Unusually heavy rains have wreaked havoc in central and southwestern China, leaving hundreds dead and disrupting the economy’s post-pandemi...
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Xi Declares War on Food Waste, and China Races to Tighten Its Belt
The Communist Party’s “clean plate” campaign targets livestreaming extreme eaters, wasteful diners and others amid concerns about China’s a...
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India power plant fire: Nine reported dead in major blaze in Telangana
Nine people have reportedly died after a fire broke out at a hydro-electric power plant in the Indian state of Telangana. The bodies we...
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Melbourne researchers using alpacas to find alternative COVID-19 treatment
Gippsland alpacas are playing a vital part in finding a treatment for COVID-19. Gippsland alpacas are playing a vital part in finding a...
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Coronavirus: New Zealand records first COVID-19 cases in 102 days in Auckland family
New Zealand has recorded its first cases of COVID-19 in 102 days, with four members of single-family testing positive. New Zealand has r...
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Donald Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing after shooting
President Donald Trump was today abruptly ushered out of a briefing room during the middle of a White House press briefing by US Secret Ser...
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World's first coronavirus vaccine registered in Russia, Putin's daughter inoculated
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the country has developed the "first" coronavirus vaccine. He also said that his...
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Coronavirus fears in North Korea as thousands of volunteers deployed to prevent outbreaks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong in lockdown over fears the country had its first recorded case. Kim Jong Un l...
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Coronavirus: Australia records highest number of daily deaths
The country recorded 19 deaths on Monday, all in the state of Victoria, which has been under lockdown for the last five weeks. Australi...
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'We chose to be here’: Thousands defy coronavirus to attend annual motorcycle rally in South Dakota's Sturgis
“Screw COVID I went to Sturgis,” read a black T-shirt amid a sea of Harley-Davidson and Trump 2020 outfits. Tens of thousands of motorc...
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Fighting for breath: how the medical oxygen industry is failing African hospitals
Sub-Saharan hospitals are dependent on costly oxygen from multinational suppliers. As Covid-19 spreads, doctors are being forced to make te...
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