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The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after being detained by Iran's morality police has sparked unprecedented protests across the country. Videos have emerged across social media showing young protesters, often women, demonstrating in defiance and often facing a violent response from the police.
A Russian air strike on a building in Lysychansk, Luhansk, killed four hiding there. In nearby Severodonetsk, two more died, after a day of Russian shelling. Another died as Ukrainian forces bombarded the outskirts of Donetsk city. A further four were killed when Russian forces opened fire in Sadivska, in the north-eastern Sumy region.
Thousands of students will receive their A-Level results on Thursday. However, with the cost of living rising, many may be wondering whether going to university is worth the price. Here's a look at the financial pros and cons. Most student debt comes from tuition fees, which most people pay by taking out a student loan.
Parts of Beijing are now being locked down as China's Communist Party holds a historic Congress.
Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey. Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine countries and the Palestinian territories for BBC News Arabic by the Arab Barometer network.
A global poll commissioned by the BBC highlights the profound and diverse effect that the pandemic had on mental health, says the World Health Organization. A surprising number of people questioned, in 30 countries, report feeling better now than they did before Covid-19.
When 50,000 students started arriving in Newcastle in mid-September for the beginning of the academic year, the number of coronavirus cases in the city in north-east England soared. In the month since its two universities, Newcastle and Northumbria, resumed teaching, the city's total number of cases has tripled.
IN 1983 BRITAIN'S National Blood Transfusion Service released a pamphlet entitled "AIDS and how it concerns blood donors". It described how the disease attacks the immune system and listed the groups most at risk, including gay men who had several sexual partners and intravenous drug users.
ince the beginning of the pandemic I've taken huge comfort in the knowledge that just about everyone I love is safely inside the fortress-like border that's been erected around New Zealand. I have no doubt that every other Kiwi still living or trapped in the Covid red-zones of the world feels the same way.
I can't deny that it's lovely to be able to go almost wherever I want. But would I want my grandmother to be here? My mum and dad? Sarah Habershon on life in a country pursuing a herd-immunity strategy.