Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:46
Midwife's Ukraine work inspires Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw
Singer Sandy Shaw was inspired by the midwife after hearing her on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
2023-05-16 13:59
Rate-Cut Bets Are Surfacing Across Emerging Asia on Policy Pivot
Traders accustomed to aggressive interest-rate hikes across Asia are now seeking to gauge when the region’s central banks
2023-05-16 13:54
Dozens rally against Fukushima plant water release plan
Anti-nuclear activists are protesting to demand Japan scrap its plan to release treated but still radioactive water from a damaged power plant into the sea
2023-05-16 13:23
Vladimir Kara-Murza's mother speaks to the BBC
Elena Gordon's son Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason for criticising Putin's war in Ukraine.
2023-05-16 13:22
China’s Waning Economic Recovery Spurs Calls for Policy Action
China’s economic recovery is losing momentum after an initial burst in consumer and business activity early in the
2023-05-16 13:17
Marijuana harms babies in first trimester of pregnancy, study finds
Even marijuana use in early pregnancy can significantly harm a developing fetus, a new study found, putting children at risk for developmental delays, higher rates of ADHD and learning disabilities, and higher rates of emotional problems.
2023-05-16 12:26
A net negative: Haddock, a staple Atlantic fish, is in decline off New England, regulators say
Federal fishing managers say a staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is overfished
2023-05-16 12:25
More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20
The demographic makeup of the country's voters continues to shift. That creates headwinds for Republicans
Demographic change continued to chip away at the cornerstone of the Republican electoral coalition in 2022, a new analysis of Census data has found.
2023-05-16 12:16
Pacific Island leaders say rich countries are not doing enough to control climate change
Pacific Island leaders have criticized rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for profiting from loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects
2023-05-16 11:18
Sudan military chief freezes bank accounts of rival armed group in battle for control of the nation
Sudan’s military chief says he is freezing all bank accounts of a rival paramilitary force
2023-05-16 11:16