January 9, 2022
Brazil cliff collapses killing seven people
At least seven people have been killed after part of a cliff collapsed onto leisure boats on a Brazilian lake.Another three are missing and 32 injured following the accident in the south-east of the country.Video circulating online shows the moment…
January 6, 2022
Biden to blame Trump for Capitol riot
President Joe Biden will blame Donald Trump for the US Capitol riot as he marks the anniversary of the attack on the seat of American democracy. Speaking at Congress, Mr Biden will say his predecessor holds "singular responsibility" for the "chaos…
January 5, 2022
North Korea launches ‘unidentified projectile’ into sea
North Korea has fired what has been described as an unidentified projectile into the sea, said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).The Japanese coast guard, which first reported the launch, said it could potentially be a ballistic missile, but…
January 4, 2022
Boris Johnson plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave
Boris Johnson says he hopes England can "ride out" the current wave of Covid-19 without further restrictions.But he acknowledged parts of the NHS would feel "temporarily overwhelmed" amid a surge of Omicron cases. The prime minister said there was a…
January 4, 2022
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted on 4 counts of fraud
A jury has convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud on their seventh day of deliberations. She was acquitted on another four, and there is no verdict on the remaining three counts. She was found guilty on one count of…
January 1, 2022
South Africa holds state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken place at the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged……
December 30, 2021
Tens of thousands evacuated in Colorada
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as wildfires spread through the US state of Colorado.The fast-moving fires are burning in Boulder County, north of Denver, and officials say deaths and…
December 30, 2021
US cities scale back New Year’s Eve events and urge people to scrap parties
Americans are again facing a stay-at-home New Year’s Eve as US political leaders and senior health advisers have urged people to scrap party plans and avoid larger public events as daily cases of Covid-19 break all previous records. In New York,…
December 30, 2021
EU mulls arms embargo, more sanctions on Myanmar after ‘appalling’ violence
(Reuters) - The European Union is ready to impose further sanctions on Myanmar after a new escalation of violence by the army and is also urging an international arms embargo on the country, its top diplomat said on Thursday. More than 30 people,…
December 29, 2021
Air Canada to halt service to Bermuda because of COVID-19 surge
Air Canada is to halt flights to Bermuda next month because of the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases driven by the new Omicron variant. An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from…