New Zealand's Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the New Zealand Government is looking to have a trans-Tasman bubble set up by the middle of next year as part of New Z
Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Shinzo Abe. After winning the leadership of the governi
Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $US12m to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by Police. Taylor was 26 when she
The Asian Development Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic has pulled the region's developing economies into recession. It is the first time in six decades that "developing
India has now recorded more than five million confirmed cases of coronavirus. It is the second-worst affected country in the world, but the virus is spreading much fas
Avengers star Jeremy Renner who plays Hawkeye has asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to reduce his monthly child support payments from $30,000 to $11,000 because the co
Google says it has wiped out its entire carbon footprint by investing in "high-quality carbon offsets". It became carbon-neutral in 2007 and says it has now compensate
Neighbours in the UK encouraged to snitch on each other for breaking new social gatherings rule People in England are being encouraged by the government to contact po
Formula 1 bosses are looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke rules at the Tuscan Grand Prix by wearing a T-shirt highlighting police brutality. BBC Sports reports a
A record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus cases around the world has been recorded. The World Health Organisation says 307,930 confirmed infections were r
Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute b
More than 70 people have been arrested in Melbourne, Australia, for flouting the state's stay-at-home orders to attend an anti-lockdown protest. About 250 people went
19-years on after the most dangerous terrorist attack in history that killed almost 3000 people, thousands of mourners have gathered in New York to remember the deceased.
The US says it has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who are deemed to be a security risk. The move follows a proclamation by US Pr
The US says it has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who are deemed to be a security risk. The move follows a proclamation by US P
US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to downplay the risks of COVID-19, saying his answers to journalist Bob Woodward were "proper". Woodward, known for
Police in India have arrested a man in his 30s for the alleged rape and assault of an 86-year-old grandmother. The BBC reports that the woman was waiting outside her h
China's ruling Communist Party held a ceremony honouring the "heroes" of the "people's war" against COVID-19 today, with President Xi Jinping saying his country had passe
India has recorded more than 90,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Brazil. The country now has the second-largest number of
Australia says it will secure almost 85 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine if two promising trials prove successful. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country
Jacob Blake, the black man who was shot seven times by a white police officer in the US state of Wisconsin last month, has said that he is in constant pain in a video pos