Inflation: Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says
Global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade after rising by more than 30% in the last year, the United Nations...
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Covaxin: WHO approves India Covid vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted approval for emergency use to India’s government-backed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. The vaccine was approved in India in January...
Climate change: What are the big polluters doing to cut carbon emissions?
Just four countries plus the European Union are responsible for most of the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is the most common greenhouse...
China school locks down children after one Covid case
Dozens of students were held inside a Chinese primary school for hours after it was locked down because a staff member tested positive for Covid-19....
Cleo Smith: Missing 4-year-old found alive in Australia
A four-year-old girl missing for 18 days in a remote part of Western Australia has been found alive and well in a locked house, police...
India: Facebook struggles in its battle against fake news
“I’ve seen more images of dead people in the past three weeks than I’ve seen in my entire life,” a Facebook researcher in India wrote...
Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says...
Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy
Astronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. Nearly 5,000 “exoplanets” – worlds orbiting stars...
Covid: Biden sets new rules as air travel to the US reopens
The White House has outlined new rules for foreign travellers to the US, as flight restrictions lift for the first time since the pandemic began...
Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set
A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set. Police...
