Sony Music writes off artists’ decades-old debts
By Mark Savage BBC music reporter Sony Music has cancelled the debts of thousands of artists who signed to the…
Coronavirus vaccines: Will millions more jabs for poorer countries make a difference?
By Reality Check team BBC News Reality Check The US and UK have pledged to donate at least 600 million…
G7: Boris Johnson kicks off summit with plea to tackle inequality
G7 summits The G7 summit has started in Cornwall, with Boris Johnson urging fellow leaders to “build back better” as…
India coronavirus: What is the government’s change to vaccine policy?
By Shruti Menon BBC Reality Check Reality Check Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that all adults in India…
US overtakes UK as hardest hit by Covid deaths in G7
By Faisal Islam Economics editor Coronavirus pandemic The US was worst hit by the pandemic in the G7 big Western…
AI shows Bollywood obsession with fair skin and sons
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Has Bollywood – India’s hugely popular Hindi film industry – become more progressive over…
McDonald’s BTS meals: Indonesia branches forced to shut due to high orders
Coronavirus pandemic What happens when you combine the world’s biggest boyband with one of the world’s most popular burger chains?…
China has created a ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says
By Joel Gunter BBC News The human rights organisation Amnesty International has said China is committing crimes against humanity in…
Biloela: Australia pressured to free refugee family detained on Christmas Island
Australia is under pressure to release a refugee family from a Christmas Island detention centre after their three-year-old child had…
Sushil Kumar: The Indian Olympic legend accused of murder
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Late on the night of 4 May, shots rang out in the Indian capital, Delhi, at…