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Australia rescues sick researcher from Antarctica
By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has an undisclosed “developing medical condition”. The mission required a medical retrieval team, a massive icebreaker ship and two helicopters.…
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Typhoon Haikui: Dozens injured after storm sweeps Taiwan
By Frances Mao and Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Singapore and Taipei More than 40 people were injured in Taiwan after Typhoon Haikui ripped across the island, uprooting trees and forcing thousands to evacuate. The storm – which made landfall on Sunday on the east coast – was the first to directly hit the island in four…
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Biden disappointed Xi will not attend G20 summit
US President Joe Biden has said he is “disappointed” that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping plans to skip the upcoming G20 summit in India. Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to represent Beijing at the summit in New Delhi this week, Reuters reported. “I am disappointed… but I am going to get to see him,”…
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South Africa says inquiry finds no evidence of arms shipment to Russia
By James Gregory BBC News An independent inquiry has found no evidence that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The panel rejected claims made by the US ambassador to South Africa that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. The allegations had raised…
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Jammu: Long wait for justice after India cough syrup deaths
By Vineet Khare BBC News, Jammu The last time three-year-old Anirudh was captured on video, he lay listlessly on a hospital bed with wires attached to his hands. His mother is seen desperately trying to feed him, talking about the games he can play once he recovers. Three days later, on 10 January 2020, the…
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Lagos traffic jams disappear. But this isn’t good news for Nigeria
By Nduka Orjinmo & Gift Ufuoma BBC News, Lagos Lagos feels different, the boisterous – often chaotic – energy that drives Nigeria’s commercial centre has been subdued by the removal of a fuel subsidy that had kept the price of petrol low for decades in Africa’s largest economy. Since June, fuel costs have tripled, leading…
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Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in S Korea
By Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent On 5 June, Lee Min-so* described in her diary the fear that overtook her body as she entered her classroom to teach: “My chest feels too tight. I feel like I’m going to fall somewhere. I don’t even know where I am.” On 3 July the primary school teacher wrote…
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The animals that dream just like humans do
It was once thought that the ability to dream was a peculiarly human trait. But a surprisingly wide range of species can do so as well. Young jumping spiders dangle by a thread through the night, in a box, in a laboratory. Every so often, their legs curl and their spinnerets twitch. The retinas of…
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Child labour at ‘critical moment’ as more pushed into work: ILO
By Alice Cuddy BBC News The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told the BBC. Gilbert Houngbo, director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said there had been a “regression” in regions around…
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Family courts: Mothers dying after ‘abusers’ claim access to children
By Ed Thomas Special Correspondent Five mums have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children, a BBC investigation has found. Some took their own lives, another had a heart attack outside court. One mother, whose child was ordered to live with a convicted child rapist, would…