Covid-19 coronavirus: Mutant strain spreading at 'frightening' speed, says Boris Johnson
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has admitted his five-year economic plan for the isolated country failed to meet its targets in "almost every sector".
Egypt has launched an investigation into the death of at least four COVID-19 patients after a video showing nurses struggling to keep ICU patients alive was widely shared online
Canada’s ‘slow’ rollout of coronavirus vaccine ’embarrassing’ experts say
China to open up Fast telescope to foreign scientists – including those searching for alien life. Facility in Guizhou can detect signals no other telescope on Earth can and has already been seeking signs of extraterrestrial communications.
Avian flu confirmed: 1,800 migratory birds found dead in Himachal, India
Chinese cities reportedly go dark as country faces shortage of coal, a major Australian export
Australia set to embark on mass audit of koala population using drones and detection dogs to count species amid fears “sliding towards extinction”. Koala count part of AUS$18m package to protect iconic marsupials from multiple threats ~ habitat destruction, climate change, disease and car strikes.
Child Predators to be Chemically Castrated Under Indonesia New Regulation
A Chilean court dismissed a case against a group of feminist singers for performing a song that has become a global anthem against sexual violence. The four women were accused of "inciting violence" for a video in which they performed "A Rapist in your Path" in front of a police station
No, Τrump won’t be golfing in Scotland on Inauguration Day, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says | Pandemic travel ban applies to President Τrump as much as anybody else, the Scotland’s head of government says
Egypt: Entire ICU ward dies after oxygen supply fails
Iran submits request for Interpol to arrest Trump and 47 US officials.
CNBC: Alibaba founder Jack Ma is laying low for the time being, but he's not missing
Humans are driving animals to extinction 1,000x faster than is natural: Study warns of ‘biotic annihilation’ driven by hunting & habitat destruction
UK Teacher Covid Rates up to 333% above average
The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a rare and severe form of epilepsy has told how she fears her son could die after the government announced his supply of a life-changing cannabis medicine from the Netherlands would stop because of Brexit.
Bolsonaro Says the Best Vaccine for Covid-19 Is the Virus, which Has Killed More than 188,000 in Brazil
Humanitarian aid workers who fathered children abroad tracked down using DNA
Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for Trump
