Sri Lanka is in mourning days after the suicide bombings left over 300 people dead and 500 people injured. https://soundcloud.com/irahmanjones/newsbeat-after-the-sri-lanka-attacks
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Crazy Rich Asians: Henry Golding on becoming a leading man in his first film
Henry Golding's first job as an actor just happened to be as leading man in a giant Hollywood romcom. So far, the film's made over $160m (£128m) worldwide, and been loved by critics - it's got a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its plotline is pretty much summed up by the title: Crazy Rich Asians. … Continue reading Crazy Rich Asians: Henry Golding on becoming a leading man in his first film
RADIO: The significance of Crazy Rich Asians
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Social media and censorship in China: how is it different to the West?
China has disrupted WhatsApp in a censorship drive ahead of the government's Communist Party meeting next month. Other social media platforms, which people in the West use every day, are also banned in mainland China. Instead they're replaced by other ones which the government can monitor. So what social media platforms are Chinese people able to use? … Continue reading Social media and censorship in China: how is it different to the West?
VIDEO: Floods in South Asia affecting 16 million people
While the world's attention is on Texas, floods in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have killed 1,200 people and affected 16 million others. Charities are calling it one of the region's worst humanitarian crises in decades. https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsbeat/videos/10156707805854968/
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