Global carbon emissions set to see steepest fall since World War II, thanks to Covid pandemic
Carbon emissions are predicted to fall between 4.2 and 7.5 per cent on last year, as against a rise of 1% that was earlier predicted...
Taiwan president says wants talks with China, but not ‘one country, two systems’
Xi’s government cut off direct communications across the Taiwan Strait during Tsai’s first four years in office, citing her refusal to accept that both sides...
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
It was the first criminal case where a death sentence was pronounced by remote hearing in Singapore [caption id="attachment_1342" align="alignnone" width="717"] Many court hearings in...
Electric bikes ‘could help people return to work’
Electric bikes can slash transport emissions and offer workers a way to return to the workplace during coronavirus, a new study has found. If e-bikes...
Elaphrosaur: Rare dinosaur identified in Australia
A fossil unearthed in Australia by a volunteer digger has been identified as a rare, toothless dinosaur that roamed the country 110 million years ago....
US tops 90,000 coronavirus deaths, 1.5 million cases
[caption id="attachment_1327" align="alignnone" width="609"] A soldier from the Texas National Guard is given hand sanitizer after testing for COVID-19 in the parking lot of Memorial...
Authorities: Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village, killing 20
Their rebellion has claimed more than 20,000 lives and left more than 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. [caption id="attachment_1323" align="alignnone" width="613"] Their...
Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei: How badminton’s great rivalry was born
[caption id="attachment_1339" align="alignnone" width="751"] Lee Chong Wei (top) and Lin Dan met in two Olympic finals. [/caption] KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen years ago in a packed...
India’s COVID-19 infections surge past 100,000, deaths top 3,000
[caption id="attachment_1335" align="aligncenter" width="858"] FILE PHOTO: A view shows the India Gate war memorial after it was closed for visitors amid measures for coronavirus prevention...
Project seeks super view of Earth’s mantle
Some of the most sophisticated models of the Earth's interior ever constructed will be produced in a new project led from Cardiff University. Researchers want...