‘Let’s hope we heed the messages of Covid-19’
The pandemic has shown that the US needs to rebuild its public health infrastructure, Dr Minor says.
As the countdown to the opening of the new James Bond film, No Time To Die, continues, BBC World News‘s Lucy Hockings talks to Vue International chief executive Tim Richards and James Bond International Fan Club editor Ajay Chowdhury. Mr Chowdhury said: “Bond is the perfect tonic to get us out of this horrible situation…
Legendary anchor Katty Kay signs off from the BBC for the final time.
Foreign countries should stop encouraging Afghans to leave as the country needs their talents, a Taliban spokesman has said. Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan nationals should head back to their homes, jobs and normal life, as there was “no danger” to them, adding: “Let’s live together.” He told a press conference that “war for us has…
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen meets terrified families running from civil war in Yemen.
Australia’s vaccination rollout has really picked up in recent months, partly due to Covid outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne. But in remote areas hardly touched by the virus, it’s often a different story. Australia’s famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is part of a huge logistical effort to get jabs in arms. The BBC joined them…
Hamas is willing to have a ceasefire but Israel is abstaining from accepting it, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative has said. Dr Mustafa Barghouti told BBC World News that a ceasefire meant both sides would not shoot, but if Israel continued to conduct airstrikes it could not expect the Palestinians to stop…