COVID or not, ‘the desire to eat wildlife’ continues in Asia | Coronavirus pandemic News
Continuing attempts to curb the sale of wild animals and their meat have failed to engender change at wet markets…
Wall Street closes lower as investors size up earnings, inflation | Financial Markets News
Stocks gave up early gains and closed broadly lower Tuesday as investors weighed the latest quarterly earnings reports from big…
Not ‘very nice’: Borat actor sues US cannabis firm over billboard | Courts News
Sacha Baron Cohen, who created and plays the character Borat, is seeking $9m from Solar Therapeutics Inc, a Massachusetts-based cannabis…
Chinese father reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search | China News
After travelling 500,000km across China on a motorbike, Geo Gangtang finds his long-lost son in Henan province. A Chinese man…
England’s Mings slams UK’s home secretary over racism remarks | Racism News
England’s football player Tyrone Mings says Patel ‘stoked the fire’ with her comments about players taking the knee. England’s football…
Why are Muslim women living ‘in fear’ in this Canadian city? | Islamophobia News
Canada – Dunia Nur was out buying paint when it happened. The community organiser in Edmonton, Alberta was speaking Somali…
Death toll rises as violence and looting spreads in South Africa | South Africa News
Protesters clashed with security forces in several areas of South Africa and looters ransacked shopping malls on Tuesday as frustrations…
Sri Lankan children make a dangerous climb for online school | Sri Lanka News
Getting online school lessons for this remote Sri Lankan village requires a trek of more than three kilometres (about two…
Guillain-Barre syndrome: FDA flags ‘small’ risk with J&J jab | Coronavirus pandemic News
US health officials issue new warning over rare neurological reaction for people getting the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. United…
Venezuela arrests Freddy Guevara for ‘terrorism, treason’ | Juan Guaido News
Venezuelan prosecutors have announced “terrorism” and “treason” charges against a prominent opposition politician after intelligence agents arrested him from his…
Aung San Suu Kyi faces more charges as UN urges reconciliation | Aung San Suu Kyi News
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country’s…
‘Losses are incalculable’: Australian music reels from COVID hit | Arts and Culture News
Melbourne, Australia – Peter Noble recalls the moment he had to shut down his music festival only hours before it…
Virgin Galactic stock sinks on plan to sell up to $500m in shares | Business and Economy News
Virgin Galactic filed to sell as much as $500m in shares after founder Richard Branson’s successful flight to suborbital space…
Why Cubans took to the streets in all-but-unheard-of protests | Coronavirus pandemic News
Havana, Cuba – By Monday morning the streets of the Havana neighbourhood of 10 de Octubre were cleared. The only…
Texas Democrats aim to block voting bill, flee to Washington | Elections News
As the party tries to stall a restrictive Republican voting bill, President Biden is set to address voting rights Tuesday.…
Feeding the hungry: Who will help?
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Top US general in Afghanistan relinquishes command | Asia News
Kenneth Mackenzie will assume authority from four-star General Scott Miller as the US ends its 20-year war in Afghanistan. The…
Elon Musk set to testify over Tesla purchase of SolarCity | Automotive Industry News
On Monday, Elon Musk will take the stand to defend Tesla’s $2.5bn acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 against a shareholder…
Sydney may extend COVID lockdown amid Delta outbreak | Coronavirus pandemic News
Restrictions in the nation’s biggest city fails to stop rising coronavirus cases. The prospect of an extended lockdown looms over…
China’s crackdown puts at least 70 IPOs, billions in fees on ice | Banks News
Just months after bankers celebrated a record haul from taking Chinese companies public in New York and Hong Kong, they’ve…