Ukraine-Russia tensions: Oil surges on supply fears
Oil prices are climbing on fears that the Ukraine-Russia crisis will disrupt supplies across the world. The price of Brent crude, an international benchmark, reached...
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Ukraine crisis: Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. Russia said the troops would...
Cars are burning, corpses are lying. How Almaty looked like after the terrorist attack (VIDEO)
A month was passed since the bloody events in Almaty.Until now, new facts are emerging, from those terrible days when Almaty was in fire, smoke...
Beijing 2022: Life inside the Winter Olympics bubble
Robots serving drinks, temperature-controlled sleep pods and disinfectant everywhere. These are the everyday scenes that Olympic athletes, officials and media covering the event will be...
Ukrainian civilians prepare as war with Russia threatens
Dmytro Dubas thought his war was over. Now the US is warning of an all-out Russian invasion of Ukraine and the veteran volunteer fighter can’t...
Chinese New Year: What is it and how is it celebrated?
Tuesday 1 February marks the Lunar New Year for 2022 – celebrated in China, East Asia and across the world. The celebrations see people feast...
The people deciding to ditch their smartphones
In a world where many of us are glued to our smartphones, Dulcie Cowling is something of an anomaly – she has ditched hers. The...
Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021
Weather events, linked to a changing climate, brought misery to millions around the world in 2021 according to a new report. The study, from the...
Beijing Winter Olympics boycott is insignificant, says Macron
France has no plans to join a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Mr Macron said any...
China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rules
China has committed genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, an unofficial UK-based tribunal has found. The Uyghur Tribunal cited birth control and sterilisation measures...
