Meet the young mathematician who helped design the Spitfire, the iconic aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain, which started 80 years ago. Hazel Hill helped her father do the calculations that meant Spitfires...
But Trump ordered no chokeholds! | NY state officer kneeling on suspect’s neck
With disturbing echoes of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, footage has emerged of a police officer in New York state KNEELING on man’s neck. In the police bodycam video, Yugeshwar Gaindarpersaud, 31, runs into his...
Ban TikTok? Western powers split over China-owned video sharing app
Security threat or part of 🇨🇳🇺🇸 trade rivalrly? Agence France-Presse’s Dave Clark calls for clarity before buying into a ban of #China-owned video sharing app #Tiktok. In The World This Week, Catherine Field flags...
Baby deaths scandal: 300 new cases investigated at two hospitals – BBC News
There are new, disturbing revelations concerning two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal, potentially dating back several decades. An independent review into claims that children and mothers died...
Hagia Sophia: Through the ages
#HagiaSophia, from church to #mosque to museum to now once more a place of prayer. Situated on a hill overlooking the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus, Hagia Sophia has gone through various transformations since it was...
Hong Kong to shut all schools after record of coronavirus cases, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry reports
Hong Kong announced it is closing its schools from Monday, after a spike in coronavirus cases there. The territory reported more than 40 locally transmitted cases there – the highest daily tally in more than three...
Turkish court rules Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia can revert to a mosque | DW News
Turkey’s highest administrative court has issued a ruling that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia from a museum back into a mosque. The ruling annulled a 1934 government...