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China has warned the US it could take “firm counter-measures” if Washington continues to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The warning came after US President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. The act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify […]

The Philippines is hosting South East Asia’s biggest sporting tournament this year, and it’s come under fire for construction delays and logistical mix-ups. Foreign teams arriving for the SEA Games, which officially open on Saturday, have complained about long delays as well as insufficient accommodation and food. Some venues also appear to be still under

After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2012, Falesi Mwajomba took it upon herself to go door to door in a small village called Chikwawa in Malawi, encouraging women to go for cervical cancer screening. After an early diagnosis saved her life, Falesi now spreads the word around her community that getting checked regularly can

The Black Sea is so contaminated, it has turned green in some parts. The sea was treated as Eastern Europe’s dustbin for decades, with heavily polluted rivers flowing everything from rubbish to raw sewerage and even illicit drugs into its waters. This summer, Ukrainians were warned not to swim in the Black Sea. The BBC’s

Hong Kong is a Chinese city that has long had a vibrant ethnic minority community, many of whom are South Asian. They’ve come under the spotlight in recent weeks amid the ongoing civil unrest. But one Pakistani Hongkonger says a series of controversial incidents have actually given his community an unexpected chance to promote greater

In an emotional interview with CBS This Morning, Salvatore Anello spoke about his granddaughter’s death. The toddler fell from an open window on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July. Salvatore Anello, 50, was playing with 18-month-old Chloe Wiegand while the ship was docked in Puerto Rico when she fell from the 11th floor. The

Police have released footage showing the moment thieves smashed open a cabinet to steal diamond jewellery from one of Europe’s largest treasure collections – the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany. The museum’s director described the three historic sets that were stolen as “priceless”. They consist of 37 parts each, and there are fears the

With more than 41 million speakers, the Spanish spoken in the US varies from coast to coast. Comedian Joanna Hausmann, a Venezuelan-American, describes some of these accents and demonstrates how they all sound. Video produced by Angélica Casas and Patricia Sulbarán, edited by Enric Botella. This video is part of ¿Hablas español?, a BBC road

When Professor Wole Soyinka went for a routine medical check-up in 2014, the doctor asked him to take more tests. It was then that Soyinka was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. That was five years ago. Since then, after undergoing successful treatment, the 85-year-old is in good health. The professor says he takes pretty good

Leaked documents seen by BBC Panorama detail for the first time China’s systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps. The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training. Reporter Richard Bilton confronted China’s UK ambassador, Liu Xiaoming,