A court in Hong Kong has sentenced leading pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to a total of 13-and-a-half months in jail for charges related to last year’s anti-government protests. Mr Wong and two other pro...
US Attorney General refutes election fraud claims
US Attorney General William Barr contradicts President Donald Trump by saying there’s no evidence of voter fraud in last month’s presidential election.
BREAKING: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine ready ‘early next week’
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a coronavirus vaccination programme using the Pfizer jab will be started early next week. It means the UK will become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer /...
EU proclaims ‘light at end of tunnel’ for coronavirus vaccinations
The US and EU are in the final stages of vetting coronavirus vaccines, with Europe’s top drug agency to decide on rolling out vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna on December 29 at the earliest.
Leading Hong Kong activists jailed over pro-democracy protests
Prominent Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong and two other activists were sentenced to jail on Wednesday for their role organising mass pro-democracy protests last year. The 24-year-old Wong will spend 13 months behind...
Swiss startup to clear space of orbiting debris
The European Space Agency has signed a deal to clean up space junk. Some 3000 defunct satellites, and one million pieces of debris continually orbit the Earth, posing a potentially catastrophic risk to spacecraft. The...
Australia’s trade rift with China deepens as country emerges from recession
Trade tensions between Australia and China continue to sour, while allies around the world call for consumers to buy Australian wine in solidarity with Canberra. Australia also releases GDP figures showing that the...