Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country has achieved the “miracle” of eradicating extreme poverty. His government says that over an eight-year period, nearly 100 million people have been lifted…
Armenia: PM Nikol Pashinyan accuses army of attempted coup
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has warned of an attempted military coup, after the country’s armed forces said he and his cabinet must resign. The army “must obey the people…
USA: Lady Gaga’s dog-walker shot and bulldogs stolen
Two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen on Wednesday night, after a gunman shot her dog-walker in Hollywood, Los Angeles. A male suspect fired a semi-automatic handgun at the…
Covid: EU urged to adopt joint ‘vaccine certificates’
Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt a common Covid vaccination certificate, which could help revive Europe’s stricken tourist industry this summer. In a virtual meeting EU…
2032 Olympic Games: Brisbane preferred bidder, IOC announces
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has named Brisbane, Australia as the preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games. The IOC’s future host commission recommended the body enters “targeted dialogue”…
Singapore: Police officer’s wife admits to killing Myanmar maid
The wife of a Singaporean police officer has admitted to starving, torturing and ultimately killing her domestic worker from Myanmar. The worker reportedly weighed only 24kg (53lb) when she died…
UK: Spy agency turns to AI to tackle child abuse
UK intelligence agency GCHQ intends to use artificial intelligence to tackle issues from child sexual abuse to disinformation and human trafficking. The UK’s adversaries were already using the technology, it…
Croatia:The hypercar maker who was told to give up his dream
Mate Rimac runs an electric car company that sells some of the most exotic machines on the planet – but it all started out with a decidedly unexotic old banger.…
China: US$4,500 budget electric car takes on Tesla
A budget electric vehicle (EV) selling in China for $4,500 (£3,200) is now outselling Tesla’s more upmarket cars. The compact car is proving a big hit for state-owned SAIC Motor,…
New Zealand: Man survives 14 hours in Pacific Ocean ‘clinging to sea rubbish’
A sailor who fell overboard survived by clinging to a “piece of sea rubbish”, his son has revealed. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the water after he fell off…