Afghan activist: Either we let them kill us or keep working

The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature says he thought the phone call telling him he’d won was a cold caller. Luckily, Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah was persuaded not to hang up. Speaking to the BBC’s Ros Atkins, he says he was making a cup of tea when the phone rang, telling the…

The pandemic has shown that the US needs to rebuild its public health infrastructure, Dr Minor says.

From a smart sock which monitors a baby’s oxygen and heart rate to data-tracking devices which could help with breast feeding, Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can help new parents feel less stressed. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

Prince Albert II of Monaco – one of the world’s richest royals – has weighed in on the controversial interview that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave to Oprah Winfrey. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had opened up to the US interviewer about a range of personal topics, including racism and mental health. But…

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…

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…