Iran nuclear: State TV names suspect in Natanz attack

State TV alleges Reza Karimi fled Iran before the blast, which damaged its Natanz nuclear plant.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dsdxNP

Read More

Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide

It comes as the World Health Organization warns of deaths and cases increasing at a "worrying rate".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RGVDyu

Read More

Philippines: Giant clam shells worth $25m seized in raid

The 200-tonne seizure is one of the largest ever hauls of the endangered species.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mTyrZr

Read More

Brazil 'needs $10bn to reach zero emissions' says minister

Brazil is also seeking aid from the US in return for protecting the Amazon rainforest.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RDhtml

Read More

Facebook board delays decision about Trump's possible return

Facebook's Oversight Board announced it will instead announce its decision "in the coming weeks".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dpBi9d

Read More

On the front line in eastern Ukraine

The BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from the front line between soldiers and separatists.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dpCr0H

Read More

Sputnik V: How Russia's Covid vaccine is dividing Europe

The vaccine has not yet been approved by Europe's medicines agency but orders are piling in.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3x2rgTi

Read More

20 years in Afghanistan: Was it worth it?

The BBC's Frank Gardner asks the awkward question about a war with an astronomical human cost.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32lOxRZ

Read More

India's Kumbh festival attracts big crowds amid devastating second Covid wave

'I left everything to God', says one devotee who attended the festival amid a devastating second wave.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3akDFbz

Read More

Why IS involvement in Mozambique is exaggerated

The militants claiming of a recent attack got publicity but they may not have actually been behind it.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3goZbPY

Read More

Nepal fires: 'We saw huge flames coming towards our garden’

This year’s wildfire season in Nepal has been worse than usual with more fires, burning longer.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Q1LUm1

Read More

Hijab regulations: Two women's experience

Nadya and Emna live 12,000 km away from each other but both have been told what they can and can’t wear.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dqabLm

Read More

Archegos collapse costs Morgan Stanley $911m

US investment bank Morgan Stanley's lending to the collapsed hedge fund cost it nearly $1bn.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3smDtyr

Read More

'Whitest ever' paint reflects 98% of sunlight

Researchers hope their "ultra-white" paint can save energy by reflecting sunlight from buildings.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sqSNtY

Read More

Footballer and family robbed at home in Italy

Roma defender Chris Smalling and his family were victims of an armed robbery at their home in the early hours of Friday.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RGyfBd

Read More

Ocado in self-driving vans push with £10m stake in Oxbotica

The online grocery retailer has teamed up with Oxford self-driving firm Oxbotica.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Q8a3XV

Read More

TB Joshua: YouTube blocks Nigerian preacher over gay cure claim

TB Joshua is one of Africa's most influential evangelists, with top politicians among his followers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tqBquC

Read More

Indianapolis mass shooting: 'Emotions are very high' after shooting at FedEx facility

A police spokesperson said "emotions are very high" following the late night shooting.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ay3c19

Read More

Colin the Caterpillar cake row: Judge Rinder gives his verdict

Marks & Spencer has begun legal action against Aldi, arguing the retailer's Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake infringes its Colin the Caterpillar trademark.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3gfZa0H

Read More

Hammerson: Shopping centre giant slashes rents in revival bid

Hammerson, whose centres include the Bullring and Brent Cross, is "resetting rents to more affordable levels".

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3aftDsi

Read More

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced to one year for pro-democracy protests

Jimmy Lai, the owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, is a fierce critic of Beijing.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3x1DPxZ

Read More

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Arsenal forward treated in hospital for malaria

Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been treated in hospital after he contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mNJKSS

Read More

Indianapolis mass shooting: Eight dead at FedEx facility

Many people are injured as a gunman opens fire at a FedEx facility before taking his own life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uUrutU

Read More

Gnome shortage: Lockdown and Suez canal blockage blamed

A garden centre "boom" coupled with supply chain delays are making the ornaments hard to come by.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3uS66FE

