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.
The Taliban have seized a number of border crossings and key supply routes in Afghanistan in recent weeks following the US-led mission removing the last of its troops from the country. The country’s National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, told BBC Hardtalk’s Sarah Montague that although this was not an easy time for Afghanistan, none of…
Heatwaves are becoming more common in India due to global warming. There’s nowhere to hide especially if you live in a crowded city like Ahmedabad. Shakeela Bano struggles to get her grandson Mohammed to fall asleep in their one room house due to the heat. But as the Life at 50C series on climate change…
Reality television show Married At First Sight Australia has become an unexpected success in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown. Despite originally airing in Australia in 2019, the series has had millions of viewers on the E4 television channel and its on-demand service during its recent UK broadcast. Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli, one of…
Infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria has reduced the insect’s ability to spread dengue fever by 77% in a trial, scientists have said. The Wolbachia bacteria persists in the mosquito population meaning the intervention only has to be done once to give a community protection from dengue for many years, the lead researcher on the project,…
Gunfire rang out at Kabul as the Taliban celebrated the last US troops leaving Afghanistan. BBC News chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet says the skies were full of red tracer and machine gun fire as the Taliban hailed the US departure, nearly 20 years since the US-led invasion forced them from power.
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Livestreamer Ludwig Ahgren broke Twitch’s subscription record after streaming non-stop for 31 consecutive days Astronaut Thomas Pesquet says he will use a virtual reality headset to bike around Earth while on board the International Space Station Virtual 3D…