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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK needs to understand and deal with the risk of China developing new technologies that could ...

Trainer Gordon Elliott apologises 'profoundly' for photo of him sitting on top of dead horse

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Horse trainer Gordon Elliott has apologised "profoundly" for an image in which he appeared ...

Trump says he may run in 2024 - amid attack on Biden in first speech since leaving White House

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Donald Trump has suggested he may run for president again in 2024 - amid an angry attack on Joe Biden...

Russia launches space satellite on first mission to Arctic

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia has launched a space satellite to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic - a move b...

Man charged after protest over 'satanic' Cyprus Eurovision song

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A man arrested over a protest against Cyprus's choice of Eurovision song has been charged, police...

New West Bank lockdown as Palestinians faces surge of coronavirus cases

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A new lockdown has been imposed across the West Bank as Palestinians face a fresh surge of coronaviru...

Alexei Navalny begins sentence in Russian penal colony

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in a penal colony about 100km (60 miles) east of...

Violence in Myanmar as police open fire killing four protesters

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police in Myanmar have fired tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades at pro-democracy protestors, k...

Migrants resorting to treacherous night hikes through Alps to escape to new lives

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Migrants and asylum seekers are resorting to dangerous night hikes through the Alps to reach France, ...

'It's one and done': Single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine cleared in the US

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J US regulators have approved Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID jab, enabling millions more...

Plastic surgeon turns up for Zoom court hearing while in the middle of operating on a patient

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Californian plastic surgeon is being investigated after he attended a virtual court hearing while o...

Trump is making his first public appearance since leaving the White House - and 'has scores to settle'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At a place in downtown Orlando this weekend, Donald Trump still rules America. Read more

Criticism of elusive group behind the Golden Globes 'mostly stems from jealousy', member says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A member of the elusive group behind the Golden Globes has gone on the record about the way the organ...

Violence returns to streets of Spain after arrest of rapper

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Violence has returned to the streets of Spain after a few days of tense calm following the arrest of ...

FBI pursuing single suspect over death of police officer killed in Capitol riots

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The FBI has said it is pursuing a single suspect over the death of a police officer who was killed in...

'An exceptional discovery': Ceremonial chariot found in ruins near Pompeii

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A ceremonial chariot, complete with bronze decorations and mineralised wood remains, has been discove...

Russian trials show Sputnik V vaccine performs well against COVID variants

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has produced strong results against new COVID-19 mutations in recent t...

Arrests made after hundreds gather for anti-lockdown protests in Dublin

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police have arrested a number people after hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in Dublin. ...

Myanmar's UN ambassador fired after making salute in support of anti-coup protests

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Myanmar's ambassador to the UN has been fired a day after making a three-fingered salute in suppo...

Auckland faces seven-day lockdown after COVID case detected

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New Zealand's prime minister has announced the country's biggest city, Auckland, will go into...

Navalny's wife among thousands marking anniversary of Putin critic's murder

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has joined thousands of people in com...

Over 850 cows stuck on pariah ship facing slaughter after bluetongue fears

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J More than 850 cows that have spent two months at sea on a ship crossing the Mediterranean are facing ...

Gunmen release 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from boarding school in Nigeria

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pupils kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria alongside members of their family and teachers hav...

After US airstrikes in Syria, Biden warns Iran of consequences for supporting militia groups

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J American airstrikes in Syria show that Iran can expect consequences for supporting militia groups thr...

CCTV captures woman being dragged along road by robbers in car

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J CCTV has captured the moments that a woman was dragged along a road by a car after robbers stole her ...

'Hearing Jamal's murder would make it a shock horror - I didn't want that': The Dissident director on Khashoggi film

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J As President Joe Biden releases an explosive report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salma...

Taylor Swift cancels postponed shows - and warns 'near future' of live gigs remains unclear

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Taylor Swift has announced that she is cancelling a series of tour dates that were previously postpon...

'One of a kind' puppy born with six legs and two tails - and it could be a big advantage

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A puppy with six legs has been born in the US - and vets are describing her as a "miracle"....

