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How much gold is there left to mine in the world?

Last month the price of gold hit a record high, pushing above $2,000 (£1,575) an ounce. While this price rise was driven by gold traders, it begs the question about

Jamaica’s Port Royal ‘the wickedest city on Earth’

At 08:09 on the morning of 20 January 2020, an event took place that many Jamaicans thought they would never see. For the first time in 40 years, a cruise

The Indian queens who modelled for the world’s first vaccine

When Devajammani arrived at the royal court of Mysore in 1805, it was to marry Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. They were both 12 years of age and he was the newly

The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy

“There was fear lurking inside me, deep fear of the consequences,” says Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul. In August, the 21-year-old nervously stepped onto a stage in Thailand and delivered an open challenge

Coronavirus: India faces oxygen scarcity as cases surge

Ankit Sethia spent a sleepless Friday night trying to procure oxygen for his 50-bed hospital on the outskirts of India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. Only two of the four tanks of

Community health clinic comes as platforms for a healthy rural Bangladesh

In rural Bangladesh where the condition of medical facilities is still not up to the mark and hence thwarts many people to have access to treatment, wife of a poor

India coronavirus: Rumours hamper testing in Punjab

Wild rumours about coronavirus are fuelling opposition to testing in the northern Indian state of Punjab, reports BBC Punjabi’s Arvind Chhabra. “Human organs are being smuggled,” Sonia Kaur, who lives

Coronavirus: Tests ‘could be picking up dead virus’

The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most people are infectious only for

Chinese students face increased scrutiny at US airports

As US-China relations reach a boiling point, Washington has started to screen Chinese students at airports for technology theft. When Boston Logan International Airport’s announcement asked Keith Zhang to come

Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa’s bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips sharply in South Africa, and