Yemen: The children haunted by 'ghosts' of war
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen meets terrified families running from civil war in Yemen.
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Microsoft founder Bill Gates strike a £400m ($550m) partnership to invest in green technology projects Former US President Donald Trump announces plans to launch a social media network – TRUTH Social Robo-cat waiters are…
The former head of Tennessee’s vaccine rollout, Dr Michelle Fiscus and her husband, have been forced out of their home after facing threats and taunts. Political divides over mask and vaccine mandates have only deepened since the Covid vaccine became widely available. Filmed, written and directed by Matt Danzico Produced by Annie Phrommayon Second camera…
Poland’s ombudsman for citizen rights has warned the independence of his office is threatened after a court ruling that it was unconstitutional to remain in his post after his term ended last September. Adam Bodnar told BBC World News: “One more institution that was independent, is going to be taken over by the ruling party.”…
Monaco Ocean Week, which showcases the latest projects, initiatives and activism for the protection of global marine ecosystems, has been running as a virtual event this week. One of the organisers of the event, Prince Albert II of Monaco, told BBC World News his interest in marine conservation dated back to his great-great-grandfather.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has spoken of his country’s struggle with the pandemic earlier this year, describing how hospitals and facilities could not cope. Speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Asia presenter Karishma Vaswani, Mr Widodo said that the situation in the country had greatly improved and steps were being taken to address discrepancies in facilities…
Huawei has revealed the third iteration of its folding smartphone, abandoning its previous designs and taking some inspiration from Samsung. This time, the folding display on the Mate X2 is protected inside the phone. BBC Click’s Chris Fox went hands-on with the phone and described it as the best folding phone so far – but…