Tonga undersea cable needs 'at least' four weeks to repair: NZ
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60034179?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 7:25 AM
Its only undersea cable was destroyed in an eruption, cutting it off from the rest of the world.
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Covid: WHO warns pandemic not over amid Europe case records
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60048390?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 6:58 AM
France reports nearly half a million new daily cases, with records also broken in Italy and Denmark.
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Ukraine: Blinken arrives in Kyiv amid Russia invasion fears
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60048395?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 8:20 AM
Russia denies any plan to attack Ukraine but tensions are high as Russian troops carry out drills.
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US Capitol riot committee issues subpoena to Rudy Giuliani
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60048604?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:27 AM
The former Trump lawyer is among four aides slapped with subpoenas by the congressional inquiry.
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Man arrested after Australian child found dead in barrel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60048554?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 5:22 AM
A man has been charged with murder after a five-day search for a girl near Sydney, police say.
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Fanta Bility: US officers charged with fatally shooting girl
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60048887?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 2:46 AM
Prosecutors drop charges against two teens who were accused of provoking the police to open fire.
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Ingrid Betancourt: Former Farc captive announces presidential bid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-60048394?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 1:59 AM
Ex-Senator Ingrid Betancourt spent six years as a Farc captive after being kidnapped in 2002.
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Backlash as US billionaire dismisses Uyghur abuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60045076?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 5:02 PM
Chamath Palihapitiya says he and most Americans "don't care" about alleged human rights abuse of the Uyghur minority.
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Hong Kong seizes hamsters from pet store for mass cull
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-60038551?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 9:01 PM
A pet shop outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
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Nigeria shoot-to-kill order issued over jail breaks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60044529?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 7:58 PM
It follows a wave of prison breaks over the past year in which more than 5,000 inmates have escaped.
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Metsola: EU parliament elects youngest ever president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60035448?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 4:05 PM
Roberta Metsola, from Malta, was asked by journalists about her record of being anti-abortion.
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Mobile firms agree another 5G delay at US airports
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60045077?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 8:15 PM
Airlines have pushed for postponement, saying risks from 5G will force them to cancel flights.
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Joe Biden: Scoring the US president's first year in office
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60044270?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 8:31 AM
Highs and lows of the president's first 12 months, compared with previous White House occupants.
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Tonga tsunami: Before and after eruption
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60039542?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 2:03 PM
Satellite and aerial images show impact of eruption of underwater volcano near Tonga island chain.
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Winter Olympics 2022: China sells Xinjiang as a winter sports hub
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-59991321?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:05 AM
Many foreign firms hoping to ride the Olympics boom are investing heavily in the troubled region.
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Somali survivor: The resilience of living through serial suicide attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60039136?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:07 AM
Former BBC reporter Mohamed Moalimu is recovering after being targeted on Sunday in Somalia.
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5G phones: How serious is the threat to US flights?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60042178?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 2:27 PM
Ten leading US airlines are warning that the imminent rollout of 5G services could be disastrous.
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Should bad science be taken off social media?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60036861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:08 AM
A Royal Society report recommends against censoring scientific misinformation online.
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The women facing rape threats and abuses on Clubhouse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-60020888?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:11 AM
The women say right-wing trolls in India targeted them for criticising Narendra Modi and his government.
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Tonga eruption: How its impact spread so widely and violently
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60027360?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 12:23 PM
The impact of a massive eruption in Pacific has been felt around the world.
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Winter Olympics: Snowboard company Burton defends working in Xinjiang
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-60045448?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 19, 2022, 12:14 AM
Watch as Burton China's chief executive is quizzed on operating in the troubled region.
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Is historic Rome villa the world's most valuable property?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60042021?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 2:01 PM
The BBC’s Rome correspondent Mark Lowen takes a look inside Villa Aurora, which failed to sell at auction.
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Purges and piranhas: Why we love a crazy North Korea story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60024510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 12:01 AM
North Korea is frequently the subject of news stories in Western media. But many stories are unfounded or blown out of proportion.
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Mexico missing: 'If I find a body, I recover a piece of my son'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-59944126?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 18, 2022, 12:01 AM
With nearly 100,000 disappeared people in Mexico, families have taken on the search themselves.
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Texas synagogue siege: Rabbi describes being held hostage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60025147?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2022, 1:45 PM
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker speaks to CBS Mornings about being held hostage at a Texas synagogue.
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