US takes control of Kabul airport to evacuate staff
There have been scenes of panic at Kabul airport in Afganistan as desperate residents try to flee following the seizure of the Afghan capital by the Taliban. The US ar
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Afghan President flees the country as Taliban enter capital
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has left the country and Taliban insurgents claim to have seized the presidential palace in Kabul. It was not yet clear where Gha
Australian capital Canberra goes into snap lockdown
The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of COVID-19 in more than a year. The lockdown was called for the
Police in Germany fear thousands got saline, not COVID-19 vaccine from nurse
Authorities in north Germany have asked more than 8,000 people to get repeat COVID-19 vaccinations because a nurse is suspected of having injected saline instead of the v
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns in wake of harassment report
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found that he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. The resignation will take
R Kelly: Jury selection begins in singer's sex trafficking trial
R&B singer R Kelly has appeared in court in New York, as jury selection for his sex trafficking trial begins. It comes more than two years after he was charged wit
Smallest baby at birth home after 13 months in Singapore hospital
A baby thought to be the world's smallest at birth has been discharged from a Singapore Hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment. Kwek Yu Xuan was just 212g â
CNN fires unvaccinated employees for going to the office
US news network CNN has fired three employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated against COVID-19. It is one of the first examples of a US firm fi
Hillsong founder Brian Houston charged over allegedly concealing information about child sex offences
Hillsong founder Brian Houston has been charged with allegedly concealing information about child sex offences. The Guardian reports New South Wales say they have char
WHO calls for COVID booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations
The World Health Organisation has called for a suspension on booster vaccines until at least the end of September. WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it woul
Qantas stands down 2,500 staff over Sydney lockdown
Qantas says it will stand down 2,500 staff as a lockdown in Sydney impacts air travel across Australia. The airline says the furlough - affecting pilots, crew and airp
Hunt for survivors after deadly India floods
Rescuers are scouring devastated parts of western India for survivors after heavy rains caused deadly floods. Tens of thousands of people have been moved out of affect
Greater Sydney on two more weeks of lockdown after 97 new COVID-19 cases of locally acquired cases were reported
Greater Sydney faces at least two more weeks of lockdown, after 97 new cases of locally acquired cases were reported. 9news reports that of those, 24 cases were infect
Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. BBC News reports the UK entrepreneur flew high ab
Foreign hit squad killed Haiti's President
A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse. BBC News reports after a gun battle in the ca
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse killed in attack at home
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed and his wife injured in an attack on their home in the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. The interim Prime Minister
Covid: Sydney lockdown extended as Delta outbreak spreads
Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia's largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak. The New South Wales government said it had made t
Pope admitted to Rome hospital for surgery
Pope Francis has been admitted to a hospital in Rome for scheduled surgery to treat a colon problem. BBC News reports Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said there would b
Surgeon General on Delta variant: If you are not vaccinated, you are in trouble
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says he is concerned that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is behind the rise in cases of coronavirus in the US and warned that the unvac
Bill Cosby freed after court overturns sex conviction
US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania's Supreme Court. BBC News reports the judges said there
Outbreaks emerge across Australia in 'new phase' of pandemic
A Covid outbreak in Sydney has grown to 128 cases, linked to the highly contagious Delta strain first detected in India. A small number of positive infections have als