With lockdown restrictions easing in some parts of the world, many people are looking forward to the prospect of travelling again. But how easy will it be and how will vaccines affect travel?
Tim Willcox put questions from BBC World News viewers to epidemiologist Daniel Lopez Acuna and Lisa Minot, the travel editor at the Sun newspaper, to get the latest advice.
The Taliban have seized a number of border crossings and key supply routes in Afghanistan in recent weeks following the US-led mission removing the last of its troops from the country. The country’s National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, told BBC Hardtalk’s Sarah Montague that although this was not an easy time for Afghanistan, none of…
A smartphone with a microscope camera offering 60x magnification has been revealed by Chinese phone-maker Oppo. BBC Click’s Chris Fox went hands-on with the Oppo Find X3 Pro to see what the microscope could capture – and whether it was useful or just a gimmick. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
President Joe Biden will be clear about America’s red lines, when he meets his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, later this week, after a Nato summit, Lt Gen Ben Hodges has said. The retired US military commander said it was the 60th anniversary of a disastrous meeting between former President John F Kennedy and former Soviet…
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…
The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has accused the European Union of blackmail in a debate with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over the rule of law. Dominik Tarczynski, MEP and member of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party, told BBC World News that the row was not to do with putting EU…
Kitboga is the alias of a Twitch and YouTube streamer who focuses on scam baiting – wasting the time of con artists who are trying to steal money from people. He and a few others have now turned to using artificial intelligence bots to deal with some of the scammers. The system recognises what the…
