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Hong Kong leader rules out China-style lockdown as virus spreads

Wave of highly transmissible Omicron virus variant has battered the city’s capacity for testing, quarantine and treatment.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 05:40 PM

Hong Kong leader rules out China-style lockdown as virus spreads

Planet at the end of its tolerance for plastic and chemical pollution

Study highlights the need for drastic solutions at the international level.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 05:00 PM

Planet at the end of its tolerance for plastic and chemical pollution

German chancellor to meet Putin as Ukraine’s fate in the balance

West considers current stand-off to be worst threat to security since Cold War

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 04:20 PM

German chancellor to meet Putin as Ukraine’s fate in the balance

3M expects to sell fewer Covid-19 masks this year

Vaccine-maker Pfizer and the CVS drugstore chain have said pandemic-related sales are likely to soften.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 03:40 PM

3M expects to sell fewer Covid-19 masks this year

Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike

Thousands defy walkout ban march on state parliament over 'intolerable conditions'.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 03:00 PM

Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike



9 killed in Benin national park attacks

Park rangers suffer brunt of terror swell.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 02:20 PM

9 killed in Benin national park attacks

Mongolia reopens borders for vaccinated travellers

Cabinet downgrades pandemic threat level, lifting restrictions on business operations.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 01:40 PM

Mongolia reopens borders for vaccinated travellers

Japan’s economy grows 1.3% in Q4

Growth of world’s third-largest economy slightly lower than market expectations of 1.5%

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 01:00 PM

Japan’s economy grows 1.3% in Q4

Two-hour gunfight frees 20 hostages in Nigeria

Coordinated attack by military and vigilante groups.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 12:20 PM

Two-hour gunfight frees 20 hostages in Nigeria

Hollywood actor jailed for US$650 million film Ponzi scheme

Judge sentences Zachary Horwitz to 20 years for conning people into investing in non-existent HBO, Netflix ventures.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 11:40 AM

Hollywood actor jailed for US$650 million film Ponzi scheme

Accountants drop Trump, say records can't be relied upon

Long-time consultant of former US president says decade's worth of financial statements cannot be relied upon.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 11:00 AM

Accountants drop Trump, say records can't be relied upon

Victims of Italy’s predator priests urge inquiry

Campaigners say it is ‘now or never’ as pressure builds to investigate decades-long scandal.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 10:20 AM

Victims of Italy’s predator priests urge inquiry

Rocket set to hit Moon built by China, not SpaceX, say astronomers

Object is now said to be 2014-065B, the booster for the Chang’e 5-T1, launched in 2014.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 09:20 AM

Rocket set to hit Moon built by China, not SpaceX, say astronomers

Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell Canada protests

It marks only the second time in Canadian history such powers have been invoked in peacetime.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 08:40 AM

Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell Canada protests

BHP announces record half-year earnings

Company also outpaces dividend estimates, delivering a record interim dividend to shareholders

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 08:00 AM

BHP announces record half-year earnings


Canada to send lethal weapons, lend Ukraine C$500 million

Western allies have prepared 'a crippling package' of economic sanctions in response to a Russian attack.

Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 07:20 AM

Canada to send lethal weapons, lend Ukraine C$500 million

Ukraine demands meeting with Russia over troop build-up

Moscow ignored Kyiv’s formal request to explain why it had placed more than 100,000 servicemen in former Soviet state’s frontier, minister says.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 11:59 PM

Ukraine demands meeting with Russia over troop build-up

Urgent need to recognise precarious nature of global warming

UN climate science chief warns of disastrous future if warning not heeded.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 11:40 PM

Urgent need to recognise precarious nature of global warming

Germany to end most Covid curbs in March, draft plan shows

For starters, contact restrictions will ease, allowing more to meet privately.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 11:00 PM

Germany to end most Covid curbs in March, draft plan shows

Belgian police scramble to block anti-vaccine convoy

400 to 500 vehicles spotted en route to Brussels.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 10:20 PM

Belgian police scramble to block anti-vaccine convoy

Passenger forces US airliner to land

Pandemic sees rise of unruly passenger incidents.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 09:40 PM

Passenger forces US airliner to land

Sweden recommends fourth Covid jab for over-80s

Public health agency says the booster shot should be taken four months after the previous dose, at the earliest.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 09:00 PM

Sweden recommends fourth Covid jab for over-80s

Taiwan LGBTQ activists hold Valentine’s Day marriage law protest

Critics say the rules fall short of full recognition for many international couples.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 08:20 PM

Taiwan LGBTQ activists hold Valentine’s Day marriage law protest

Police kill knife-wielding man at Paris train station

Suspect attacks officers at the busy Gare du Nord.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 07:40 PM

Police kill knife-wielding man at Paris train station

Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics despite doping

Court of Arbitration for Sport cites ‘exceptional circumstances’ for decision.

Monday, 14 Feb 2022 07:00 PM

Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics despite doping