Australia’s largest city sees its worst outbreak this year as a cluster infected with the Delta strain grows. Source link
Tong Ying-kit could be convicted to life in prison in the controversial trial without jury Source link
Notices also appeared on some of Iran’s Press TV websites, the Iranian government’s main English-language satellite television channel, and Al Alam, its Arabic-language equivalent. Lualua TV, an Arabic-language Bahraini independent channel that broadcasts from the UK, was also taken down. Source link
An investigation by the BBC has uncovered alarming conditions at a child migrant camp in Texas. Source link
The Australian federal government granted Mark Kilian and his wife Anneli Gericke an exemption to Covid-19 border closures, allowing them to travel to the country to visit Mark’s dying father. The state of Queensland, however, has denied their quarantine exemption so the couple are currently serving 14 days in a […]
The pandemic has interrupted access to education for young people all over the world. But in the disputed Indian-administered region of Kashmir, students have faced school closures, not just once, but twice. In 2019, as India revoked the region’s special status and tens of thousands of troops were sent in, […]
When communities abandon traditional religious beliefs, primarily under the influence of Christian Pentecostal churches, some pastors light bonfires to burn the artefacts, which they say contradict the faith’s monotheistic beliefs, and which represent “evil spirits that bring bad luck”. Source link
The legislation – which sought to make it easier for Americans to vote by post – fails in the Senate. Source link
Soaring stock markets and property prices help boost the wealth of the wealthy, research suggests. Source link
Rebel forces claim to have seized several towns, which the army has dismissed as “fake news”. Source link