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The Indian government has banned dozens of Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok, over alleged security issues. India’s Ministry of Information Technology “has decided to block 59 apps because of the informatio
The head of the World Health Organisation has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over. It has now been six months since the first cases of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness were reported
India has opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight COVID-19 as health authorities announced the country's biggest one-day increase in the number of new infections. The Sardar Patel COVID Care
Milton Glaser, the influential American graphic designer who created the "I ♥ NY" logo, has died aged 91. Made for a 1977 tourism campaign, the logo rapidly gained recognition across the world and has been descri
Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas. The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were a
Animal rights groups in Italy are calling on authorities to lift a death sentence on a brown bear that attacked a father and son last week on a hiking trail in the northern region of Trentino. CNN reports 59 year o
Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech. Chairman and CEO James Quincey says there is no place for racism in th
New Zealand has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation facilities. TV NZ reports both cases are people who have recently returned from overseas. The first case is a man in his 20s who arrived
US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a "serious problem" as 16 states reel from a spike in COVID-19 cases. At the first White House task force briefing in two months, Dr Fauci says the o
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) says it will shed 250 jobs in an effort to find savings after budget cuts by the Australian government. The public broadcaster said staff would be cut across "every div
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecast for this year and next in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The IMF says it now expects 2020 global output to shrink by 4.9%, compared with
America's top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the nation is seeing a "disturbing surge" in coronavirus infections in some states. A panel of health officials, including Dr Anthony Fauci, said the
There are now 10 active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand after two more people tested positive today. Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield says both cases are in managed isolation facilities. Accordin
Police have charged the entire senior hierarchy of the Mongols gang in New Zealand with multiple charges after a significant organised crime operation in the Bay of Plenty. National organised crime group Detective
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from COVID-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronav
A number of people have been stabbed in a serious incident in a park in Reading in the UK. It is thought that three people may have died as a result, although that has not yet been officially confirmed. BBC News rep
A man in Malaysia has set a bizarre new Guinness World record after somehow stacking three eggs vertically. 20-year-old Mohammed Muqbel from Kuala Lumpur has been teaching himself to stack eggs since the age of six
China has accused Indian troops of a "deliberate provocation" in its first official comments on Monday's deadly clash at a disputed Himalayan border. China's Foreign Ministry says the troops had crossed into Chines
A man has been charged with the murder of a New Zealand police officer after a shooting during a routine traffic stop. Another officer was wounded in the incident, in Auckland, which PM Jacinda Ardern described as "deva
Armed police have stormed a house in West Auckland after an officer was shot dead today. Shortly before 2.30pm police moved to the house on Rena Place in West Harbour slowly behind their vehicle and are now surroun
