“We’ve seen over a couple of months, and years actually, how climate change is unfolding; it’s really staring us in the face,” said Dr Heleen de Coninck, from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, who is a coordinating lead author for the IPCC Working Group III. Source link

There are privacy concerns that the system will be expanded to scan phones for political speech. Source link

Peres Chepchirchir is the fifth-fastest women’s marathon runner of all time (2:17:16) Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on […]

Beaten up, jailed, forced into exile – protesters are still battling against President Lukashenko. Source link

Telfar Clemens, the designer of ‘Bushwick Birkin’, created outfits for the Liberian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 36-year-old’s Liberian-American fashion designer founded TELFAR, the genderless fashion label, in 2005. Clemens believes fashion should be accessible to everyone. Produced by Maisie Smith-Walters Edited by Rajni Boddington Source link

Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces are being relocated to the UK, as the Taliban advance in Afghanistan. Hundreds of Afghans worked with British forces as interpreters and support staff, and it’s feared they may now be targeted by militants. Not all interpreters are eligible for resettlement, including those […]

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun is a vocal critic of Myanmar’s junta, which seized power in a coup on 1 February. Source link

Children born through surrogacy or IVF can now qualify, even without being related to the US parent. Source link

The US’ largest active fire warped street lights and destroyed the town of Greenville, California. Source link