People in Myanmar are risking their lives in anti-coup protests every day and the international community needs to step up and play their part, Burma Campaign UK’s Anna Roberts has said. “The military have huge business interests, so we need to see the EU, UK and others, ban companies from doing business with the military,”…
São Paulo Governor João Doria has described President Jair Bolsonaro as a “crazy guy” who is making the country’s coronavirus situation worse. Speaking to the BBC, he said Brazil’s health system was “on the verge of collapse” amid a spike in cases and deaths. “Brazil is fighting two viruses – the coronavirus and the Bolsonaro…
A smartphone with an expanding display that can grow and shrink on demand has been demonstrated by Chinese phone-maker Oppo. The device has a flexible display that rolls up inside the device, letting the screen expand from 6.7in (17cm) to 7.4in (18.8cm). BBC Click’s Chris Fox went hands-on with the concept phone to see what…
The president of the Australian Medical Association has spoken of his disappointment at Italy’s decision to block the export of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country. Dr Omar Khorshid told BBC World News the country would soon be in a position to manufacture the vaccine itself but for now was dependent on…
The Berlin Film Festival – which normally takes place in February – has been taking place this week with a five day virtual industry and media event. A larger more celebratory public series of festival screenings and red carpets is planned for June – coronavirus pandemic restrictions permitting. Talking Movies has been looking at some…
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Facebook lifts its ban on political advertising which has been in place since the US presidential election in November The Last of US 2 receives a record-breaking 13 nominations at the Bafta gaming awards Tiny insect-like drones are…
There is no end in sight to the violent crackdown by the military against protesters in Myanmar, political analyst and journalist Annie Zaman has said. “What we are witnessing is that people are standing alone, they don’t have weapons, they are not as strong as the military,” she told BBC World News. Following the 1…
Germany’s decision to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine for use in over 65 year olds has been welcomed, by the German Society for Immunology. Dr Carsten Watzl told BBC World News: “Given the data that came out of Scotland and England it’s been proven that it is effective and there is no question about the safety…
Western countries with higher rates of obesity are seeing more deaths from coronavirus than Asian countries with less obesity, the World Obesity Federation’s Dr Olivia Cavalcanti has said. She told BBC World News it was not clear why overweight people were more at risk, but could be due to an inflammatory response of the body….
Reality television show Married At First Sight Australia has become an unexpected success in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown. Despite originally airing in Australia in 2019, the series has had millions of viewers on the E4 television channel and its on-demand service during its recent UK broadcast. Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli, one of…
