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An activist from the Extinction Rebellion climate change group shows a message written on her hand as she is taken away in a police van after being arrested for locking herself to railings outside UKs parliament in central London on September 10, 2020 on the final day of their new series of mass rebellions. - Climate change protesters have put on 10 days of demonstrations, held across the country by activist group Extinction Rebellion. (AFP)

Bare-chested women lock themselves to UK parliament in climate protest

On Saturday, protesters blockaded distribution of two newspapers they accuses of failing to accurately report on climate...

11 Sep 2020 4:49 AM GMT

As state counsellor, Suu Kyi does not oversee the military, but she has repeatedly denied accusations that the army committed genocide against the Rohingya.(AFP)

EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community over...

A long-time political prisoner before coming to power, Suu Kyi was once admired for her non-violent struggle against...

11 Sep 2020 3:48 AM GMT

The vaccine is a collaborative mission between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland that involves researchers from the University of Hong Kong, Xiamen University, and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. (AFP)

China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

The nasal spray vaccination could generate double protection for vaccine recipients - influenza and the novel...

11 Sep 2020 3:18 AM GMT

Fire burns in the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020. A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last months massive explosion that killed and injured thousands of people. (AP)

Large fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast

The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, sending a huge column of smoke above the city

10 Sep 2020 11:30 AM GMT

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the parking lot outside the United Auto Workers Region 1 offices on September 09, 2020 in Warren, Michigan.(AFP)

Russian hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm

US intelligence agencies have raised alarms about possible efforts by foreign governments to interfere in the November...

10 Sep 2020 11:20 AM GMT

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AFP)

Navalny's condition improving, police guard stepped up

The Kremlin critic is being treated in Berlin's Charite hospital after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last...

10 Sep 2020 9:45 AM GMT

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport, in Winston-Salem. (AP)

Here's what Bob Woodward's book 'Rage' says about Donald Trump

Woodward is reported to have done 18 interviews with Trump for the book, due to be published September 15

10 Sep 2020 9:12 AM GMT

A man looks at his phone as he sits in front of a mural of a koala in Melbourne on September 10, 2020. - A dispute over protection measures for Australias endangered koalas threatened September 10 to topple the government of the countrys biggest state. (AFP)

Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state

The uniquely Australian political stoush comes months after unprecedented bushfires destroyed vast swathes of koala...

10 Sep 2020 6:54 AM GMT

$\I still like playing it down, because I dont want to create a panic,\ Trump said in the conversation with Woodward, which was recorded. (AP)$ World

Latest Woodward book says Trump downplayed COVID seriousness

'I wanted to always play it down,' Trump said in an interview with Woodward, according to a CNN preview of the book...

10 Sep 2020 6:34 AM GMT

Kalpana Chawla lost her life during the STS-107 mission when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering the Earths atmosphere. (Image: Twitter @NASA)

US spacecraft named after late Indian-American astronaut Kalpana...

'Today we honour Kalpana Chawla, who made history at @NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent,' said...

10 Sep 2020 5:41 AM GMT

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki told the Arab League in Wednesdays meeting that the Palestinian Authority called for an emergency meeting following the announcement of the UAE-Israeli deal. (AP)

Palestinian FM urges Arab states to dismiss Israel-UAE deal

Most of the Arab world has long rejected diplomatic ties with Israel in the absence of a peace deal establishing a...

10 Sep 2020 5:18 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump.Trump has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following his efforts to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (AFP)

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for brokering UAE-Israel...

The nomination also cites his part in creating new dynamics in other protracted conflicts, such as the Kashmir border...

10 Sep 2020 4:53 AM GMT