5y

Australia bushfire inquiry warns ‘compounding disasters’ to come

Commission warns annual cost of disasters is likely to rise to around US$27 billion by 2050, even before accounting for worsening global warming Australians are...

5y

Biden presses ahead with transition, names chief of staff

President-elect's pick Ron Klain is a former colleague

5y

HK pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse

Their resignations are in protest of the city's pro-Beijing government banning four of their colleagues from holding office

5y

Japan's Suga to host Australian PM in first visit by foreign leader

Two nations plan to sign defence pact that would act as a bulwark against China’s growing military power in the region

5y

Biden reaffirms US commitment to back Japan’s Senkaku claims

Islands at heart of dispute between Tokyo, Beijing

5y

France honours its youngest-ever resistance hero

Marcel Pinte was only 6 when he died in WWII

5y

Cyprus announces partial lockdowns in virus hotspots

Country’s daily Covid-19 cases have shot up to 3-digit figures

5y

Typhoon causes major flooding in Philippine capital

Heavy rain effectively shut down Manila, the sprawling capital of 12 million people, and surrounding areas

5y

UK nurse charged with killing babies

Lucy Letby, who faces a total 8 counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder, to appear before magistrates today

5y

US hospitals again under pressure with Covid on the rise

Positive Phase 3 trials of a vaccine developed by Pfizer mean inoculations are likely to begin rolling out by the end of the year or in early 2021

5y

UK launches bill to stop ‘malicious’ foreign takeovers

New National Security and Investment Bill will boost country’s ability to investigate and intervene in mergers, acquisitions and other types of deals

5y

HK ousts 4 pro-democracy lawmakers after China ruling

China’s top law-making committees rule that city can remove any legislator deemed a threat to national security without going through the courts

5y

TikTok files last-minute petition against Trump order

Popular video-sharing app accused of handing over US user data to Beijing