Nations deepen climate goals at Earth Day summit
The US and other nations have increased their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden.
News
Canada temporarily bars flights from India, Pakistan
Canada temporarily bars flights from India, Pakistan
Canada's government will temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Bay City Rollers singer dies at 65
Bay City Rollers singer dies at 65
Les McKeown, the lead singer of the 1970s pop band The Bay City Rollers, has died at 65.
Global climate summit: Ardern urges nations to follow NZ's lead
Global climate summit: Ardern urges nations to follow NZ's lead
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged other nations at a global summit to follow New Zealand's lead in taking financial action to address climate change.
India logs world's biggest single-day rise in Covid cases
India logs world's biggest single-day rise in Covid cases
India marked a milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere.
Father, baby daughter die in suspected murder-suicide
Father, baby daughter die in suspected murder-suicide
The deaths of a man and his young daughter who fell from a dam wall in South Australia are being treated as a murder-suicide, police say.
Dozens on board missing submarine
Dozens on board missing Indonesian submarine
A search for an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 people on board is continuing after rescuers found an oil spill near where the vessel dived and as neighbouring countries pledged to...
Fiji confirms more community Covid-19 cases
Fiji confirms more community Covid-19 cases
There are now five community Covid -19 cases in Fiji.
Australian govt tears up Belt and Road deal
Australian govt tears up Belt and Road deal with China
Australia's foreign minister has defended her decision to tear up Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China, saying she doesn't expect retaliation from Beijing.
Electoral upheaval in Samoa as vote makes history
Electoral upheaval in Samoa as vote makes history
Cliff-hanger, seismic shift, historic, unprecedented. There's a lot of hyperbole surrounding the drama-filled Samoan election.
Covid second wave 'like a storm': Indian PM
Covid second wave 'like a storm': Indian PM
Authorities said hospitals in the Indian capital of Delhi would start running out of medical oxygen by Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country faced a coronavirus "storm"...
Vaccines could be made in Melbourne
Vaccines could be made in Melbourne
The Victorian government is providing $50 million to "kickstart" domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccine technology.
Pinky glove: Men create solution for non-existent problem
Pinky glove: Men create solution for non-existent problem
Three men have decided what women really need right now is a pink glove so that they don't have to touch tampons when removing them.
Covid screening ramped up in Fiji amid superspreader fears
Covid screening ramped up in Fiji amid superspreader fears
Massive house-to-house screening in Fiji's western towns is being rolled out amid fears hundreds of people may have picked up Covid-19 at a funeral.
US rocker who called Covid a scam now infected
US rocker who called Covid a scam now infected
After a year of denying that Covid-19 was real, US rocker Ted Nugent now has the virus.
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf, dies
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf, dies
Songwriter and collaborator with the stars Jim Steinman, whose lyrics helped push the likes of Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and Celine Dion to stardom, has died.
Chad leader killed in battle, says army
Chad leader killed in battle, says army
Chad's long-time president Idriss Deby, an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed in a battle against rebels, authorities say.
Ex-policeman Chauvin convicted of murder in Floyd case
Ex-policeman Chauvin convicted of murder in Floyd case
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest of George Floyd.
Backlash over Australia's 'cringeworthy' consent video
Backlash over Australia's 'cringeworthy' consent video
Two state education ministers have criticised the Australian government's new campaign on consent, describing it as confusing, cringeworthy and woeful.
Former US vice president Walter Mondale dies
Former US vice president Walter Mondale dies
Walter Mondale, who was US vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, has died at age 93, his family says.