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Life at 50C: The Baghdad traffic cop who works in 50C heat
Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. In Baghdad, traffic police sergeant Sa’d Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest junctions. He keeps the city moving but to do so he must work in 50C heat, while standing on black asphalt. Meanwhile, farmer Sheikh Kazem fights to continue farming…
Bildt: Kremlin escalating conflict with Ukraine is dangerous
Reports of a build-up of Russian troops on its shared border with Ukraine is “significant” and could lead to open conflict, Carl Bildt, co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations has said. He told BBC World News: “It’s clearly a deliberate decision by the Kremlin to escalate the conflict. Where this will lead us…
Microsoft’s Brad Smith outlines sustainability plans at COP26
As climate summit COP26 continues, the world’s most valuable company says it can play a role in the sustainability. Speaking exclusively to the BBC the President of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told BBC Technology correspondent Marc Cieslak that we should still be able to drive and fly to see your families and friends in the future….
Hollywood legend Mel Brooks’ autobiography published
Mel Brooks, an all-round Hollywood legend, responsible for films like The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, has produced his first autobiography, at the age of 95. His son Max encouraged him to write the 450-page All About Me! during the first lockdown. The BBC’s Alan Yentob, who has made several documentaries with the entertainer,…
Covid: Trust in jabs appears to rise with rollout – survey
A survey of 15 countries has shown that anxieties about side effects and uncertainties around safety are the main reasons for coronavirus vaccine hesitancy. Imperial College London’s Melanie Leis, who co-led the project, told BBC World News that in the vast majority of countries surveyed more than 50% of the population had trust in the…
Myanmar: ‘People are standing alone against the military’
There is no end in sight to the violent crackdown by the military against protesters in Myanmar, political analyst and journalist Annie Zaman has said. “What we are witnessing is that people are standing alone, they don’t have weapons, they are not as strong as the military,” she told BBC World News. Following the 1…