Twitter adds 'tip jar' to pay for good tweeting

Twitter launches a new payment feature for good tweets - but it comes with privacy concerns.


Chernobyl spirit drinks seized by Ukraine security teams

The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.


Australia to resume India repatriation flights after backlash

The government will bring some "vulnerable" Australians home after its travel ban ends next week.


Covid-19 vaccines: Why some African states have leftover doses

African countries struggled to get vaccines, but now several of them have thousands of expired doses.


Eurovision's noisy fans are back despite Dutch pandemic

It's Europe's most popular cultural event and the Netherlands will host it despite battling a third Covid wave.


Violent judo class in Taiwan leaves seven year old in a coma

The incident in Taiwan shows a tendency to allow child abuse in the name of discipline, experts say.


US sends reinforcements for Afghan withdrawal

Joe Biden has set the withdrawal deadline for 11 September, but it comes amid escalating violence.


'They have guns but we have people': Inside Myanmar's Spring Revolution

A musician and his sister in Yangon have been filming for the BBC in Myanmar in the aftermath of a coup.


Grand Canyon lottery to kill bison gathers 45,000 entries

A chance to shoot a rare buffalo in the famed US National Park drew over 45,000 applicants.


Mohamed Nasheed: Former Maldives president injured in blast

Mohamed Nasheed is undergoing treatment after the suspected bomb blast in the capital, Male.