A statement by Buckingham Palace says the race issues raised by the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during an interview with Oprah Winfrey are "concerning" and will be add
Trade unions representing sailors have claimed that hundreds of people are still being prevented from travelling to Kiribati because of COVID-19 restrictions and border c
New Caledonia is on high alert as it braces for the arrival of a category five tropical storm later today. Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Niran has sustained winds of ove
A severe 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealand’s North Island this morning, prompting a tsunami warning that was later withdrawn, although re
An analysis in England shows a single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by mo
Donald Trump says he has no plans to launch a new political party, telling a conservative conference in Florida that it would split the Republican vote. In his first s
A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has found it is safe and effective. It paves the way for it to become the third
Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. The tech giant has blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday amid
Russia has reported the first case of a bird flu strain, H5N8, being passed from poultry to humans. Officials told the BBC seven workers at a poultry plant in the sout
There's a new robot on the surface of Mars. BBC News reports the American space agency has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet'
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. He described the move to "unfriend A
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered the country's biggest city Auckland to go into lockdown after the discovery of three new local cases of COVID-19.
Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate in an impeachment trial for his role on the 6th January attack on the US Capitol. Democrats failed to
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan earlier today just weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the deadly 2011 tsunami. The 7.3-magnitude quak
A new trial is set to take place in the UK to test how well the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine works in children. BBC reports that some 300 volunteers will take p
International experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 have all but dismissed a theory that the virus came from a laboratory in China. Peter Ben Embarek who is th
Early trials suggest that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine offers "minimal protection" against the South Africa strain of coronavirus. BBC News reports a new st
The Pope has appointed a woman as an undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops for the first time. Sister Nathalie Becquart, who is from France, will have voting rights i
A Fijian corporal serving as a British Army Photographer has been awarded for his outstanding work in the annual British Army Film and Photographic Competition. 37-yea
Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine gives around 92% protection against COVID-19. This is according to late stage trial results published in The Lancet – a w
Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. BBC News reports a statement on m