Ros Atkins on… The US climate conundrum
Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.
Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Customers can now buy a Tesla car with cryptocurrency Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk announces Nintendo and Niantic, the companies behind Pokemon Go, announce a long-term deal to collaborate on augmented reality apps Microscopic robots deliver drugs into the brains…
On 4 August 2020, Lebanon’s capital was rocked by a catastrophic blast as hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port, killing at least 200 people and injuring thousands. An investigation is underway but has not yet been made public. The country’s ambassador to the UK, Rami Mortada, told BBC World News that…
Cloud gaming has been called the future of video games, with all the action produced in a data centre rather than on an expensive PC or console in the home. The benefits include never having to download software updates and being able to play anywhere, not just in the living room – but gamers will…
In the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, the US saw a sharp rise in hate crimes. The attackers targeted those they believed to be Arab Muslims. The innocent victims included Balbir Singh Sodhi, an American-Sikh who had a beard and wore a turban and ran the family gas station in Mesa, Arizona. His murder,…
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: YouTube announces it will remove videos containing vaccine misinformation for all approved vaccines, expanding on its ban of false claims about Covid-19 jabs A new law to stop workers being fired if they are not meeting productivity targets set by…
The coronavirus pandemic in India should not be about party politics, but acknowledging and realising the depth and magnitude of the problem Jaiveer Shergill from the opposition Congress party has said. Speaking to BBC World News he said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have adopted a policy of “credit is mine, crisis is yours”….