Read More

Brexit: Euro MPs' vote bolsters EU-UK trade deal

The key Brexit trade deal now stands a better chance of being ratified in Brussels.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3tsCgY4

Read More

Titanic: Searching for the 'missing' Chinese survivors

When the Titanic sank, six Chinese men were rescued - but their ordeal didn't end there.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tnoi9P

Read More

Citigroup to exit consumer banking in 13 markets

The US banking group will shut down its retail operations in countries including China and India.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3wX82yh

Read More

China's economy grows 18.3% in post-Covid comeback

The record figures for the first quarter of the year are skewed due to last year's nationwide lockdown

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ecMVzI

Read More

China's economy grows 18.3% in post-Covid comeback

The record figures for the first quarter of the year are skewed due to last year's nationwide lockdown

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3ecMVzI

Read More

Chile sees Covid surge despite vaccination success

The country's vaccination rollout is one of the fastest in the world, so why are Covid cases surging?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sgXPcA

Read More

Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire risking it all by speaking out

Opposition newspaper owner Jimmy Lai was arrested under Hong Kong's new national security law.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e5d1Ex

Read More

India's desperate Covid-19 patients turn to black market for drugs

Amid a punishing third wave, people across India are finding drugs, oxygen and beds in short supply.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3x1mF3C

Read More

How sex surrogates are helping injured Israeli soldiers

Therapy with surrogate sexual partners is used in Israel to rehabilitate badly injured soldiers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3djI8Nx

Read More

How George Floyd's death changed a small Iowa town

Issues of race were rarely discussed in Decorah, until a death 160 miles away changed everything.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dkpp4g

Read More

Why Aboriginal people are still dying in police custody

Australia holds a dismal record on indigenous deaths in custody despite decades of calls for change.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ger3Xk

Read More

Russian court sentences Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol for trespass

Lyubov Sobol is a close aide to the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32fnhET

Read More

Macron visits Notre Dame two years after fire

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks of the "collective pride" of the reconstruction efforts.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32ignOY

Read More

Google Earth time-lapse feature winds clock back 37 years

Google says evidence of melting glaciers and deforestation will raise awareness of climate change.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32eFKkM

Read More

Sanjeev Gupta's firm says it did nothing wrong over Covid loans

The company behind the UK's Liberty Steel says it did nothing wrong when seeking government funds.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2QudxUh

Read More

France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests

An email from the French embassy warns of "serious threats" after anti-blasphemy protests.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wYWY3B

Read More

Kanye West's $1m Yeezy shoes are 'most valuable to go on auction'

Kanye West debuted the iconic shoes, now worth an estimated $1m, on stage at the 2008 Grammys.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3x67nef

Read More

M&S begins legal action against Aldi over Colin the Caterpillar cake

The retailer has lodged a High Court claim against Aldi over its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Q8SHKp

Read More

Facebook urged to scrap Instagram for children plans

A campaign group claims the "image-obsessed" platform is dangerous for children's health and privacy.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e9huWZ

Read More

Texas students disciplined over 'slave trade game'

Parents are outraged after high school students set up a group chat assigning prices to their black peers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3di1aDO

Read More

Mystery tree beast turns out to be croissant

Polish animal welfare officers responding to a call discover the creature is in fact a pastry.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3smTPY1

Read More

Why Australia is in hysterics over a 'navy twerking' dance

Dancers in hotpants at a military event have sparked a heated debate about women, sex and power.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3af2N3h

Read More

Deliveroo sees orders and sales more than double in first quarter

The food delivery firm says it cannot tell how much the recent growth is due to the impact of lockdown.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3e5leIJ

Read More

Instagram fixes ‘mistake’ promoting harmful diet content

Some users said they were offered "appetite suppressants" and "fasting" by the search feature.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32cD1Z4

Read More

Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound 'promising' for depression

A study of 59 people compared the drug with a conventional antidepressant.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32imUZY

Read More

US poised to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks

The Biden administration may place sanctions on more than 30 Russian entities as soon as Thursday.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3gaw3fg

Read More