Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Biden and Xi Jinping hold virtual meeting

Added: 16.11.2021 2:13 | 419 views | 0 comments

Mr Xi said that China was "ready to move US-China relations forward in a positive direction".

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How India diluted the coal pledge at COP26

Added: 16.11.2021 0:05 | 456 views | 0 comments

India and China are being criticised for forcing a key part of the Glasgow climate deal to be diluted.

Tags: India

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

China's ultramarathon tragedy and the survivors threatened for speaking out

Added: 16.11.2021 0:01 | 421 views | 0 comments

In May this year, 21 athletes died at an ultra-running event in northern China. Some survivors have been threatened for telling their story.

Tags: Survivors , Survivor , Beer

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Danny Fenster: US journalist freed from Myanmar jail

Added: 15.11.2021 12:49 | 407 views | 0 comments

Danny Fenster will be allowed to leave the country just days after getting an 11-year sentence.

Tags: Journalists

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

China Covid: Outrage after pet dog killed by health workers

Added: 15.11.2021 12:29 | 433 views | 0 comments

The quarantined owner posted video showing one health worker beating her pet with a crowbar.

Tags: Workers

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Australian women sue over Qatar airport strip-searches

Added: 15.11.2021 9:59 | 388 views | 0 comments

They are seeking damages after being forced into examinations at Doha airport last year.

Tags: Women , Australia , Airports

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Maori tribe tells anti-vaccine protestors to stop using popular haka

Added: 15.11.2021 5:22 | 409 views | 0 comments

The popular Ke Mata haka was performed by anti-vaccine protesters during demonstrations last week.

Tags: Protests

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

'I had concerns about marriage', admits Malala Yousafzai

Added: 15.11.2021 4:21 | 431 views | 0 comments

The Nobel laureate says she previously questioned marriage and the "imbalance of power".

Tags: Marriage

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid

Added: 15.11.2021 0:05 | 449 views | 0 comments

While other countries grapple with living with Covid, China is doubling down on stamping it out.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping: What they want from talks

Added: 15.11.2021 0:05 | 420 views | 0 comments

The video call on Monday will address several thorny issues, including Taiwan, cybersecurity and trade.

Tags: Taiwan

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A Nobel prize-winning economist's guide to cooking

Added: 15.11.2021 0:04 | 430 views | 0 comments

Abhijeet Banerjee's irreverent new cookbook draws on both his culinary instincts and his academic insights.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

T20 World Cup: Australia's triumph founded on 'love'

Added: 14.11.2021 20:56 | 442 views | 0 comments

Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis discuss the "love" that led Australia to their first Men's T20 World Cup title.

Tags: Mars , LEDs , Fire , Australia

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Japan's former princess Mako arrives in New York after giving up title

Added: 14.11.2021 18:47 | 380 views | 0 comments

Mako was forced to give up her titles when she married her "commoner" husband last month.

Tags: Prince , New York

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star 'deserves to be heard' on sexual assault claims - WTA

Added: 14.11.2021 18:43 | 398 views | 0 comments

Chinese player Peng Shuai deserves "to be heard, not censored" after publicly accusing the country's former vice-premier of sexual assault, says the Women's Tennis Association.

Tags: Players

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

T20 World Cup: Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in final

Added: 14.11.2021 18:36 | 427 views | 0 comments

Australia power to an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand to win the Men's T20 World Cup for the first time.

Tags: Wine , New Zealand , Fire , Australia

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

What the 'Joker attack' revealed about Japanese society

Added: 14.11.2021 4:26 | 482 views | 0 comments

An attack which injured 17 people on Halloween has shocked a country that rarely sees violent crime.

Tags: Japan

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sara Duterte: Daughter of Philippines leader runs for vice-president

Added: 13.11.2021 12:35 | 466 views | 0 comments

Sara Duterte will run alongside the son of the country's former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.

Tags: Mars , Philippines , Sony

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BBC's Simpson revisits Afghanistan under the Taliban

Added: 13.11.2021 5:32 | 378 views | 0 comments

In 2001, the BBC's World Affairs editor was part of a team which entered the city when the Taliban fell.

Tags: Afghanistan , Taliban

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ship-load of 'toxic' Chinese fertilizer causes diplomatic stink

Added: 13.11.2021 5:32 | 403 views | 0 comments

A ship carrying fertiliser from China to Sri Lanka is at the heart of a dispute between both allies.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chennai rains: India policewoman hailed as a hero for saving man's life

Added: 12.11.2021 10:31 | 411 views | 0 comments

This police inspector in flood-hit Chennai city won praise for carrying an unconscious man on her shoulders.

Tags: Police , India

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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