Japan to extend Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo Japan's government is to extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in four more regions, as cases surge a week ... World • 6 hrs
Biden urges payments for people to receive Covid-19 jab The US President has urged local governments to pay people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, and set new rules requiring federal workers to provide proof ... US • 16 hrs
'War has changed' - CDC urges new response over Delta The "war has changed" against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory ... Coronavirus • 3 hrs
Module misfire leaves ISS briefly out of control - NASA The International Space Station was thrown briefly out of control yesterday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few ... World • 9 hrs
Australia needs 80% vaccinated before reopening - PM Australia will have to vaccinate 80% of its adults against Covid-19 before it can consider reopening its border, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Coronavirus • 9 hrs
Pyrenees human remains are missing British hiker Human remains found in the search for British hiker Esther Dingley who went missing in the Pyrenees have been confirmed as being hers. World • 9 hrs
Campaigners win court battle over Stonehenge tunnel Campaigners have won a court battle over British transport minister Grant Shapps' decision to approve a controversial road project which includes a tunnel near Stonehenge. UK • 6 hrs
Germany to require tests for unvaccinated travellers Anyone entering Germany from abroad will have to take a Covid-19 test unless they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from the disease, according to ... Coronavirus • 6 hrs
Man who stabbed 16 cats is jailed in England A security guard who knifed cats to death in a string of attacks has been jailed for more than five years. Steve Bouquet embarked on ... World • 7 hrs
Aunt drove for months in US with dead children in car A woman in the US was arrested with the bodies of her young nephew and niece in the boot of her car, police said, after ... US • 5 hrs
China battles biggest Covid outbreak since Wuhan Hundreds of thousands of people in China are now in Covid lockdown as the country battled its worst outbreak in months. Coronavirus • 8 hrs
First person jailed under new security law in Hong Kong A Hong Kong waiter has been jailed for nine years after he became the first person convicted under a sweeping new national security law that ... World • 9 hrs
Ex-US cardinal charged with sexual assault of teenager Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy, court documents show. US • 29 Jul
Israel to offer third Covid jab for over 60s Israel will start offering a third dose of Covid-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, becoming one of the first countries to provide a booster ... World • 16 hrs
US Treasury ordered to give Trump taxes to Congress The US Justice Department has ordered the Treasury to hand Donald Trump's tax records to Congress, in a major break in an investigation involving former ... US • 1 hr
Sydney records largest one-day rise in Covid-19 cases Australia's biggest city has posted a record one-day rise in locally acquired Covid-19 cases, and authorities have warned the outbreak would get worse despite a ... Coronavirus • 29 Jul
Japan hears call for 'strong' message on Covid risks Japan faces its most serious situation since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the country's top medical adviser has warned. Coronavirus • 29 Jul
Irish trapped in US: 'I can't miss my sister's wedding' The White House said this week that US travel restrictions affecting countries including Ireland, the UK and most of Europe will be kept in place ... US • 4 hrs
Forest fire near Turkish resort kills three Three people were reported dead and more than 100 injured as firefighters battled blazes engulfing a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast. World • 29 Jul
UK 'to hit 40C regularly' if planet warms by 1.5C Summers in the UK are likely to regularly see temperatures of above 40C, even if humanity manages to limit global warming to 1.5C, leading meteorologists ... Climate Change • 29 Jul
Ever Given arrives at destination port after Suez block The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port this morning, more than four months after it was stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, ... World • 29 Jul
Weinstein fails to get two sex assault charges dropped Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's bid to have two charges of sexual assault against a woman thrown out has been rejected by a Los Angeles ... US • 29 Jul
Portugal to ease Covid measures as vaccine rates rise Portugal will ease anti-coronavirus measures at the weekend thanks to declining Covid-19 infections and progress made in vaccinating the nation's 10-million population. Coronavirus • 29 Jul
Pacific tsunami warnings lifted after Alaska earthquake Tsunami warnings were lifted for Alaska and the rest of Pacific after a huge earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck the US state. World • 29 Jul
Covax expecting 250m donated doses of Covid jab - WHO Covax is expecting to receive 250 million donated Covid-19 vaccine doses over the next six to eight weeks, according to the World Health Organization. World • 29 Jul
