Charlize Theron: 'We need a fairer distribution of Covid vaccines' - BBC News
Charlize Theron says countries have to start sharing vaccines if we are to reach the World Health Organization's goal of vaccinating 70% of the planet next year.
The actress, who has joined the social justice organisation Ford Foundation, wants the World Trade Organization to agree a waiver on vaccine patents - so countries can manufacture their own jabs.
Theron also questioned some countries' starting vaccine booster programmes, when only 5% of Africa's population has been vaccinated.
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October 27, 2021
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Lebanon’s economic crisis: 'No food, no gas, no hope' - BBC Newsnight
As Lebanon’s crisis continues to intensify, how are people trying to cope in the midst of financial devastation? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Earlier this month violent clashes in Beirut touched off fears of renewed civil strife in Lebanon.
The country has been mired in crisis of late - political, economic, Covid, and on top of all that the devastating port blast in August 2020.
As if that's not bad enough a brain drain of the educated professionals has been gathering pace.
Leaving carries shame, so there are no reliable statistics about that flight.
Newsnight’s Mark Urban reports from Beirut.
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October 27, 2021
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How can India tackle its climate challenge? - BBC News
India is facing a huge task in tackling climate change as one of the 'big four' contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, currently contributing 6.6% of total CO2 globally.
Ros Atkins look at how the country is trying to balance banishing poverty with meeting its climate commitments.
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October 27, 2021
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Why do some women wait decades for an ADHD diagnosis? - BBC News
Gender bias is leaving many women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) undiagnosed, leading psychologists are warning.
The stereotype that ADHD affects only "naughty boys" means it is estimated tens of thousands of women in the UK are unaware they have the condition, and are not receiving the help they need.
Another factor leading to slow diagnosis is the fact that symptoms of ADHD in women tend to be more subtle than in men, meaning signs can be missed.
These women have shared their stories of their struggle to be diagnosed.
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October 27, 2021
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Japan's Princess Mako finally marries commoner boyfriend - BBC News
Japan's Princess Mako has married her college sweetheart Kei Komuro - thus losing her royal status.
Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not.
She also skipped the usual rites of a royal wedding and turned down a payment offered to royal females upon their departure from the family.
She is the first female member of the royal family to decline both.
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October 26, 2021
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Queen will not attend COP26 climate change summit - BBC News
The Queen will not attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow following medical advice to rest.
The 95-year-old monarch underwent preliminary medical checks in hospital last Wednesday after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland.
Buckingham Palace said she "regretfully" decided not to attend a reception at the summit.
But the palace said she would deliver her address to delegates using a recorded video message instead.
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October 26, 2021
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Sudan coup organised to prevent war says top general - BBC News
Sudan's coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent "civil war".
He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety" and would be allowed home soon.
Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops closed. Phone and internet links are also disrupted.
At least 10 people are reported to have been killed since the unrest began.
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October 26, 2021
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Australia pledges net zero emissions by 2050 - BBC News
Leading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia's fossil fuel sectors.
Australia has long dragged its heels on climate action. It is one of the dirtiest countries per head of population and a massive exporter of fossil fuels.
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October 26, 2021
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David Attenborough: ‘Act now on climate change or it will be too late’ - BBC News
Sir David Attenborough has urged developed nations like the UK to "take moral responsibility" for climate change and helping poorer countries as they are affected by extreme weather events.
The broadcaster said it would be ”really catastrophic" if we ignored the problems they face.
He spoke to the BBC on the set of his new documentary series, The Green Planet, which uses time-lapse to capture the world of plants up close.
The Green Planet will premiere at the COP26 climate summit in November.
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October 26, 2021
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Female judges fleeing Afghanistan and criminals they imprisoned - BBC News
A recent BBC investigation found that more than 220 female judges were living in hiding because they feared retribution under Taliban rule.
More than 20 arrived in Athens with their family members, under a temporary visa scheme, and were guaranteed food and shelter for 14 days. They have been advised to start applying for asylum in a third country.
The Taliban have decreed that all working women and female students must stay home from school or work until all workplaces and learning environments are deemed "safe".
