle
Read More

China: Census reveals slowest population growth in decades

Leave a Comment
The results add pressure on Beijing to boost measures for couples to have more babies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RMrii8
Read More

Myanmar: Journalists who fled coup face Thailand deportation

Leave a Comment
Five journalists and activists who fled Myanmar's violence are on trial for illegally entering Thailand.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eziKE8
Read More

Ahmaud Arbery: US state of Georgia abolishes citizen's arrest law

Leave a Comment
Georgia becomes the first US state to make the move, which was spurred by a black man's shooting.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bj2sNt
Read More

Biden denies benefits are holding back job-seekers

Leave a Comment
The US president rejects claims that unemployed Americans have less of an incentive to find work.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vWOLMd
Read More

Strait of Hormuz: US fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Gulf

Leave a Comment
The Pentagon accuses Iranian boats of acting "aggressively" near US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xZkTAB
Read More

Jerusalem violence: Deadly Israeli air strikes after Gaza rocket attacks

Leave a Comment
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians heighten after spiralling in recent days.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bhyTMg
Read More

Apple's UK users deserve app price compensation, claim says

Leave a Comment
Legal action in the UK seeks compensation from Apple for high prices from a lack of competition.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3bidBOK
Read More

Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates

Leave a Comment
The EU, the US and the EU call for the violence to stop after Israel and the Palestinians exchange fire.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bjOA5P
Read More

Pakistan prepares for Eid, rattled by India's second wave

Leave a Comment
As its neighbour succumbs to a devastating Covid crisis, fears rise in Pakistan in the run up to Eid.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f7Q445
Read More

Biloela family: Locked up by Australia for three years

Leave a Comment
Two young girls and their asylum seeker parents remain in detention despite years of campaigning.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o6c973
Read More

'I'm ashamed my father was a Capitol Hill rioter'

Leave a Comment
Robyn knew her dad was immersed in right-wing conspiracies - then she saw him under arrest on 6 January.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bhbQRH
Read More

Love Has Won: Family's grief at death of mummified cult leader

Leave a Comment
Police in Colorado say the body of Amy Carlson was mishandled, leaving her family appalled.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33z4pB6
Read More

The volunteers using 'honeypot' groups to fight anti-vax propaganda

Leave a Comment
Volunteers are busting anti-vaccine conspiracy theories with decoy Facebook groups.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vQ2jJg
Read More

How to get Bangladeshi men talking about mental health

Leave a Comment
Bangladeshi men in the UK are being encouraged to talk about the effects the pandemic has had on them.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y1KPf6
Read More

Covid: DR Congo in race against time to vaccinate people

Leave a Comment
In one of Africa's largest countries, people worry more about security and other diseases than Covid-19.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o9T7Nd
Read More

What chicken, ketchup and chlorine have in common

Leave a Comment
The pandemic has helped create some surprising shortages - and people are scrambling.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R8s7lg
Read More

Monday, May 10, 2021

Everest: China to set up 'separation line' at summit

Leave a Comment
A team of mountaineers will mark a line between the Nepal and Chinese side to stop climbers mixing.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y20H19
Read More

Ethiopian former UN peacekeepers seek asylum in Sudan

Leave a Comment
More than 100 people apply for asylum, as concern mounts over the conflict in Tigray.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3heAy9b
Read More

Greggs profits set to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

Leave a Comment
The bakery chain reports a strong recovery in sales since the easing of UK lockdown restrictions.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3uAsyTX
Read More

Russian top doctor who treated Navalny missing in forest

Leave a Comment
The ex-hospital chief whose team treated Putin critic Alexei Navalny is missing in a forest.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R6TITU
Read More

China: Search for leopard missing more than a week

Leave a Comment
A safari park is facing criticism for taking a week to tell locals about the missing leopard.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y8ivrx
Read More

French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter

Leave a Comment
Members of the military accuse the French government of granting concessions to Islamism.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vTPDB5
Read More

Wael al-Saad Tawadros: Coptic monk hung over bishop's murder in Egypt

Leave a Comment
A Christian monk is hanged for killing the head of desert monastery in 2018.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xZeYLM
Read More

'Fear of missing out' fuels record house prices in April

Leave a Comment
Average house prices have climbed almost £20,000 in the last year, hitting a record high in April.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3xYugAC
Read More

Taking an invention from idea to the marketplace

Leave a Comment
Lockdown spurred many people to invent new products, but how did they get to market?

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2R1a7ZR
Read More

Vancouver shooting: Man killed in gang-related violence at airport

Leave a Comment
A man is shot dead outside the international airport in what police say is gang-related violence.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ewoTRi
Read More

New Zealand: At least four injured in supermarket stabbing

Leave a Comment
The motive behind the attack is unclear but there is no indication it was a domestic terror event.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hibRbY
Read More

Provident Financial withdraws from doorstep lending after 140 years

Leave a Comment
The company blames "changing industry dynamics" for ending doorstep lending after 140 years.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3bd9UJW
Read More

Jerusalem: Third night of violence ahead of planned Jewish nationalist march

Leave a Comment
Hundreds of Palestinians and more than 20 Israeli police officers have been injured in the protests.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tAxc2K
Read More

Violence-hit Jerusalem braces for Jewish nationalist march

Leave a Comment
There are fears of new clashes between Palestinians and Israelis during the annual Jerusalem Day march.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RCzilI
Read More

Cryptocurrency: Musk's SpaceX to launch dogecoin moon mission

Leave a Comment
The value of the cryptocurrency has fallen sharply after Mr Musk called it a "hustle" on US TV.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3bfmcBI
Read More

Dangerous eBay listings can be removed by regulators

Leave a Comment
A new set of tools will let some regulators pull items from sale on eBay without company approval.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3xXG0TS
Read More

Cryptocurrency: Musk's SpaceX to launch dogecoin moon mission

Leave a Comment
The value of the cryptocurrency has fallen sharply after Mr Musk called it a "hustle" on US TV.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bfmcBI
Read More

Office or home? The pleasure and pain of lockdown working

Leave a Comment
After a year of working from home, are you looking forward to getting back in the office or dreading it?

