Kabul airport has become the epicentre of the crisis in Afghanistan, with many thousands seeking to flee the country after the Taliban swept to power last week.
The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet witnesses the atmosphere on the tarmac as men, women and children are evacuated from their homeland.
Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will bring a significant economic windfall to both countries, Chris Zeiher, the Asia-Pacific spokesperson for Lonely Planet has said. He told BBC World News: “We are definitely excited about the fact that for the first time in over 12 months there will be a freedom of movement between…
The European Commission and the UK government should not be discussing the distribution of coronavirus vaccines in an atmosphere of war, former president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has said. While he understood the recent move of the president of the Commission to threaten export bans, it could create a major reputational damage…
There is excitement in Ghana at becoming the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative, the One campaign’s executive director for Africa has said. Edwin Ikhuoria told BBC World News the delivery of the vaccine had been long awaited and was welcome news. The Covax programme was set up by World…
Ford Mobility and Vivacity Labs are using sensors in cars and on lampposts to track dangerous traffic hotspots with the aim of making roads safer. Drivers taking part in the project have their speed, acceleration, rate and harshness of breaking and steering measured to see how they react along a route. The system also predicts…
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Apple unveils a new iPad and colourful iMacs containing its new M1 chip Instagram says it will let users filter out abusive messages using a new tool Software which helps scientists quickly develop DNA-based structures complete with rotors…
There are some hard and difficult lessons to be learned about the recent events in Afghanistan, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. It was a tragedy that the Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly, Mr Stoltenberg told BBC World News. He blamed a lack of leadership and logistics from the Afghan government, rather than…
