Switzerland rejects campaign to ban fossil fuels, claiming it’s on course to hit 2050 net zero emissions target
The Swiss government has dismissed calls from the Glacier Initiative referendum drive to ban fossil…More
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‘Unacceptable cruelty’: Animal welfare charity condemns video of teen forcing vulnerable quokka to vape
RSPCA Australia has condemned a social media video which showed a teenager forcing a quokka…More
Dutch U-turn on deporting Afghans as Taliban keeps gaining ground in the war-torn country
The Netherlands has reversed its decision to send Afghans back to their war-torn country and…More
‘Everyone who can be vaccinated, should be vaccinated’: Macron warns pandemic will remain as Delta makes situation ‘delicate’
The French president has called on all people to get jabbed as he spoke of…More
Iran’s supreme leader calls Covid ‘number one problem’ as deaths soar past 500-mark for several days
The supreme leader of Iran has stated that the coronavirus pandemic is the Islamic Republic’s…More
Indonesia halts ‘two-finger’ virginity tests on female military recruits
The Indonesian military’s chief of staff has confirmed that the country’s armed forces will no…More
Greek mayor says devastating wildfires ‘slowly coming under control’, PM apologizes for state’s response
The mayor of the Evia island town of Istiaia says the fire fronts are slowly…More
Thailand to trial two domestically produced nasal Covid vaccines on humans after successful tests on mice
A government spokesperson has announced that Thailand will launch human clinical trials for two domestically…More
Dubai plastic factory evacuated after fire breaks out, covering area in thick black smoke
A plastic factory blaze has been brought under control after authorities evacuated the building near…More
New Zealand Green Party accused of supporting ‘fascism’ after relocating portrait of ‘greatest anti-fascist’ Winston Churchill
The New Zealand National Party condemned the Green Party for getting a portrait of former…More