Tiger Woods shares update on his condition after grisly LA car crash

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tiger Woods is in "good spirits" as he continues to be treated in hospital following a seri...

Son's plea for detained father 'caught in prisoner-swap' with Princess Latifa

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The son of a British businessman detained in a notorious Indian prison has told Sky News he hopes tha...

'They killed so many': 24 hours of mass executions and unspeakable violence, as told by witnesses

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Axum is a historical city - an ancient site of pilgrimage in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. Read mo...

Joe Biden to hold Saudi Arabia 'accountable for human rights abuses' after Khashoggi report

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Joe Biden has told Saudi Arabia's King Salman that he will "hold them accountable for human ...

Lady Gaga's French bulldogs found after being stolen at gunpoint

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lady Gaga's French bulldogs have been found safe and unharmed - two days after being stolen at gu...

Man who threatened to blow up NHS hospital unless he was paid £10m convicted of extortion

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Berlin-born man who threatened to blow up an NHS hospital unless he was paid £10m in cryptocurrency...

'Red alert for our planet': UN report warns governments 'nowhere close' to climate targets

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A UN climate change report has found that global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions "fall far short...

Saudi crown prince approved operation to 'capture or kill' Jamal Khashoggi, says US intelligence report

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Saudi Arabia's crown prince is likely to have approved an operation to kill or capture a US-based...

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted as gunmen attack nearby military site

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J More than 300 girls have been abducted from a boarding school in northern Nigeria in the latest in a ...

Iceberg size of Bedfordshire breaks off from Antarctica

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An iceberg the size of Bedfordshire has broken off from Antarctica, near to a British Antarctic Surve...

'Many hundreds of civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers' in Ethiopian massacre

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A massacre in which Eritrean soldiers killed "many hundreds" of people in the Ethiopian cit...

Briton jailed for sneaking out of Singapore quarantine hotel room

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British man has been jailed for two weeks for sneaking out of his Singapore quarantine hotel room t...

Mother rescues children from fire by dropping them from window

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A woman has rescued her four children from a burning building by dropping them from a window. Read m...

Joe Biden takes military action for first time as president - US launches airstrikes on Syria

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US has launched airstrikes on eastern Syria - the first military action undertaken since Joe Bide...

EU leaders divided over vaccine passports to allow travel this summer

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J European Union leaders are divided over developing vaccine passports to open the continent up to tour...

COVID-19 rips through townships leaving a generation facing a 'world without adults'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J There is a pink house in the township of Zwide that sounds much like any other family home at six or ...

Anti-fraud probe as EU nations are offered 900 million 'ghost' COVID jabs for €12.7bn

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Fraudsters are trying to cash in on mistakes made by the EU's coronavirus vaccination campaign by...

Perseverance rover takes 11 million earthling names to Mars

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nearly 11 million people landed on Mars last week - even if it was just in names only. Read more

EU countries offered €12.7bn worth of fake COVID jabs

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Fraudsters are trying to cash in on mistakes made by the EU's coronavirus vaccination campaign by...

German man charged with spying after 'passing parliament floor plans to Russia'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by ...

Six killed and one missing after illegal gold mine in Indonesia collapses

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Six people have been killed after an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island collapsed o...

Princess Latifa: Police receive letter calling for probe into disappearance of royal's sister

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed they have received a letter relating to the disappearance of Pri...

US report expected to blame Saudi crown prince for Jamal Khashoggi's murder

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US government is expected to release a declassified intelligence report that finds the Saudi crow...

Australia passes new law to make Google and Facebook pay for news content

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Australia has passed a new law that will force tech companies - including Google and Facebook - to pa...

Overgrown sheep loses 35kg of fleece in much-needed trip to the baaarbers

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lockdown has been tough for all of our hairstyles but one plucky sheep has been given his first trim ...

I had no idea I had been cut: FGM survivors raise awareness amid pandemic

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) have spoken out about their horrifying and painful exper...

Pfizer vaccine is highly effective at preventing serious illness or death, real-world data confirms

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The first big peer-reviewed real-world study of the Pfizer vaccine has confirmed it is very effective...

