Donald Trump to be allowed back onto Facebook, Instagram
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of...
Japan hunts for person who faxed bomb threats to schools
TOKYO – Japanese police are on the hunt for a person who sent bomb and death threats to hundreds of schools, prompting hasty closures.
The...
Brazilians stage pro-democracy rallies vs rioters
BRASILIA – Tens of thousands of people in Brazil have held pro-democracy rallies, in an angry response to the storming of Congress by ex-President...
Nearly everyone in China province got COVID – exec
BEIJING – Nearly 90% of people in Henan, China's third most populous province, have now been infected with COVID-19, local health officials say.
Provincial official...
Harry and Meghan’s community flees California storm, flood
CALIFORNIA – People in California's elite coastal enclave of Montecito have been ordered to evacuate amid a major storm putting most of the state...
China under-represents COVID deaths – WHO
BEIJING – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that China is under-representing the true impact of COVID in the country – in particular...
Iran frees actress
TEHRAN – Authorities in Iran have released a top actress who was arrested last month after expressing solidarity with anti-government protesters.
Taraneh Alidoosti was pictured...
New year riots in Germany
BERLIN – A night of new year rioting and attacks on emergency services in Berlin and other cities has shocked Germans and prompted calls...
100 Iran protesters face death
TEHRAN – At least 100 people have now been sentenced to death or charged with capital offences in connection with the protests in Iran,...
Prayer for ‘very ill’ Benedict
VATICAN – Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the Vatican to pray for...