Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers

Hong Kong police arrested multiple members of the group behind the city’s…

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organiser defies police probe

The pro-democracy group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils set up…

Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading COVID

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for…

Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules

Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the…

New Zealand lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand will mostly lift its COVID-19 lockdown this week, with only…

Climate action cannot wait for pandemic to end, medical journals warn

Global warming is already affecting people’s health so much that emergency action…

Apple announces delay of child protection measures

Apple announced on Friday that it will delay the rollout of its…

COVID restrictions bring blip in better air quality: UN

Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions caused dramatic but short-lived improvements in air…