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Princes Charles urges action, not words at UN climate summit
The Prince of Wales expressed sympathy with climate protesters, who have been blocking roads in Britain for several weeks as part of a campaign to make homes more environmentally efficient.
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AstraZeneca logs upbeat trial results from COVID drug
The drug, made from a combination of two antibodies, achieved a 'statistically significant reduction in severe COVID-19 or death' in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms, AstraZeneca said in a statement.
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UK police end review of Andrew allegations
The London force said it had also looked into a report by Channel 4 News that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked, groomed and abused women and girls in the UK.
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New Zealand health workers, teachers told 'no jab, no job'
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners backed mandatory vaccinations, with president Samantha Murton describing it as a 'bold, but necessary call' to make.
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Vaccines prevent severe COVID, even from Delta: study
The research published Monday - focusing on prevention of severe COVID and death, not infection - looked at 22 million people over 50 and found those who had received jabs were 90% less likely to be hospitalised or die.
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IMF says still no decision on whether Georgieva keeps her job
An investigation by a law firm has concluded that Georgieva manipulated data in favour of China while in a senior role at the World Bank.
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More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel to UK in two days
Rising numbers of Channel crossings by migrants in small boats have contributed to growing tensions between the UK and France following Britain's departure from the EU at the start of this year.
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
Both nations have stepped up efforts to curb emissions, although analysts say that actions are far too modest to meet a UN-backed goal of keeping the planet's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and avoiding the worst effects of climate change.
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Malaysia eases travel curbs as COVID outbreak slows
The Southeast Asian nation had faced its worst COVID-19 wave in recent months, prompting authorities to impose a tough nationwide lockdown.
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Sixteen dead after plane carrying parachutists crashes in Russia
Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry says.
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Iraqis head to polls for early election shunned by activists
Iraq Is set to hold an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests, but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
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Lebanon in blackout as power stations run out of fuel
The Mediterranean country is battling one of the planet's worst economic crises since the 1850s, and has in recent months struggled to import enough fuel oil for its power plants.
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Iran's first president Abolhassan Banisadr dies: state media
The Islamic Republic of Iran's first president Abolhassan Banisadr has died in a Paris hospital aged 88, the official news agency IRNA said.
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Philippines' Nobel Prize winner Ressa says award for 'all journalists'
Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says her Nobel Peace Prize is for "all journalists around the world", as she vowed to continue her battle for press freedom.
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US court allows Texas to resume ban on most abortions
A US federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can resume its ban on most abortions, two days after another court suspended the ban.
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Macron confronts anger, impatience of young Africans
President Emmanuel Macron responded that Paris routinely voiced disapproval of political or military coups on the continent, and reduced cooperation with authoritarian regimes.
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COVID-19 global pandemic slows for the sixth week
The number of new daily cases decreased by seven percent globally to 422,400, according to an AFP tally to Thursday.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines) and Dmitry Muratov (Russia) 'for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace'.
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Unequal COVID-19 jabs roll-out immoral, stupid: UN
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday branded rich nations' vaccine hogging as immoral and stupid, saying choking off poorer countries' access to jabs risked undermining their own defences against the pandemic.
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WHO set to restart Sputnik COVID vaccine analysis
WHO authorisation has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's Gamaleya research institute, which is already being used in 45 countries, according to an AFP count.
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Czech PM, named in Pandora probe, leads polls ahead of vote
The 67-year-old food, chemicals and media mogul is facing police charges over an EU subsidy fraud and the bloc's dismay over his conflict of interest as a businessman and a politician. Last weekend, the Pandora Papers investigation showed he had used money from his offshore firms to finance the purchase of property in southern France in 2009, including a chateau.
