Pandora Papers: 'One rule for the rich, another for ordinary people'
Pandora Papers reveal a completely unacceptable situation, says Oxfam International’s Max Lawson.
Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.
White House coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci tells the BBC the Delta variant will spread unless more Americans get the jab. But Dr Fauci says there would be regional surges of the coronavirus, instead of the nationwide spikes in transmission seen last year.
Sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules were “not a good sign” and have turned democratic progress “back to square one”, Lo Kin-hei of the Democratic Party said. “These kind of changes… made today is turning Hong Kong back for 20-odd years. “In the past 20 years there was some sort of progress in the…
On November 2nd, a Chinese tennis star accused a top Chinese government official of sexual assault. Peng Shuai was one of the leading doubles players in the world. And since her allegations, we’ve heard nothing. Until an email was released – apparently from her – saying the allegations weren’t true. But many questions remain. Producer:…
Australia’s state of New South Wales has passed its 70% vaccination target, resulting in Sydney easing its 107-day lockdown. Non-essential shops, restaurants, bars, hair and beauty salons have reopened after being forced shut for almost four months. Patrons lined up across the city for the midnight reopening, excited to enjoy their new freedoms. Video by…
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the US police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May, has wide implications, Prof David Schultz, of Hamline University, says. He set out how he expected the prosecution and defence to outline their cases and told BBC World News: “It is always easy for people to say there is…