South Korea makes Oscars history
"Parasite" becomes the first non English language film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. In total it won four awards.
Also on the programme, 97 people in China die in one day of the coronavirus, but some Chinese people are heading back to work following the extended Lunar New Year holiday. And does Sinn Fein's huge success in the Irish general election signal a major sea change in Irish politics?
(Picture: The Parasite team celebrate. Credit: Getty)
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