Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in The Hague over Amazon rainforest
Indigenous leaders and human rights groups accuse Brazilian president of crimes against humanity
Biden says Trump administration far behind on vaccines
President-elect Joe Biden said that the Trump administration's plan to distribute Covid-19 vaccines across the country was falling "far behind" and promised his administration would focus on getting the vaccines to the Americans.
OLYMPICS-2020 / WHO: IOC plans to vaccinate every Olympic athlete to save Tokyo games
The International Olympic Committee is working with the World Health Organization to get all athletes vaccinated in a bid to save...
Wuhan Marks A Year Since Lockdown As Biden Warns Of 6,00,000 Dead
Traffic hummed, sidewalks bustled, and citizens packed parks and public transport in Wuhan, underscoring the scale of the recovery...
Hong Kong Locks Down 10,000 For Mandatory Covid Testing
The government said there are 70 buildings in the restricted area and it aims to finish the process within about 48 hours, so that...
Bernie Sander's Mitten Maker Flooded With Nearly 13,000 E-Mail Orders
Ellis, a 42-year-old elementary school teacher, lived a quiet life in the Vermont town of Essex Junction -- until Wednesday.
Pride And Caution In China's Wuhan On Coronavirus Lockdown Anniversary
Coronavirus has killed at least two million people globally and continues to spread, but in China less than 5,000 deaths have been reported by authorities.
Boris Johnson, Joe Biden Vow To Deepen Ties In Their First Call: UK PM's Office
British newspapers reported that Johnson was the first European leader to receive a call from Biden, who earlier spoke to Canadian and Mexican counterparts.
Woman charged after ‘filming inside hospital claiming pandemic is a lie’
A woman who reportedly filmed inside a hospital in a bid to prove the coronavirus crisis is ‘all a lie’ has been charged with a public order offence.
32 more vaccine sites to open across England as number of jabs hits record high
Another 32 vaccine sites are set to open across England this week.
The EU should stop ignoring the vaccine race and try and win it, or at list let the pharma companies and politicians make more money from the opportunity
The faster people are jabbed, the fewer will die, and this is not working - at list it makes many people super rich but also allow...
PM talks to Biden in first call since inauguration
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to Joe Biden for the first time since the new US president was inaugurated.
81 new Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong; official warns more infections on horizon
Some 78 of the latest cases are locally transmitted, of which 35 are untraceable, while at least 21 infections tied to Yau Tsim...
Former Hong Kong leader defends call to choose chief executive by consultation
While the law allows for the chief executive to be decided through local consultation, idea of Leung Chun-ying has been met with...
Canada massively violates human rights during the pandemic
Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations...
Biden says "I don't know what Im signing." Signs anyways
Viral video where Biden literally says "I dont know what Im signing..." then signs it anyways. This old man is just...
WOW! Amanda Gorman stole the show at Biden's inauguration: Meet the 22-year-old poet laureate who gave a historic 5-minute speech that's gone viral
Amanda Gorman, 22, performed her work "The Hill We Climb" at the presidential inauguration on Wednesday. She's the youngest inaugural poet in history.
We can always find justification to shut up the stupidity of our opponents. Censorship is a dangerous way to deal with it.
The same technology that we welcomed as 1984, because it was cool, is now taking us back to 1939.
CNN host Larry King dead at 87
News of King’s death was posted on his Twitter account Saturday in a statement from Ora Media, his digital TV network.
Privacy-focused Facebook competitor MeWe says it's gained more than 2 million users in the past week
Alt-right fringe groups have flocked to alternative social networks as Facebook and Twitter clamp down on hate speech and false election fraud claims.
China’s Big Tech deals in 2020 focused on education, health care
Big Tech acquisitions in China continued to cool in 2020 but online education and health care bucked the downward trend amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Shanghai changes rules to stop homebuyers from faking divorces
The move is an attempt to crack down on married couples who fake their separation on paper – but cohabiting in practise – to qualify...
BN(O) visa retaliation, election overhaul ‘discussed at standing committee meeting’
While the measures were not formally deliberated, they were addressed by officials on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee session.
10,000 residents confined as Hong Kong district enters Covid-19 lockdown
About 3,000 civil servants including police and other disciplined services officers are expected to be deployed for the unprecedented screening operation.
Covid-19 fears make it harder for Hong Kong maids to gather on days off
Some helpers say they end up working seven days a week when employers stop them going out.