Appeal for calm as video shows 13-year-old shot dead by Chicago policeman - BBC News
The mayor of Chicago has appealed for calm after the release of footage showing an unarmed boy aged 13 being shot dead by a policeman last month.
The video shows Adam Toledo with his hands up and with no weapon. The police film shows a handgun near the spot where he fell.
The teenager's death comes at a time of high tension in the US about police killings.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Barbara Plett Usher in Chicago.
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April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man - BBC News
Jimmy Lai is the billionaire owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, Apple Daily, and an outspoken critic of Beijing.
On Friday he was sentenced to 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly - for participating in two protests in 2019.
Mr Lai is one of the most high profile people to be arrested under Hong Kong's new national security law, as China tightens its grip on the city.
the BBC’s Danny Vincent interviewed the man prepared to risk it all by speaking out.
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April 16, 2021
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Human cells grown in monkey embryos spark ethical debate - BBC News
Monkey embryos containing human cells have been made in a laboratory, a study has confirmed.
The scientists injected human stem cells - that have the ability to develop into many different body tissues - into macaque embryos.
Other so-called mixed-species embryos, or chimeras, have been produced in the past, with human cells implanted into sheep and pig embryos.
The researchers says their work could pave the way in addressing the severe shortage in transplantable organs as well as help understand more about early human development, disease progression and ageing.
Some scientists have, however, raised concerns about the experiment, arguing that while the embryos in this case were destroyed at 20 days, others could try to take the work further.
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April 16, 2021
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Chicago police release video of officer shooting Adam Toledo - BBC News
Chicago police have released graphic footage of an officer shooting dead 13-year-old Adam Toldeno.
Bodycam video shows the policeman shouting "drop it" before shooting Adam Toledo once in the chest on 29 March.
The boy does not appear to be holding a weapon in the split second he is shot, but police video shows a handgun near the spot where he falls.
Small protests were held on Thursday evening around Chicago, hours after the city's mayor appealed for calm.
Shortly before the video was released, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a press conference where she called the footage "excruciating" to watch.
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April 16, 2021
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Escaping the anti-vax conspiracy rabbit hole - BBC News
Catherine grew up in a family that lived an alternative lifestyle. When social media became a big part of her life, she became a huge believer in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
This is how she began questioning her beliefs, and ended up where she is today: trying to help others climb out of the online rabbit hole.
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April 16, 2021
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The Covid-19 disinformation tactics used by China - BBC News
China’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been scrutinised since the virus was first detected in Wuhan.
Beijing has reacted by trying to take greater control of what is said about its role in the pandemic - sometimes with questionable tactics.
Here is a closer look at events that have shaped Beijing’s experiment with global misinformation.
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April 16, 2021
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I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, what now? - BBC News
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention are reviewing data after six recipients of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine exhibited a rare blood clot.
The vaccine has been paused in the United States, where 6.8 million doses have been administered.
The BBC spoke to two people who got the Johnson & Johnson jab, and to a doctor who explains the situation.
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April 15, 2021
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Inside the lives of Asian massage workers: 'How can we not be scared?' - BBC News
The Atlanta spa shootings have placed a spotlight on a part of the massage industry in the US. Asian massage workers say they often have to deal with the assumption that Asian spas provide sex services.
Two female Asian massage workers tell us about the stigma surrounding their profession and the sexual harassment they endure.
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April 15, 2021
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Why are Covid cases in India soaring? - BBC Newsnight
Many have criticised the Indian government for allowing Kumbh Mela – a two-month long religious festival – to go ahead amid a raging pandemic, as new cases top 200,000 a day. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
India now has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world - behind the US which has a smaller population.
More than 14 million people are affected and there are reports that a new variant is on the rise which some fear could be more virulent.
Many have criticised the Indian government for allowing Kumbh Mela – a two-month long religious festival – to go ahead amid a raging pandemic.
Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha reports. Katie Razzall is joined by Professor Srinath Reddy President of the Public Health Foundation of India.
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April 15, 2021
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Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil? - BBC News
Despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus.
Experts say the sheer number of Covid cases in the country - the second-highest number in the world - have increased the likelihood that Brazil's babies and young children are affected.
Such a high infection rate has overwhelmed Brazil's entire health care system.
Across the country, oxygen supplies are dwindling, there is a shortage of basic medicines and in many ICUs across the country there are simply no more beds.
