|
|
[ Reuters | Slashdot | BBC News ] [ Image Archive ] |
BBC News - Home
Mateusz Morawiecki clashes with EU leaders over a Polish court ruling that rejected parts of EU law. - North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched missile into waters off Japan It is thought to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile which are harder to detect. - Malala Yousafzai urges Taliban to allow girls' education The Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the Taliban must announce that girls can go to school. - Diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel's coast The blade, which is encrusted with marine organisms, is believed to be about 900 years old. - Nick Rolovich: Washington State football coach fired for refusing Covid vaccine College football coach Nick Rolovich loses his $3.1m-a-year job for shirking a state vaccine mandate. - Covid: Why are UK cases so high? The UK has higher infections than most of its neighbours, as scientists fear a difficult winter. - Russia bans male group for online hate Russia bans a group called Male State which hounded women and gay people online. - Cleo Smith: 'Grave concerns' for Australian girl missing from beach campsite Police have "grave concerns" for four-year-old Cleo Smith, after she vanished from her family's tent. - Apple unveils new computer chips amid shortage The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips expand the firm's use of silicon it has designed. - Tributes pour in for 'trailblazer' Colin Powell The ex-US secretary of state, the first African-American in that role, dies of Covid complications. - Haiti kidnappers 'demand $17m' for missionaries The missionaries from the US and Canada were seized as they were returning from an orphanage. - Kanye West officially changes his name to Ye The rapper's name has been officially changed after a request to a Los Angeles court. - Wiggles: First female cast member Emma Watkins leaves group Watkins, who became the first female Wiggle, wants to devote time to family and studies. - ?Puppy trade is the new drugs? A new investigation by BBC Spotlight sheds light on an illegal multi-million pound puppy trade. - Fabindia: Row after clothing firm's ad called 'anti-Hindu' Fabindia deleted the ad for its new festive collection after a severe backlash on social media. - Uttarakhand floods: Dramatic rescue of car passengers trapped in floods Officials used cranes to pull the car and its occupants to safety in India's Uttarakhand state. - Flying Doctors take jabs to Australia's outback The famed service is helping solve the immense challenge of vaccinating remote Australia. - 'Heaviest' kidneys removed in high-risk operation Warren Higgs speaks before and after having his kidneys, which weighed more than five stone (35kg), removed. - Greta Thunberg sings Rick Astley hit at climate concert Greta Thunberg sings Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" to launch series of climate concerts. - Afghan girls are ?left in darkness? by the Taliban BBC correspondent Yogita Limaye in Kabul asks the Taliban when girls can go back to school. - Has Covid changed New York City nightlife forever? A photographer is confronted with the new reality of empty streets and closed clubs. - Israel: Hundreds strip naked by the Dead Sea Hundreds of people stripped naked by the Dead Sea in Israel to highlight environmental changes. - The shortages hitting countries around the world People and businesses across the world are facing shortages of everything from coal to coffee. - Eric Zemmour: Far-right journalist cast as Macron election rival Eric Zemmour - tipped to run for the French presidency - is rebranding far-right nationalism. - The battle to make lighter life-saving body armour New materials are making body armour lighter but nanotechnology could provide a breakthrough. |
|