Tesla sold more than 367,000 cars last year, just a fraction of its competitors.
Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi Holocaust
It is 75 years since Soviet Union troops liberated Auschwitz – now marked as Holocaust Memorial Day.
Rohingya crisis: The Gambian who took Aung San Suu Kyi to the world court
Gambian Abubacarr Tambadou has forced the Nobel laureate to defend Myanmar against genocide charges.
My Money: ‘I had to get tickets, it was a huge sum, $519!’
As part of a BBC blog series, Sunneva María Svövudóttir from Iceland shares what she spent this week.
Why is ‘pettifogging’ suddenly in the news?
The word has all but disappeared from modern usage – so what does it mean and why is it relevant?
‘I have to live on $1,175 a year’
Brazil’s army of fruit workers speak of struggling with low pay and dangerous working conditions.
Three generations join Delhi women’s citizenship sit-in
Thousands of women are camping out in a Delhi suburb in protest over a law they see as anti-Muslim.
Lebanon protesters angry over new government
Demonstrators return to the streets saying Lebanon’s new government does not meet their demands.
Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools
The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
HBO’s DMZ Adaptation Has Found Its Star
HBO’s adaptation of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s comic series, DMZ, is shaping up to be a big deal, with a major star cast in the lead for the pilot. Rosario Dawson has been cast as Alma, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character, a medic who is looking for her lost son, is actually an original creation for the TV show who did not appear in the book.
DMZ is set after a second civil war has ripped up much of America, and is focused on a version of Manhattan that has been declared a demilitarized zone. The comic ran for 72 issues between 2005 and 2012.
The pilot will be directed by Ava DuVernay, who is best known for directing Selma and A Wrinkle in Time, and who also directed 2019’s magnificent Netflix series When They See Us. She is also directing DC’s The New Gods, which she also co-wrote. Roberto Patino, the co-executive producer of Westworld season 2, is showrunner.
Dawson recently starred in Zombieland: Double Tap, and played Jane Ramos in 18 episodes of Jane the Virgin (she’s not the titular character, just for the record). She also played Claire Temple across several Netflix Marvel shows.
It’s not yet known when DMZ will premiere on HBO, and filming has not yet begun.