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3ezc8We
Read More

How a Nigerian scheme forged in war creates billionaires

Leave a Comment
A Nigerian professor thinks this scheme should be taught across Africa to help tackle unemployment.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vR5qRi
Read More

Biden declares state of emergency over fuel cyber-attack

Leave a Comment
The move to keep fuel flowing comes after its largest pipeline was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3heV61A
Read More

Biden declares state of emergency over fuel cyber-attack

Leave a Comment
The largest fuel pipeline in the US has been taken offline by an ongoing ransomware cyber-attack.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3heV61A
Read More

Gunman shoots dead six people at Colorado Springs birthday party

Leave a Comment
The suspect opened fire in a mobile home before taking his own life, police in the US city say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RIn7Ub
Read More

Sir David Attenborough: Problems that await greater than the epidemic

Leave a Comment
The broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People's Advocate at COP26.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uzpwPO
Read More

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Leave a Comment
The arrivals on Lampedusa in the space of a few hours coincided with the improving weather.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f4eBqS
Read More

Chad claims win over rebels after President Déby's death

Leave a Comment
The conflict with rebels culminated in the death of President Déby on the battlefield last month.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3beq6uq
Read More

Italy Mafia: Murdered judge Rosario Livatino beatified

Leave a Comment
Rosario Livatino, who was gunned down by the mafia in 1990, is a step closer to sainthood.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ew9dO4
Read More

Covid: Dracula's castle in Romania offers tourists vaccine

Leave a Comment
All visitors to the Romanian castle get a jab and free entry to its exhibit of medieval torture instruments.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bewi5Q
Read More

Jerusalem protests: Netanyahu defends Israeli action after clashes with Palestinians

Leave a Comment
The prime minister spoke after two nights of clashes between Palestinian protesters and police.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3etza0O
Read More

Meghan voices concern about Covid's impact on women

Leave a Comment
The Duchess of Sussex speaks about the pandemic's impact on women.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uy0GzM
Read More

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails drugs test

Leave a Comment
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who provided trainer Bob Baffert with a record seventh win in the race, has failed a drugs test.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uC3kEO
Read More

Wendy's: Burger giant plans return to the UK after 20 years

Leave a Comment
The burger chain says it is planning to open 400 outlets, creating around 12,000 jobs over several years.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3hh2oSe
Read More

Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger's on Saturday Night Live

Leave a Comment
The 49-year-old Tesla CEO appeared as a guest host on the US comedy series Saturday Night Live.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2RAzEsU
Read More

Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger's on Saturday Night Live

Leave a Comment
The 49-year-old Tesla CEO appeared as a guest host on the US comedy series Saturday Night Live.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RAzEsU
Read More

South Sudan's president dissolves parliament

Leave a Comment
It paves the way to appoint MPs from across the civil divide, fulfilling a promise made in a peace deal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f7a2fq
Read More

Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave more than 50 dead

Leave a Comment
Blasts near a Kabul school killed more than 50 people on Saturday, most of whom were girls.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o2iaBV
Read More

Rail disruption set to continue into next week after train cracks found

Leave a Comment
Two rail firms continue to warn passengers not to travel after cracks were found on some trains.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3evppit
Read More

ICYMI: Nine babies and a giant squid

Leave a Comment
A surprise delivery for a mum in Morocco and questionable spending in Japan - news you may have missed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33qdAnu
Read More

China rocket debris 'disintegrates over Indian Ocean' - Chinese media

Leave a Comment
Much of the rocket was destroyed as it fell, but some debris landed west of the Maldives, China says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eYPAxa
Read More

Neanderthal remains unearthed in Italian cave

Leave a Comment
Researchers believe the nine unlucky individuals may have been hunted and killed by hyenas.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3y0ZhUG
Read More

Kenneth who? How Africans are forgetting their history

Leave a Comment
When Zambia's founding president celebrated his 97th birthday, some people had never heard of him.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uweLOh
Read More

Jerusalem: Many injured on second night of clashes

Leave a Comment
More than 80 Palestinians and at least one Israeli police officer are hurt in a second night of violence.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SB73nU
Read More

India Covid 19: Infections on the rise across South Asia

Leave a Comment
As India struggles with a huge surge, neighbouring countries are also seeing rising cases numbers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CUoIij
Read More

Student who stood up to Hitler and inspires Germany

Leave a Comment
Germany marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, who was killed defying the Nazis.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hdb5wQ
Read More

Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years in prison

Leave a Comment
After waiting seven decades for freedom, Joe Ligon tells the BBC how he intends to spend the rest of his days.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uJwiCo
Read More

Has Honduras become a 'narco-state'?

Leave a Comment
President Hernández has been linked to what US prosecutors call "state-sponsored drug trafficking".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tvmKd3
Read More

Junior doctors in India's Covid crisis: 'We've grown up really fast'

Leave a Comment
Covid cases in Pankti's home state increased eight-fold in her first month as a medical intern.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tveV7b
Read More

Nigeria Rivers attack: Gunmen kill at least seven police officers

Leave a Comment
The attackers opened fire at a checkpoint and two police stations amid a surge in separatist violence.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hb0pPg
Read More