A protester, Thuta, says he is prepared to die in the fight to restore democracy to Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Thuta told BBC World News that he has lost four friends in protests against the military coup, and how soldiers had opened fire on civilians.
“I’m prepared to be killed… live or die, I really want democracy, that’s all I want,” he said.
Beheshta Arghand, an anchor for Tolo News, made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban just days after they took control of Afghanistan. Two weeks later, she has fled the country amid fears for her life. Arghand spoke to the BBC’s Christian Fraser about the fears she has for her country’s future.
Sarit, a 26-year-old Israeli student living in a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip has told BBC World News what it is like living through the Israel-Gaza conflict. She said she felt sorry for the citizens of Gaza, but Israelis have been bombed for 20 years. “We know this is exactly why this is being done…
Humanoid robot Pepper has been turned into what is thought to be the world’s first robotic squash coach, by researchers at National Robotarium and Heriot-Watt University. The aim is to see how robotics could improve a player’s performance and motivation between sessions with their human coach. BBC Click’s Paul Carter reports.
Hamas is co-operating with international mediators to achieve a ceasefire and calm, a spokesperson for the Islamist militant group which runs Gaza has said. Bassem Naeem told BBC World News: “The key is very simple, to withdraw the security forces from the al-Aqsa compound and to stop ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people from Sheikh Jarrah.”…
Despite repeated warnings many ignore coronavirus safety procedures, a doctor in West Bengal says.
LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Apple sues spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool. NSO Group says its tools were made to target terrorists and criminals Rolls-Royce waits for confirmation that its Spirit of Innovation craft is…
