April 25, 2022
Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected.The…
April 20, 2022
President Biden expands oil drilling on public land, sparks ire from climate activists
In an effort to combat high gasoline and energy prices, President Joe Biden is bringing back public land leases for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. for auction as soon as Monday -- but the reversal of a 2020 campaign promise has angered climate…
April 20, 2022
Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting becomes 139th mass shooting of 2022
In the aftermath of a mass shooting at an Airbnb rental house that left two 17-year-old boys dead and eight people wounded, neighbor Leonard Verdetto described what he said was "rapid fire" followed by panicked party-goers flooding out of the…
April 16, 2022
Russian warship, Moskva, sinks in Black Sea
A Russian warship that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk, Russia's defence ministry has said. Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was being towed to port when "stormy seas" caused it to sink, according to a ministry…
April 16, 2022
Scientists map Caribbean coral reefs to tackle climate change
Scientists have mapped coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change. Corals with the highest potential to escape destruction from marine heat waves are predominantly located along the northern shoreline of…
April 16, 2022
Clashes between police and people being forced out of their homes in Shanghai
Some residential compounds are being turned into quarantine centres.Millions are confined to their homes as Shanghai battles a fresh outbreak of the virus. Anyone who tests positive is placed in quarantine. But with more than 20,000 new cases a day,…
April 16, 2022
Blood money being paid for Russian oil
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood". In an interview with the BBC, President Zelensky singled out Germany and Hungary, accusing them…
April 7, 2022
The US has imposed sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and daughters
The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the…
April 7, 2022
Ukraine investigates alleged execution of civilians by Russians
Ukraine has started a war crimes investigation after bodies of civilians were found strewn on the streets as Russian troops pulled out of areas around the capital Kyiv. Bucha and Irpin were symbols of resistance to the Russian invasion, but they are…
April 7, 2022
Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to…