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Saturday, 22 January 2022
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are to hold talks in Geneva later amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine.
On Thursday Mr Blinken...
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
A key undersea cable that was destroyed in a volcano eruption in Tonga may take at least four weeks to be repaired, said New Zealand's foreign ministry.
The cable was severed during a volcanic eruption...
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
New Zealand has sent a plane to Tonga to assess the damage after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami.
The eruption has covered the Pacific islands in ash, cut power and severed communications.
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Thursday, 13 January 2022
A top Chinese consumer group has called for a boycott of a KFC meal promotion, saying it encourages food waste.
The China Consumers Association (CCA) says the promotion sent some customers into a buying...
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in...
Monday, 10 January 2022
The judge hearing Novak Djokovic's challenge to an order by the Australian government revoking his entry visa has raised concerns over his treatment.
Judge Anthony Kelly said it seemed the tennis star...
Friday, 07 January 2022
Russian-led forces have arrived in Kazakhstan at the request of the country's authoritarian president, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
Officials have reported deaths...
Thursday, 06 January 2022
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilise" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty...
Wednesday, 05 January 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
"I really want to hassle them, and we will continue...
Tuesday, 04 January 2022
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of defrauding investors after a months-long landmark trial in California.
Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said...
Monday, 03 January 2022
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum.
Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who...
Thursday, 30 December 2021
France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant.
From 3 January, remote working will become compulsory for those who can and public gatherings will be limited to...
Thursday, 23 December 2021
Australians are mourning a "horrific" national tragedy after five children were killed in a bouncy castle accident, PM Scott Morrison has said.
The children fell about 10m (32ft) after a wind blew the...
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Amazon is facing questions over health and safety policies at a warehouse in the US state of Illinois after six workers died when the building was destroyed by a tornado.
"This never would have happened...
Monday, 13 December 2021
The death toll from powerful tornadoes that devastated towns in Kentucky is likely to pass 100, the governor says, as hope of finding survivors wanes.
Andy Beshear said this was the most devastating tornado...
Monday, 13 December 2021
At least 53 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico, authorities say.
More than 100 people, said to be migrants from Central...
Friday, 10 December 2021
The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses.
Looters from rebel Tigrayan forces held aid staff at gunpoint...
Thursday, 09 December 2021
The US says it is preparing "robust responses" over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, after President Biden's rare talks with Vladimir Putin.
In a video link, Mr Biden voiced deep concerns...
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
The UK Foreign Office's handling of the Afghan evacuation after the Taliban seized Kabul was "dysfunctional" and "chaotic", a whistleblower has said.
Raphael Marshall said the process of choosing who...
Monday, 06 December 2021
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, in the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life.
She was found guilty on charges of inciting dissent...
Thursday, 06 January 2022 - 23:34
With five minutes to kill on your commute, or between meetings, which app do you open? For many...
Monday, 13 December 2021 - 1:23
Elle has become the first major fashion publisher to pledge an end to the promotion of animal...
Tuesday, 26 October 2021 - 15:01
The huge popularity of the show has led to a surge in internet searches for Squid Game costumes for Halloween,...
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