2021-01-31

Wife of Russian Alexey Navalny among 3,000 detained

2021-01-31

Trump secretly eased sanctions against Israeli billionaire on way out - Mining magnate Dan Gertler was sanctioned in 2017 for corrupt deals with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rights groups are calling on the Biden administration to reinstate full sanctions.

2021-01-31

Corruption in China: former top banker Lai Xiaomin executed for taking US$277 million in bribes

2021-01-31

Insect protein could soon become a staple food because it can produce similar quantities of product to existing livestock industries with a fraction of the resources needed. However, some worry as researchers have shown that people with shellfish allergies could be at risk from eating insect food.

2021-01-31

Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study | The planet is hotter now than it has been for at least 12,000 years, a period spanning the entire development of human civilisation. Human-driven climate change has put the world in “uncharted territory”, the scientists say

2021-01-31

Police detain wife of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny at Moscow protest

2021-01-31

UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens

2021-01-31

Taiwan says Chinese fighters, U.S. aircraft both entered defence zone

2021-01-31

UK to apply to join trade pact with Australia, Canada and Japan

2021-01-31

Central African Republic's capital in apocalyptic situation as rebels close in

2021-01-31

Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were set to stage fresh protests in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday for a second straight weekend despite a sweeping crackdown on his allies and the near-certainty of a confrontation with police

2021-01-31

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is detained amid reports a military coup is underway

2021-01-31

Leave Hong Kong before it’s too late, say those who now call Britain home

2021-01-31

Japan whale hunting: Fishery in Taiji, Japan let whale struggle in net for 3 days and then proceeded to drown it.

2021-01-31

Australia’s weak donation laws allowed $1bn in dark money to go to political parties over two decades

2021-01-31

UK vaccinates almost 600,000 people in single day for first time

2021-01-31

Canada considering drug decriminalization to fight overdose crisis

2021-01-31

Kosovo to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel on Monday; set to be first Muslim majority country to open embassy in Jerusalem

2021-01-31

Climate Campaigners Say 'Listen to the Science' as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years

2021-01-31

Hundreds of people took part Sunday in fresh protests across Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with many demanding his resignation or impeachment