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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend US $2 billion restoring landscapes and transforming food systems. He told the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that he had grasped nature's frag
Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow following medical advice to rest. The 95-year-old monarch underwent preliminary medical checks in hospital last Wednesday after cancell
Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country's largest criminal gang has been captured. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, air fo
As India celebrates a historic milestone of administering more than a billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s recovery rate stands at 98.15% which is currently at its highest peak since March last year.
India crossed a major milestone when the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the one billion mark. The number is twice the number of vaccines administered in the United States, five
A judge has dismissed two legal challenges to health orders requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in NSW. The cases, heard in the NSW Supreme Court, involved 10 plaintiffs including workers in health, aged ca
Australian airline Qantas is being prosecuted over the duties of plane cleaners in early 2020. BBC News reports a cleaner was told to stop working after he opposed cleaning practices on aircraft arriving from Chin
At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rain caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll coul
More than 20 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rain caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could ri
17 missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, have been kidnapped in Haiti. Officials say a notorious gang is behind the kidnap. The five men, seven women and five children were retur
Russia has recorded 1,000 COVID-related deaths in a single day for the first time since the pandemic began. The figure had been rising all week, with the Kremlin blaming the Russian people for not taking up vaccina
The killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident by Police. BBC News reports Sir David was stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. The M
Norway's security service says a deadly bow and arrow attack which left five people dead appears to have been an act of terror. The suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen had converted to Islam and there were fears
Several people have been killed and others injured in Norway after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them. Police say an incident in the town of Kongsberg south-west of the capital Oslo. They say a suspect
US singer R Kelly has been found guilty of running a scheme to exploit his fame to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Eleven accusers, nine women and two men, took the stand over the searing six-we
The reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is facing criticism after a crew member contracted COVID-19, sending thousands of Australians into lockdown. The make-up artist allegedly visited a nu
New Zealand Police have made a bizarre arrest after a pair of alleged gang associates were caught trying to enter Auckland with a boot full of KFC chicken and tens of thousands of dollars. The men were charged with
Australian Police have charged Samuel John Rokomaqisa over the suspected attempted murder of underworld figure, Ibrahem Hamze amid ongoing conflict between Sydney’s organised crime networks. Sydney Morning Herald
France has said it is recalling its ambassadors in the US and Australia for consultations in protest at a security deal which also includes the UK. BBC News reports as part of the deal known as Aukus, Australia wil
The US has admitted that a drone strike in Kabul days before its military pullout killed 10 innocent people. BBC News reports a US Central Command investigation found that an aid worker and nine members of his fami
