#Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes #Senate#runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most...
First cases of new Covid-19 variant detected in France
The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new #variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the #virus, has prompted widespread concern. One mutation has now been detected in...
Water from air: Israeli firm helps bring drinking water to Gaza
A machine developed by an Israeli firm that can turn air into water using only the power of the sun is helping to bring much-needed drinking-water to the Gaza Strip, where a lack of rainfall and poor infrastructure is...
Schools closed and exams cancelled in UK for second year running – BBC News
Schools in all parts of the UK have been closed to pupils, except for vulnerable children and those of key workers. The UK government has confirmed that this years’s GCSEs and A-Levels in England are being...
Qatar, Saudi leaders hug, end embargo between bitter rivals
#Qatar’s ruling emir arrived in #SaudiArabia for a Gulf summit and was greeted with an embrace by the kingdom’s crown prince on Tuesday, following an announcement that the kingdom would end its yearslong embargo...
Qatar crisis: Gulf leaders expected to end embargo at summit – BBC News
Gulf leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia for a summit that is expected to see the end of a three-year embargo against Qatar by its neighbours. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani was greeted by Saudi Crown Prince...
One year on from Australia’s massive bushfires, have lessons been learned?
One year ago, Australia was grappling with catastrophic bushfires during its hottest and driest year on record. Dubbed “Black Summer”, the blazes scorched more than 18 million hectares of land and killed or...