Many of the intended passengers on the repatriation flight were barred after positive Covid19 tests. Also: WHO warns that this 2nd year of the pandemic is likely to be deadlier than the first, and China cancels Everest climbs from the Tibetan side ov…
Japan extends its State of Emergency to three more prefectures. India's PM warns rural residents. Plus, Greece welcomes back tourists at the start of the summer season.
Indian state governments to buy vaccines from international companies. There's been a surge of coronavirus infections inside Thailand's overcrowded prisons. And a million reason in the US state of Ohio to take the vaccine...
A report into the world's response to the pandemic says both the WHO and individual governments made serious mistakes. Also: the British Prime Minister announces a public inquiry into his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and why some health care…
Health officials warn Africa could see rapidly escalating infections and deaths unless more people receive jabs. Also, Facebook says it will remove pages that discourage vaccine use. And Pakistan tries to avoid a surge in cases during the festival of…
Politicians are attacking IP protection, but shareholders are Big Pharma’s bigger headache…
The case against Childish Gambino is the latest in a run of copyright claims…
During the pandemic, bosses found new ways to feather their nests…
Europe’s politics are getting more swampy…
A German wants to revive a legendary maker of motorbikes…
As other countries’ experiences show, dealing with the past is a complex undertaking…
A decentralised dark economy makes cyber-crooks more effective and harder to catch…
Covid-19 has hastened the arrival of hybrid diplomacy, a blend of the physical and digital…
They are beginning to realise how much they are part of the problem…
But there is still a long way to go…
Republicans have become hooked on Donald Trump’s method…
LA’s homeless encampment has been decades in the making. A judge wants it closed in months…
This is part of a worrying national trend, following changes in drug markets…
Covid-19 prompted a giant experiment in halting them. What were the consequences?
The next election is the first in a generation run against a backdrop of shrinkage…
Treasurer says Coalition has ‘stayed true to our consistent position’ despite aged care royal commission call to increase wages in sectorJosh Frydenberg has conceded inflation will outstrip wage growth this year – meaning workers face a real pa…
Henry McCollum and Leon Brown spent decades in jail before DNA evidence cleared them of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girlA jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75m to two, intellectually disabled half-brothers who…
Voting at the oil giant’s annual meeting this week could see Follow This activists making trouble over emissionsShell is braced for its largest climate rebellion this week as shareholders face the choice between backing the oil giant’s carbon-cut…
Prince of Wales is said to want Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and other royal homes to go from ‘private spaces to public places’The Prince of Wales reportedly plans to give people greater access to the royal palaces when he becomes king.Charles…
The Met said nine of its officers were injured while dispersing crowds outside the Israeli embassyThirteen people have been arrested after a day of largely peaceful protest in solidarity with the people of Palestine outside the Israel embassy on Satu…
Israel launched an airstrike on a Gaza media tower, while Hamas militants fired another round of rockets. President Biden called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss cease-fire efforts.
President Biden spoke to the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians. Hamas militants aimed another round of rockets at Tel Aviv and protests spread to the West Bank.
News of the march to the U.S. Capitol spread largely through social media and word of mouth, including during Friday prayers at local mosques.
The Australian government says 70 people were barred from boarding the plane after they or someone close to them tested positive for Covid.
Two scientific findings altered the calculus: Vaccinated people rarely transmit the virus, and the shots are effective against variants.
The catering arm of Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has been invited to bid for a contract to serve the city’s largest Covid-19 quarantine centre after a food scandal led to the firing of the previous vendor, the Post has learned.A so…
In the second instalment of our Tokyo Trail series on key issues surrounding the Olympics, we look at at why China is pledging its support for the Games to go ahead.At a time when Japan is under mounting pressure to cancel or further postpone the Tok…
International luxury brands are less likely to be affected by the “China Pride” phenomenon that is gripping the country’s consumer market, as they tend to be well established and produce better quality goods, according to Credit Suisse. The re…
The Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed on April 28 with minimal opposition in the Legislative Council. To understand the full implications of the bill and how it will affect vulnerable migrants, one must look at the anti-refugee rhetoric in…
A US jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded US$75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half-brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.Th…
May 16, 2021 10:15 AMWeaver had conducted a sit-down interview with ex-US president Barack Obama when he was 11 years old. …
May 16, 2021 10:08 AMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - President Joe Biden ramped up efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions and urged the protection of civilians, including children, after an Israeli air strike targeted media offices in Gaza.
May 16, 2021 10:02 AMNEW YORK (AFP) - Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in cities across North America on Saturday (May 15), calling for an end to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as the worst violence in years flared between the Je…
May 16, 2021 9:40 AMGAZA (REUTERS) - Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the US-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday (May 15), saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Ham…
May 16, 2021 6:00 AMA selection of news stories that happened overnight, May 16, 2021.
What’s on the top of Liz Ellis’ sporting bucket list? A NASCAR race in the United States.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg this week gave aged care operators $10 a day per resident more, but many experts say it will make little difference.
Charities have rushed to distance themselves from Queen’s son over links with dead paedophile Epstein, in one case hiding a charity plaque bearing his name behind a plant.
The state government’s $101 million commitment, along with $15m from the federal government, will see a Home of the Matildas constructed in Melbourne.
My colleagues’ shouts awakened me, and the pounding of my heart drowned out the racing of my mind. What was happening? They were shouting: “Evacuation! Evacuation!”…
I feel hungover. No, not in the traditional sense, but in the dizzying way you feel when half of your world is celebrating double vaccinations and no masks, and the other half, across the world, is mourning death and not a shred of light at the end o…
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Rocket Lab flew its 20th Electron mission on Saturday morning, but the launch ran into a significant issue just after its second stage engine ignited. The engine appeared to shut down just after the ignition, which is not what it’s supposed to…
The president reiterated support for Israel’s right to defend itself while voicing concern about the deaths of civilians including children as well as the safety of journalists.
The fighting between Israel and Hamas comes at a politically opportune moment for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the threat to unseat Israel’s longest-serving leader appears to be collapsing.
The government seized the headquarters of one of the country’s last remaining independent newspapers, a move that could jeopardize the regime’s efforts to improve relations with Washington.
With the Kremlin critic jailed and key aides exiled or under house arrest, his supporters are struggling to find a way to launch a coherent challenge to President Vladimir Putin.
Some cities in the Olympic host nation have set a high bar to get shots, leading to frustration while the U.S. opens up.
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On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza A(H5N8) in seven human clinical specimens. These are the first reported detection of avian influenza A(H5N8) in humans. Positive…
On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus…
Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in…
On 7 February 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after the laboratory confirmation of one case in North Kivu Province. The case was an adult female living in Biena He…
On 13 January, 2021, a child under 18 years of age in Wisconsin developed respiratory disease. A respiratory specimen was collected on 14 January. Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing conducted at the Wisconsin S…
