'UN intervention needed over Myanmar'
A UN Security Council delegation should go to Myanmar, human rights campaigner Debbie Stothard says.
Overview of the Earthquake A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck Southern California early this morning, causing widespread damage and panic across the region. The epicenter of the quake was located near the city of Los Angeles, with tremors felt as far away as San Diego, Las Vegas, and even parts of Arizona….
Infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria has reduced the insect’s ability to spread dengue fever by 77% in a trial, scientists have said. The Wolbachia bacteria persists in the mosquito population meaning the intervention only has to be done once to give a community protection from dengue for many years, the lead researcher on the project,…
Conflict between the federal government and rebel TPLF forces in Ethiopia threatens the very fabric of the state, with hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of starvation. But while the focus has been on the conflict in Tigray, right across Ethiopia different groups are involved in their own struggles. Foremost amongst them are…
As the band release Voyage, Benny and Bjorn speak to the BBC about being compared to their old music.
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has condemned the violence against pro-democracy protesters in Sudan and reiterated calls to reinstate the ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. The Sudanese doctors’ union said at least 14 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces opened fire on the crowds of demonstrators. In an interview with the…