Media captionYoung people in Singapore say they are now wary of buying Huawei phones Google has barred the world’s second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move […]
Media captionYoung people in Singapore say they are now wary of buying Huawei phones Google has barred the world’s second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move […]
Image copyright Korea Future Initiative Image caption The trade of North Korean women in China is said to be worth $100m a year for criminal organisations Thousands of North Korean women and girls are being forced to work in the sex trade in China, according to a new report by a London-based rights group. They […]
Media captionYoung people in Singapore say they are now wary of buying Huawei phones Google has barred the world’s second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of fishermen say they will lose their livelihood Bangladesh has banned fishing off its coast for 65 days to try and boost depleted fish stocks. The government told the BBC that all types of fishing vessels would be covered by the ban and coast guards would enforce it […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The National Day of Remembrance, known as the Day of Anger, commemorates victims of the Khmer Rouge regime Cambodian actors have re-enacted atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge on the country’s National Day of Remembrance – known informally as the “Day of Anger”. The brutal regime of Maoist leader Pol […]
Image copyright Reuters At least 29 inmates and three guards have been killed during a riot at a high-security prison in Tajikistan, the country’s justice ministry said. A group of Islamic State (IS) members killed the guards before releasing fellow IS convicts and turning on other prisoners, their statement read. Guards then opened fire, leaving […]
Media captionYoung people in Singapore say they are now wary of buying Huawei phones Google has barred the world’s second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move […]
Image copyright Reuters Three guards have been killed during a riot at a high-security prison in Tajikistan, the country’s justice ministry said. At least 24 inmates have also reportedly been killed in clashes at the prison in Vakhdat, east of the Tajik capital Dushanbe. The facility holds people convicted of religious extremism, including members of […]
Image copyright FINDERS KEEPERS GOLD PROSPECTING Image caption The 1.4kg nugget is estimated to be worth about A$100,000 An Australian man has unearthed a 1.4kg (49oz) gold nugget with a metal detector while wandering Western Australia’s gold fields, say locals. A shop in Kalgoorlie shared pictures of the rock online, estimated to be worth A$100,000 […]
