Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films
By Laura Bicker BBC News, Seoul North Korea has recently introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out…
Black fungus: Is diabetes behind India’s high number of cases?
By Shruti Menon BBC Reality Check Coronavirus pandemic About 12,000 cases of a condition known as “black fungus” have been…
Bitcoin: El Salvador plans to make cryptocurrency legal tender
El Salvador’s president says he will make the Bitcoin cryptocurrency legal tender in the country. If his plan is backed…
Merkel’s party wins final state vote by big margin – exit poll
Germany’s centre right has fended off a challenge by the far right in the last regional test before national polls…
Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl
By Dulcie Lee BBC News The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a…
Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack
Sahel Islamist insurgency Armed men have killed around 100 people in an attack on a village in the north of…
US gun laws: Judge overturns California assault weapons ban
A California judge has overturned the state’s ban on assault weapons, describing the popular AR-15 rifle as “good for both…
United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029
By Chris Fox Technology reporter US airline United has announced plans to buy 15 new supersonic airliners and “return supersonic…
The India Covid patients whose lonely deaths went viral
By Vineet Khare BBC Hindi, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic In Delhi in April, six people died alone on a hospital ward,…
G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
The G7 group of advanced economies has reached a “historic” deal to make multinational companies pay more tax. Finance ministers…