Communities hit by a dam disaster in Brazil two years ago which killed 270 people will get a $7bn (£5bn) payout. The Brumadinho dam contained waste from an iron ore…
Controversy: Sia apologises to autism community for controversial film Music
Australian pop star Sia has apologised for casting a neurotypical actor as a nonverbal autistic girl in her film Music, and for scenes depicting the use of restraints on autistic…
ICC: Dominic Ongwen convicted of war crimes for Uganda’s LRA rebels
Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the first member…
Evermore: Taylor Swift sued by Theme park over album title
Taylor Swift is being sued by a US theme park called Evermore, which says the star’s latest album has infringed its trademark by using the same name. The theme park’s…
Racism: US country star Morgan Wallen dropped by his record label over racial slur
US country star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by his record label, after a video emerged of him using a racial slur. Nashville’s Big Loud Records said it had “made…
Japan: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologises for sexism row
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee has apologised for making “inappropriate” remarks about women, after calls for his resignation. Yoshiro Mori, 83, retracted the comments but said he…
Macho Men Quest:China promotes education drive to make boys more ‘manly’
A notice from China’s education ministry has suggested young Chinese men had become too “feminine”. For a while China’s government has signalled concern that the country’s most popular male role…
Myanmar coup: Military blocks Facebook in the name of ‘stability’
Myanmar’s military rulers have blocked access to Facebook, days after they overthrew the democratic government. Officials said the social media platform – for many in Myanmar the only access to…
Mix and Match: Covid trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines
The EU has reversed its decision to trigger an emergency provision in the Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports from the EU. The move could have seen checks at…
Covid Chaos: Australian Open Players in isolation after hotel coronavirus case
Between 500 and 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff will go into isolation after a worker at one of the event’s quarantine hotels tested positive for coronavirus. Thursday’s…