Extinction Rebellion protest disrupts Brussels Motor Show
January 19, 2020 | 11:39
Police in Brussels said they arrested around 150 people at the Brussels Motor Show on Saturday (Jan 18) after Extinction Rebellion campaigners smeared cars with fake blood and staged die-ins around the displays.
Deadly kite strings kill 150 birds in India
January 18, 2020 | 08:59
More than 150 birds have been killed by razor-sharp kite strings in an annual religious festival in western India that attracts millions of revellers.
Hong Kong airline apologises after forcing woman to take pregnancy test
January 18, 2020 | 08:52
A Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before allowing her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking US citizenship for their babies.
Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition
January 17, 2020 | 19:46
A Canadian court on Monday (Jan 20) will consider a US request to hand over Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, whose arrest 13 months ago on fraud charges plunged Canada-China relations into a deep freeze.
Machu Picchu damage tourists deported, banned for 15 years
January 17, 2020 | 10:53
Five tourists accused of damaging Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site were deported to Bolivia on Thursday (Jan 16) and barred from returning to the country for 15 years, police and immigration officials said.
Amazon tribes meet to counter Bolsonaro's environmental threats
January 17, 2020 | 08:49
Dozens of Amazon indigenous leaders have gathered in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy and his threats to throw their homelands open to mining concerns.
Fiji opens evacuation centres as Cyclone Tino hits
January 17, 2020 | 08:45
Fiji opened evacuation centres and warned of "destructive force winds" as Tropical Cyclone Tino took aim at the Pacific island nation on Friday (Jan 17).
Solar-powered barge a key 'interceptor' for plastic waste
January 16, 2020 | 16:00
Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered barge named the "Interceptor" is the latest weapon in a global battle to rid the world's waters of plastic.
US senators congratulate Vietnam on assuming ASEAN Chairmanship
January 16, 2020 | 11:47
Some US senators on January 15 congratulated Vietnam on assuming the Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an important multilateral organisation for advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record
January 16, 2020 | 09:40
The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said on Wednesday (Jan 15), warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.
What's in the new US-China 'phase one' trade deal?
January 16, 2020 | 09:06
President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jan 15) signed a partial new trade deal with China, hailing it as an historic win for the United States after years of mishandled trade policy.
US, China sign 'momentous' trade deal
January 16, 2020 | 08:43
After nearly two years of conflict between the world's two dominant economic powers, the United States and China signed a trade truce on Wednesday (Jan 15), letting businesses around the globe breathe a sigh of relief.
Putin picks little-known tax chief for prime minister
January 16, 2020 | 08:00
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Jan 15) proposed the little-known head of Russia's tax service Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister, the Kremlin said.
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