Derek Chauvin trial: Why role of TV cameras could come into focus
From Monday, three discreet TV cameras will offer anyone with an internet connection a front-row seat to a criminal trial of global interest. ...
'Double mutant': What are the risks of India's new Covid-19 variant
A new "double mutant" variant of the coronavirus has been detected from samples collected in India. ...
Suez Canal: How are they trying to free the Ever Given?
An operation to free a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is continuing, with warnings it could take days or even weeks. ...
Dan Gertler: The man at the centre of DR Congo corruption allegations
The Biden administration recently re-imposed sanctions on Israeli businessman Dan Gertler over alleged massive corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo's lucrative mining business. Journalist Franz Wild reports on his remarkable rise, and his alliance with former President Joseph Kabila which even saw him being appointed a Congolese diplomat. ...
Covid vaccines: EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca escalates
"This is not about EU v UK. This is a problem with AstraZeneca," claimed an EU diplomat this morning. ...
Covid: The countries that nailed it, and what we can learn from them
Covid-19 has shaken the world, with more than 2.5 million deaths and 115 million cases confirmed. BBC Panorama's Jane Corbin has scoured the globe to find the best examples of strategies for combating the virus. ...
Nevada smart city: A millionaire’s plan to create a local government
A radical experiment is being considered in the US state of Nevada. It would allow new local governments to be formed on land owned by tech firms. ...
Samia Suluhu Hassan - the woman set to become Tanzania's next president
On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due to take his place as the country's head of state. ...
Discovering WW1 tunnel of death hidden in France for a century
Not since the 1970s has there been such an important discovery from the Great War in France. In woods on a ridge not far from the city of Reims, the bodies of more than 270 German soldiers have lain for more than a century - after they died the most agonising deaths imaginable. ...
Meghan and Harry: Questions the US had about Oprah interview
Millions of Americans tuned in to watch Oprah Winfrey's explosive interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, and some are wondering what the royals meant by some of the things they said. ...
السنغال.. هدوء في داكار بعد أعمال النهب والشغب
أعلنت الحكومة السنغالية تعليق الدراسة، من الاثنين 8 مارس إلى السبت 13 من الشهر ذاته، في مؤسسات التعليم الوطني والتكوين المهني العامة والخاصة. ويشمل القرار المراحل ما قبل المدرسة والمراحل الابتدائية والثانوية على عموم التراب الوطني، بحسب بيان صادر عن الوزارتين المسؤولتين عن التعليم الوطني والتكوين المهني. ...
George Floyd: Why is the trial so important?
Jury selection is about to start in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of killing George Floyd. ...
Why are QAnon believers obsessed with 4 March?
Their hero is no longer president, but some followers of the fringe QAnon conspiracy theory have latched onto obscure, irrelevant laws in an attempt to keep the faith. ...
Why many in Russia are reluctant to have Sputnik vaccine
When officials in Sputnik village announced recently that they would be offering Russia's Sputnik V vaccine at the local clinic, just 28 pensioners signed up for a Covid jab. ...
CPAC 2021: Who won the Republican civil war?
If you're looking for evidence of a Republican civil war, the Conservative Political Action Conference was not the place to be. ...
The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia
In the stifling heat of Buenaventura, Feliciana Hurtado walks around with a big smile on her face in the neighbourhood where she has delivered many babies over the last 30 years. ...
John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa's independence heroes
In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy mines an archive of photos featuring US President John F Kennedy, who set the template for US relations with Africa. ...
Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?
The arrival of the Myanmar junta-appointed foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, in Bangkok on Wednesday for an unannounced meeting with his Thai and Indonesian counterparts marked the start of a daunting diplomatic undertaking for South East Asia. ...
Biden's Covid stimulus plan: It costs $1.9tn but what's in it?
The US is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic - a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) plan that President Joe Biden has championed as a way to help struggling Americans. ...
Facebook v Australia: Who blinked first?
The war between Facebook and the Australian government is over. ...