From Click: Extremists using video-game chats to spread hate
Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.
The right to repair, where consumers have the option to choose who fixes their products rather than just the manufacturer, is growing in the US, UK and European Union. But some companies argue that they need to keep their intellectual property confidential or there could be safety concerns with third-party repairs. BBC Click’s Cody Godwin…
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has spoken about the trial of her husband Sergei Tikhanovsky which is taking place in a closed court. He is accused of inciting violence ahead of the election and she rejects the charges. “It is fake trial of course and fake judges, fake prosecutors, because they made this process closed…
Famed chef Adam Handling will be serving world leaders traditional favourites like Dover sole and cream teas, as well as more unusual dishes over the course of the G7 Summit. The environmentally conscious chef is highlighting how we can all eat more sustainably during the summit. On Thursday he took a break from the kitchen…
There is no clear reason to link the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with blood clots, the professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has said. Prof Martin McKee told BBC World News the countries suspending use of the vaccine were being “ultra cautious”. He said people should be “reasonably…
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been designated as a “variant of concern” but it was important not to panic, the spokesperson for the World Health Organization has said. The aim is to get the world alert, step-up surveillance and public health measures, but not overreact, Dr Margaret Harris told BBC World News’s Yalda Hakim. Read…
It is a 100 days before the 2021 Olympics begins in Tokyo and athletes all over the world are back in training. Marathon runner Stephanie Davis, who will be competing in the Games for the first time, told BBC World News that she was really grateful that the Olympics was going ahead after it was…