Malcolm Turnbull: Australia ex-PM says vaccine rollout 'a colossal failure'
Ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull tells the BBC he believes Australia’s borders won’t reopen until early 2022.
The actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaks to the BBC ahead of the COP26 climate summit. He has become a champion of clean air and renewable energy and speaks powerfully about tackling climate issues. In an interview for Radio 4’s ’39 Ways to Save the Planet’, the Terminator star criticises countries for…
The way coronavirus vaccines are being distributed to lower-income countries will be the key issue at the upcoming G7 summit, a former UK ambassador to the US has said. Sir Nigel Sheinwald told BBC World News a clear statement of intent “in terms of money on the table” was needed from G7 countries to kickstart…
Bollywood star and philanthropist Sonu Sood is helping India in the battle against coronavirus. He has been using social media to help find hospital beds and oxygen supplies for those in need. He has recently had Covid-19 and told BBC World News things had been “tough” not because he was recovering from coronavirus but because…
The UN Security Council and international communities, particularly those in the region, need to do more to bring the Taliban back to peace talks, the chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has said. Shaharzad Akbar told BBC World News that countries within the region in particular needed to tell the Taliban that coming…
A new dating app called POM (Power of Music) is matching couples by analysing the music they listen to on their phones. More than 25,000 people have already downloaded the app, which launched this summer, and the start-up has gained £1.5m in investment. Produced, filmed and edited by Dougal Shaw
The number of cases are under control but more clean drinking water is needed, a charity says.