Madrid to pardon Catalan pro-independence leaders on Tuesday, Spanish PM confirms
The Spanish government plans to pardon Catalan independence leaders on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez…More
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‘Catastrophic impact’: Tasmanian devils ‘wipe out’ large penguin colony on Australian island as animal introduction goes wrong
Australia’s endangered Tasmanian devils have eliminated a local colony of penguins and decimated other bird…More
Israel calls on teens to get Covid-19 shots as Delta variant poses threat of virus resurgence
As Israel’s uptake of jabs largely flattens out and school-based infection rates increase, a senior…More
Turkey’s top court accepts indictment to dissolve pro-Kurdish HDP party
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has accepted the indictment of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), allowing…More
Indonesian travel agencies offer vaccine tours to US as cases surge at home
Indonesian travel companies are advertising US vaccine tours for the rich, while those less wealthy…More
New Zealand’s medical regulator greenlights Covid-19 jabs for 12- to 15-year-olds
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the country’s medical regulator, Medsafe, has provisionally…More
Swedish parliament ousts PM Lofven in no-confidence vote
Sweden’s PM Stefan Lofven has been ousted in a no-confidence vote by the nation’s parliament…More
Israel allows limited resumption of exports from Gaza one month into ceasefire
Israel has relaxed some restrictions on the export of commercial goods from Gaza. The “conditional”…More
Taiwan’s daily Covid-19 infections tally drops below 100 as 2.5 million vaccine doses arrive from US
As Taiwan scrambles to inoculate its 23 million citizens, the government has announced that the…More
Tehran demands ‘guarantees’ from Washington over nuclear talks due to former president Trump’s ‘arrogance’
Iran has said that it’s looking for guarantees from the US during negotiations in Vienna…More