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April 15, 2021
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The HIV success story that’s failing gay men - BBC News
Senegal has long been praised for its progressive stance on AIDS prevention and today has one of the lowest levels of HIV in Africa.
But despite this success, in recent years rates have risen within the gay community – more than one in four are HIV positive.
West Africa Correspondent Ben Hunte reports on the struggle to protect people from HIV in a country where homosexuality is illegal and carries a five-year prison sentence.
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April 15, 2021
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Australian Islanders in landmark climate fight - BBC News
A group of indigenous islanders from Australia’s Torres Strait have launched a world-first legal battle in a bid to protect their homes.
They argue Australia has breached their rights to culture and life by failing to adequately address climate change.
The low-lying islands, located on the northern tip of the country, have seen rising sea levels, coastal erosion and flooding in recent years.
It’s the first time a claim of this kind has been taken to the UN Human Rights Committee.
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April 15, 2021
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Eating disorders and Covid: ‘A perfect storm’ for sufferers - BBC Newsnight
Newsnight has obtained new figures showing that successive lockdowns have pushed hospital admissions for people with a life threatening eating disorder up by almost a third. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
The death of Big Brother Contestant Nikki Grahame has brought the dangers of eating disorders back into the spotlight.
According to her mother, lockdown had floored the reality TV star and she had never seen her so bad in the three decades she battled anorexia. She is far from alone.
Newsnight has obtained new figures showing that successive lockdowns have pushed hospital admissions for people with a life threatening eating disorder up by almost a third.
And leading experts say the number of emergency referrals they are seeing for such disorders has quadrupled because of the pandemic.
Caroline Turriff reports.
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April 15, 2021
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‘A coronavirus tsunami we had never seen before’ - BBC News
India's Covid caseload has risen sharply in the past few weeks.
The country's been reporting more than 150,000 cases a day. In January and February daily cases fell below 20,000.
So, how did India get from relative calm to its new crisis?
Workplaces, markets and malls have reopened, and transport is operating at full capacity. Big weddings, festivals and election rallies are also being held.
The result: a situation that one doctor described as a "Covid tsunami".
The BBC's Vikas Pandey and Anshul Verma report.
Additional inputs by BBC Marathi, graphics by Nikita Deshpande.
Additional footage from Reuters and Getty.
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April 15, 2021
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Protests against Tokyo Olympics as Japan suffers Covid surge - BBC News
With just one hundred days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in July, the city is seeing protests calling for the Games to be delayed.
The torch relay is under way and athletes around the world are back in training. The organisers insist it's full steam ahead but public support in Japan remains extremely low.
The country is facing a fourth wave of Covid infections, with less than 1% of the population having received a vaccination.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
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April 14, 2021
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US plan to leave Afghanistan “risks civil war” - BBC News
President Biden’s plan to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 2021 “could lead to civil war”. That’s the warning from one of the country’s senior politicians - the Speaker of the Afghan parliament.
The conflict is American’s longest military engagement and President Biden is determined to finally bring it to an end.
At the height of the war 100,000 US troops were deployed in Afghanistan. Currently, there are around 2,500.
Afghanistan remains divided with continuing violence and the Taliban still in control of many areas.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Secunder Kermani in Afghanistan’s Baalkh province and Gary O’Donoghue in Washington.
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April 14, 2021
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US police officer arrested over killing of black motorist Daunte Wright - BBC News
A white police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota is to be charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say.
Officer Kim Potter has been arrested and will be held in custody.
Mrs Potter says she shot Daunte Wright accidentally, having mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser.
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April 14, 2021
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'could lead to civil war' - BBC News
US President Joe Biden is set to announce that American troops will leave Afghanistan by 11 September, officials have told US media.
The US would miss a May deadline for a pull-out agreed with the Taliban by the Trump administration last year.
The speaker of the Afghan parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani, warned that the withdrawal of foreign forces in the current circumstances would lead to civil war.
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April 14, 2021
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South Africa: Forced to face sterilisation - BBC News
At least 38 countries have seen reports of forced, coerced or involuntary sterilisation over the past 20 years, with some of those cases involving women claiming they have been sterilised against their will whilst giving birth.
The UN is calling for an end to all forced sterilisation and for governments to prosecute those responsible.
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April 14, 2021
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Defence arguments for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s murder trial - BBC News
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's defence team began to make their case on day 12 of the George Floyd murder trial.
An expert in use-of-force testified that Chauvin's actions towards Floyd were "justified" - here are the three key arguments the defence is using to try and win the case.
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April 14, 2021
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