Russian elections: How democratic are they?
Ahead of this week’s elections many opposition candidates have been prevented from running.
Companies are offering dietary advice based on customers’ propensity for certain heath conditions.
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to Ukraine represents a huge signal of support for the Ukrainian people and government, Nina Jankowicz, an Eastern European analyst and Global Fellow at The Wilson Centre has said. She told BBC World News the US had made clear its opposition to “Russian aggression” and its support…
When buildings are demolished the valuable materials they contain can also go to waste with materials crushed and then burnt at incineration plants. But one recycling plant in Finland is trying to recover more of the materials which could be reused. BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly finds out more. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
Chris Fox looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: A legal challenge which could ban UK government ministers from using self-destructing WhatsApp or Signal text messages for official business is launched Wine experts discover whether a bottle of wine which has spent a year in space tastes any different…
Humanoid robot Pepper has been turned into what is thought to be the world’s first robotic squash coach, by researchers at National Robotarium and Heriot-Watt University. The aim is to see how robotics could improve a player’s performance and motivation between sessions with their human coach. BBC Click’s Paul Carter reports.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that his government will hold a referendum on its new law which includes a ban on the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and gender change to under-18s. Dismissing the idea that this decision was about populism, the country’s foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, said the referendum was about democracy….