Minimalism is one of the fastest-growing global trends. It is a lifestyle that challenges the norms and promotes simple living, but there is no universal definition for it. Some people find comfort in getting rid of the...
Dutch university students build electric car out of rubbish
A group of Dutch university students have built a fully functioning electric car almost entirely out of rubbish. And as Sarah Morice reports, the students hope their creation will inspire the world’s biggest car...
Are Some Countries Worried About a Biden Administration?
US President-elect Joe Biden says he wants to repair America’s relations with its allies and get tough on dictators, which is the exact opposite of the Trump years. How will countries like Saudi Arabia and North...
Rise of Islamophobia in Europe poses threat to Muslims
German prosecutors have charged 12 men with planning well-funded armed attacks on mosques, with the aim to kill as many Muslims as possible. The country’s mosques have already experienced a spate of extreme right...
Africa Matters: Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis
This week, Africa Matters looks into the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Trump makes first remarks since election defeat
US President Donald Trump has, for the first time, suggested he may not have secured a second term in the White House. While not officially conceding defeat, Trump – during a briefing by his coronavirus taskforce...
Nothing new | US election history marred by fraud and controversies
Republicans supporting Trump’s fraud allegations are putting democracy ‘on a dangerous path’ according to Barack Obama. But the US election system has been questioned for decades