Homes burned in Solhan village in one of worst attacks in country beset by jihadist violence Suspected extremists have killed more than 130 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Saturday, in one of the worst attacks in the country beset […]
Call follows the approval of Pfizer jab for 12-to 15-year olds and Delta variant outbreaks in English schools School leaders are calling for pupils to be vaccinated as a matter of priority after UK regulators approved a jab for 12- to 15-year-olds and data showed outbreaks of the Delta variant […]
Users in US, Germany, Singapore, France and Switzerland reported no results were shown on Friday, the anniversary of the crackdown Microsoft blocked its search engine, Bing, from returning image and video results for the phrase “tank man” – a reference to the iconic image of a lone protester facing down […]
Taunt directed at Mark Zuckerberg suggests either a presidential run or the unfounded belief that ex-president might be reinstated US politics – live coverage Donald Trump has appeared to drop his strongest hint yet at another presidential run in 2024, responding to news of his two-year ban from Facebook on […]
The mucilage blamed on pollution and warming is killing shellfish in the Sea of Marmara and alarming residents of Istanbul A thick, brown, bubbly foam dubbed “sea snot” has covered the shores of the Sea of Marmara, alarming residents in Istanbul and threatening marine life. The naturally occurring mucilage was […]
Digital documents to be used to cut post-Brexit paperwork under agreement hailed by Liz Truss as ‘massive boost’ A trade deal struck with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein with provisions for digital paperwork to cut down the time and costs of post-Brexit border bureaucracy has been championed by the international trade […]
PHE data indicates dominant variant ‘more likely to cause serious illness’ as Grant Shapps warns of threat to reopening on 21 June Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have moved to tighten Britain’s borders as new data suggests the Delta coronavirus variant is much more likely […]
Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects Ice sheets and ocean currents at risk of climate tipping points can destabilise each other as the world heats up, leading to a domino effect with severe consequences for humanity, according to a risk […]
Officers mobilised to break up the once-traditional events to mark the brutal crackdown against dissent in China 32 years ago Hong Kong police have arrested a prominent barrister for allegedly promoting an unauthorised assembly on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, as thousands of officers were deployed to enforce […]
The former vice-president was speaking at a New Hampshire Republican dinner as he considers his own 2024 White House run Mike Pence has said he isn’t sure that he and Donald Trump will ever see “eye to eye” over what happened on 6 January, when a mob of the president’s […]