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Students in South Korea are sitting the college entrance exam, the Suneung, a gruelling eight-hour marathon. The stakes are really high, with students feeling the pressure to perform well to secure university placements, jobs and even future relationships. Three Korean students documented their journey for the BBC preparing for one of the hardest exams in…

A narrative of Indian exceptionalism led people to believe they were more immune to Covid-19, resulting in them taking fewer precautions and allowing the virus to spread rapidly in the country, the director of the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy has said. The country avoided a crisis last year due to a lockdown…

The attorneys selecting the jurors for the in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of killing George Floyd will face a difficult task, Derrick Johnson, the CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has said. They would need to find 12 people who could come to the…

CornerShop is a London-based concept store which aims to test a range of different retail technologies with real customers. Shoppers will be able to use their smartphone to help them either pre-select items or purchase products based on their own preferences such as dietary requirements. There are also options to try on clothing using a…

Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.

The discussion about pornography and sex needs to be brought out into the mainstream, the adult film director Erika Lust has said. She told BBC Hardtalk that whether we like it or not porn had become sex education and so it was very important for parents and educators to talk to younger generations and explain…