Will Facebook and other social media companies have a serious impact on the US presidential election? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.
Syrian children to face malnutrition
Millions of people are displaced following the conflict in Syria and as winter approaches at least one in eight children, or 500,000 in the war-torn country, suffer from malnutrition.
California wildfires force hundreds of thousands to flee
Wildfires force more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in California as order comes following massive blazes across swathes of the US state.
Israeli soldiers reportedly beat Palestinian teen to death
A Palestinian teenager has died after allegedly being attacked by Israeli soldiers. The incident happened in the West Bank on Sunday – when the 18-year-old and his friend were chased by troops. The victim’s...
Why have millennials lost faith in democracy?
People in their thirties around the world have less faith in democratic institutions than previous generations, according to a Cambridge University survey.
Melbourne cheers end of Australia’s strictest lockdown – BBC News
Melbourne was at the heart of Australia’s second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and went into a second lockdown for nearly four months – the strictest the country had seen.
US election 2020: What does it cost and who pays for it? – BBC News
US election campaigns can start years in advance and cost billions of dollars. Due to coronavirus, this year’s cycle looks a little different, but huge sums are still being spent ahead of the election on 3 November.