Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea
A former colonel describes a leadership making cash by any means, from drug factories to illegal arms deals.
Pope Francis is visiting Iraq in the first ever papal visit to the country. During the trip he is due to meet the country’s most revered Shia Muslim cleric and will also celebrate Mass at a stadium in Irbil in the north. The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Irbil, Bashar Warda, has told BBC World News…
More than 300 mosquito-catching machines have been deployed in the French town of Hyères after the insects started to affect tourism. The Qista machines mimic human breathing to lure in the mosquitoes and trap them in a net. Qista says the devices reduce the prevalence of mosquitoes by about 80%. BBC Click’s Chris Fox went…
India has seen more Covid cases in the last seven days than any other country as it battles its second wave. Hospitals have been overwhelmed with relatives begging for beds and oxygen for loved ones – now crematoriums are also running out of space. One man who lost his wife and unborn child on the…
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: The US becomes the largest bitcoin miner in the world after regulations banning the practice in China come into effect Australia’s space agency announces its first mission to the Moon in a collaboration with Nasa Sea-like robotic creatures float above…
Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug found in magic mushrooms, is as effective at reducing symptoms of depression as conventional treatment, a small, early-stage trial of 59 people has found. Those taking part in Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research’s trial were given either psilocybin or a common antidepressant called a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)….
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…