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October 26, 2021
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Can Lego help save Singapore's coral reefs? - BBC News
Scientists from the National University of Singapore are trying to reverse depleting coral levels with Lego blocks.
Despite being a relatively tiny country, Singapore is home to a third of the world's coral reefs.
Coral reefs protect the world's coastlines, are home to thousands of fish and are a vital part of the underwater ecosystem.
However, issues like land reclamation and coastal development have caused Singapore's reefs to deplete over the decades.
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October 26, 2021
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Facebook is making hate worse, whistleblower says - BBC Newsnight
Whistleblower Frances Haugen has told UK MPs Facebook is "unquestionably making hate worse", as they consider what new rules to impose on big social networks. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Whistleblower Frances Haugen has told UK members of parliament Facebook is "unquestionably making hate worse", as they consider what new rules to impose on big social networks.
Ms Haugen was talking to the Online Safety Bill committee in London.
She said Facebook safety teams were under-resourced, and "Facebook has been unwilling to accept even little slivers of profit being sacrificed for safety".
And she warned that Instagram was "more dangerous than other forms of social media".
If Facebook can't root out dangerous anti-social media on its own platforms, can anyone?
Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha reports. Faisal Islam is joined by former Facebook director of policy for Europe Lord Allan, former Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang and former culture minister Lord Vaizey.
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October 25, 2021
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Kerala floods: ‘Our son was buried by mud - we couldn't save him’ - BBC News
The walls of three-year-old Sachu's house collapsed when it was hit by heavy rain and flooding in the Indian state of Kerala this week.
The toddler was buried in mud, and his family couldn't save him.
Communities in southern India have recently been torn apart by deadly floods.
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October 25, 2021
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Afghan baby girl sold for $500 by starving family - BBC News
Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the country seeing a sharp deterioration in the situation since the Taliban seized power in August.
International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have been stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban regime.
The United Nations has issued a stark warning – that millions will die if urgent aid does not reach the country soon. In this video, the BBC’s Yogita Limaye travels to Herat, in the west of the country, and witnesses first-hand the dire situation on the ground.
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October 25, 2021
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How can Coca-Cola solve its plastic problem? - BBC News
Coca-Cola has been named the world’s biggest plastic polluter, using over 100 billion throwaway plastic bottles every year.
The Pacific Island of Samoa has begun to experience for itself, after the drinks company switched from glass to plastic bottles on the Pacific island earlier this year.
As the country is too small to operate its own recycling plant, the glass bottles provided an incentive for people to return and reuse them.
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October 25, 2021
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Sudan's civilian leaders arrested amid military coup reports - BBC News
Members of Sudan's transitional government, including Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, have been arrested amid reports of a military coup.
Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers.
Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of the capital, Khartoum.
The transitional government was set up two years ago when long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown.
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October 25, 2021
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Iraq's extreme heat and water shortages - BBC News
Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth.
This summer, Sheikh Kezem Al-Kaabi fights to continue farming his ancestral land despite extreme heat and worsening water shortages.
In Baghdad, traffic cop Sa’ad Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest intersections. He keeps the city moving, but that means working in 50C heat.
BBC Life at 50C investigates how extreme heat is affecting lives across the world.
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October 25, 2021
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Transplant lungs transported via drone in 'world first' - BBC News
A drone has been used in the Canadian city of Toronto to deliver lungs for a transplant operation in what the engineers and doctors involved are calling a world first.
The flight from Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital took just a few minutes, taking the vital organs into the sky, rather than the traditional method of transport via road.
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October 22, 2021
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Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured - BBC News
Colombia's most wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country's largest criminal gang has been captured.
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, air force and police on Saturday.
The government had offered a $800,000 (£582,000) reward for information about his whereabouts, while the US placed a $5m bounty on his head.
President Iván Duque hailed Otoniel's capture in a televised video message.
"This is the biggest blow against drug trafficking in our country this century," he said. "This blow is only comparable to the fall of Pablo Escobar in the 1990s."
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October 24, 2021
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Covid cases rising in UK - what happens next? - BBC News
In July, UK PM Boris Johnson announced that no legal restrictions would be in place for Covid-19, and people would be trusted to make their own decisions.
Now, cases are continuing to rise and the question on everyone's lips is... what now?
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October 24, 2021
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