Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world where girls are officially banned from secondary and higher education. Shakiba recounted that «15 August, when the government fell, was the worst and most painful day of my life. «Every year when…
Kenya: Mysterious illness kills more than a dozen elephants
In Kenya, since the end of June, at least 19 elephants, mostly females or young animals, have died after displaying the same symptoms, notably partial paralysis preventing them from standing. Keywords for this article Fuente: Leer la noticia original
UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
British diplomats in six locations around the world, including Buenos Aires and Santiago in South America, will no longer get hardship payments for working in dangerous cities. Bonuses and respite breaks are granted to those working in cities considered…
Teenage British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies in Tour of Portugal accident
British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, died Friday in a crash during the eighth stage of the Tour of Portugal, race organisers and his NSN Development Team said. Organisers said on social media that Tarling died following a «serious accident» on the stage…
Activists deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers
Activists have tried to delivered supplies to Palestinians whose homes in the occupied West Bank have been besieged for days by Israeli settlers. The group left water and food near one of the houses in Qusra where two Palestinian families have been…
Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom work to continue
US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue building a $400m (£295m) ballroom at the White House without congressional permission. The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to…
France wildfire forces 520 to evacuate
Around 520 residents in France’s southwestern Landes region have been evacuated as a raging wildfire has burned through more than 1,000 hectares since Thursday. Significant reinforcements have been mobilised, while authorities warn that the fire’s…
Instagram accounts fuel Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
The accounts have managed to manipulate the algorithms on major social media sites by sharing emotive and hopeful content to gain more traction. Insiders at the biggest social media companies have previously told me how posts triggering a strong reaction…
Birthrate drop in North Africa
The Maghreb region is experiencing a dramatic decline in birth rates, with most women now having fewer than three children, compared with seven or eight on average in the 1970s. Ellen Gainsford looks at what is driving this major demographic shift.…