Afghanistan flag to feature in Paralympic opening ceremony as a show of ‘solidarity’
The flag of Afghanistan will be used as a symbol of “solidarity and peace” as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kicks off on Tuesday night in Japan.The...
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Pfizer becomes first Covid vaccine to gain full FDA approval
Pfizer’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – the first jab to be licensed in the...
China NPC: Three-child policy formally passed into law
China has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children, to boost the birth rate. The regulation was one of...
Afghanistan crisis: Biden says US troops may stay past withdrawal deadline
US President Joe Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his planned 31 August withdrawal date to help evacuate Americans. There have been...
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case
New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in...
Why is the Taliban’s Kabul victory being compared to the fall of Saigon?
As the US continues its withdrawal from the Afghan capital, social media has been flooded with pictures of a helicopter evacuating people from the American...
Afghanistan conflict: As Kabul falls, Biden backlash grows
The lightning advance of the Taliban in retaking the country has led Afghan Americans, former generals and leading statesmen to blame President Joe Biden for...
Haiti struck by deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake
magnitude earthquake Published1 day agohttps://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.43.6/iframe.htmlmedia captionBuildings in Les Cayes were destroyed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti,...
Metabolism peaks at age one and tanks after 60, study finds
Middle-aged spread cannot be blamed on a waning metabolism, according to an unprecedented analysis of the body’s energy use. The study, of 6,400 people, from...
I Am Legend screenwriter dismisses anti-vax claims based on film’s plot
One of the writers of the sci-fi film I Am Legend has clarified its fictional nature amid rumours Covid-19 vaccines would turn people into zombies....
