India coronavirus: Delhi announces lockdown as Covid cases surge
Buoyed by a sharp dip in case numbers and the start of the vaccination drive, India began the year on what appeared to be a...
Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand
The international departure terminal at Sydney airport was very busy, very early in the day. The queue in front of the check-in desk was long...
China and US pledge climate change commitment
One outcome from the US-China meeting is the acknowledgement that finance flows should be channelled to low-carbon projects, not high carbon. Both sides have also...
The Zurich students living cheaply in a luxury hotel
Students in one of the world's most expensive cities can get stunning views of Zurich and cheaper rooms in a former luxury business hotel that...
Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide
The WHO is working on a global scheme, Covax, to get rich countries to share their jabs with lower income countries. Covax plans to deliver...
Raúl Castro steps down as Cuban Communist Party leader
The man who took over from Raúl Castro as president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, may well succeed him now as the party's first secretary too. It seems...
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for pro-democracy protests
Earlier this week, Mr Lai's Apple Daily newspaper published a handwritten letter by him, sent from prison, which read: "It is our responsibility as journalists...
Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire risking it all by speaking out
Jimmy Lai is the billionaire owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, Apple Daily, and an outspoken critic of Beijing.He's one of the most high...
Afghanistan: ‘We have won the war, America has lost’, say Taliban
"As long as they wear hijab, it's important for them to study," says Mawlawi Salahuddin, in charge of the Taliban's local education commission. In secondary...
Afghanistan: Biden calls for end to ‘America’s longest war’
While the short-term political downside of withdrawing the 3,500 remaining US soldiers appears minimal, Biden's move is not without risk. If the Taliban takes power...