world news Watch the Global Impact Conference 2021 as it happened Get access to the online conference, which looked at best practices for sustainable development and real cases in a bid to address the challenges of our time. 30/11/2021
Travel News Vaccinated foreign students and workers to return to Australia in 2022 The country is lifting quarantine restrictions for students and workers from December. 22/11/2021
Sweden Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents. 27/10/2021
Biztech news Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse Internal research by Facebook found that some celebrities posted photos that made their followers have a worse self-image. 03/10/2021
France Macron waves goodbye to France's elite school for top civil servants President Macron unveils plans to scrap France’s elite government school, the ENA, and inject more diversity into the recruitment of top civil servants. 08/04/2021
world news Weinstein appeals rape conviction blaming 'cavalier' judge More than a year after a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement, Weinstein's lawyers argued their client's right to a fair trial was denied. 05/04/2021
USA 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting Police arrested a lone suspect after an hours-long standoff at a Boulder supermarket. 23/03/2021
Turkey Turkey rejects criticism of its handling of ongoing student protests Students have been protesting the appointment of an Erdogan loyalist as the rector of Istanbul's prestigious Bogazici University, with some demonstrations resulting in clashes with security forces. 04/02/2021
Sudan Death toll from tribal violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83 The incident is likely to destabilise the already fragile security situation in the country as international peacekeepers have already begun a phased withdrawal. 18/01/2021
world news Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence In an unprecedented step, Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election 07/01/2021
world news EU leaders blast Bosnia after army sets up tents for freezing migrants The Bosnian army was sent to erect tents as shelter for hundreds of migrants at the burnt-out Lipa camp after protests. 01/01/2021
Poland Poland: Protesters march to PiS leader's home on 1981 anniversary As well as women protesting the country's high court ruling restricting abortion, farmers and entrepreneurs also vented their anger at the PiS government on Sunday's march. 13/12/2020
Ethiopia Ethiopia's 'forced returns' of Tigray refugees 'disturbing,' says UN The UN said the move to return Tigray refugees from the camps they fled from in Eritrea broke international law if confirmed. 12/12/2020
Ethiopia Ethiopian forces 'blocking' Tigray refugees from entering Sudan Refugees fleeing the violence in the Tigray region were stopped from reaching the busiest crossing point for refugees on the Sudanese border, according to the latest reports. 03/12/2020
Burkina Faso Polls open in Burkina Faso elections marred by threats from Jihadists While polling officials say the election is running smoothly, voters in some parts of the country have been threatened by Jihadists not to cast their vote. 22/11/2020
Italy Italy reels as hundreds attend funeral of black man beaten to death 21-year-old Willy Monteiro Duarte was brutally beaten to death after intervening in a fight to help a friend. Premier Giuseppe Conte and Italy’s interior minister attended the funeral. 12/09/2020
world news 'Historic' Afghan-Taliban peace talks begin after decades of war The peace talks could see the exit of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of conflict. 12/09/2020
Belgium Belgian police chief steps aside after custody death video emerges The video shows officers forcefully restricted Jozef Chovanec's movements in a cell at Charleroi airport, with one officer sitting on him for a long time. Another officer made an apparent Nazi salute during the incident. 20/08/2020
world news European nations see small drop in support for abortion rights Despite the decline, the overwhelming majority of people in most European nations support the right to abortion. 19/08/2020
world news Former Trump lawyer Cohen released after 'retaliatory' prison stay A judge ordered the release of Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen who was allegedly taken back to prison for refusing to sign a document saying he would not publish a tell-all book about his former employer. 25/07/2020
China Hong Kongers get creative with protests to skirt new security law Faced with stiff punishments under Beijing's new security law, Hong Kong protesters are finding creative ways to circumvent the new reality. 21/07/2020
USA Trump calls for national standard on police use of force Weeks of protests and global outrage over George Floyd’s death are starting to lead to changes in US policing. 12/06/2020
France Unrest, hunger and hardship in France's locked-down suburbs For many people living in poor neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Paris, France's coronavirus lockdown has compounded economic and social woes – and violent clashes have broken out. 23/04/2020
New Zealand New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear 14/03/2020
USA Why is LGBT Pride Day celebrated on June 28? Pride Day commemorates the Stonewall riots, considered the most important event in the gay liberation movement in the United States. 28/06/2019
United Kingdom Britain's top jobs dominated by private school elite — report Britain’s most influential people are five times more likely to have been to a fee-paying school, according to research. 25/06/2019