'Frustration' as Ireland's vaccine programme lags behind UK

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J "It is very frustrating", admits Dr Laura Malone. "At the moment we don't have any...

'Dear British, we envy you': Germany's top-selling newspaper admires UK's vaccine rollout

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Germany's top-selling newspaper has hailed the UK's COVID vaccine rollout success and its pla...

Whisky collection sells for almost £6.7m at auction

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J One bottle of whisky fetched a whopping £1m at auction as part of an impressive 3,900-strong collecti...

Tiger Woods was unaware of how 'gravely' he was injured after car crash

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tiger Woods did not appear to be "aware of how gravely he was injured" after his car crash ...

'History has been made': Ex-Syrian agent convicted by German court in torture trial

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former member of Syrian president Bashar al Assad's secret police has been sentenced by a Germa...

Ghana receives 600,000 free doses of COVID vaccine as part of global scheme

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Ghana as part o...

Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person after losing $15bn

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tesla boss Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person after shares in the electric car com...

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Tiger Woods 'lucky to be alive' after suffering 'multiple open fractures' in car crash

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tiger Woods suffered "multiple open fractures" to his right leg in a serious car crash in L...

COVID 'vaccine diplomacy': China, Russia and India cherry-picking the countries they help

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China, Russia and India have been accused of engaging in "vaccine diplomacy" as they cherry...

Capitol riot: Ex-police chief says he did not see FBI report warning of 'war' in Washington

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The former US Capitol Police chief says he only found out this week that his officers were warned jus...

French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault after authorities revived...

Denver plane engine fire consistent with metal fatigue, investigators say

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Metal fatigue may have caused an engine explosion during a United Airlines flight over Denver on Satu...

Checkpoint shooting probe raises questions over Israeli authorities' version of events

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An investigation into the fatal shooting of a Palestinian man whose car hit a checkpoint has raised q...

Ireland to keep strictest level of COVID restrictions until at least 5 April

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin has confirmed the country will continue at the highest le...

Capitol riots: Ex-police chief says he did not see FBI report warning of 'war' in Washington

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The former US Capitol Police chief says he only found out this week that his officers were warned jus...

'Truth could be a weapon': Meet the journalists fighting 'tyrannical' crackdown in Belarus

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Whenever he leaves the house, Igor Ilyash takes an emergency backpack with him, just in case he gets ...

How EU nations are trying to plot route out of lockdown - as Germany 'declares third wave'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The details of England's route out of lockdown were revealed this week. Read more

Indian activist linked to Greta Thunberg granted bail after being held over farmer protests

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Indian climate activist has been granted bail, 10 days after she was detained on sedition charges ...

Hair loss identified as long-term symptom of coronavirus - with women most at risk, study says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nearly a quarter of COVID-19 patients suffer from hair loss within six months of infection, with wome...

German man suspected of three heists against money transporters arrested by Dutch police

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A German man suspected of taking part in three robberies that targeted money transporters has been ar...

Calls to deport Australian woman who refused COVID tests in NZ hotel quarantine

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J There are calls to deport an Australian woman who refused to take a COVID test while spending 28 days...

Facebook to lift block on news pages in Australia as standoff ends

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Facebook will lift a block on news pages in Australia following a week-long standoff between the soci...

Third of freshwater fish threatened by extinction with habitats in 'catastrophic decline'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nearly a third of fish living in rivers and lakes around the world are facing extinction as their hab...

El Chapo's wife arrested on drug trafficking charges

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo has been arrested at a US airport on internati...

PM to warn climate change will risk worsening global conflict and insecurity

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson will warn the United Nations Security Council that unless urgent action is taken to tac...

Deaths are down and infection rates are falling, but US is far from out of the woods with COVID-19

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J America is far from out of the woods with COVID-19. Read more

Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed after convoy attacked during kidnap attempt

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attempted kidnapping...

40 stranded whales rescued in New Zealand - but concerns remain

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Volunteers in New Zealand have successfully refloated 40 stranded whales, but rescuers are concerned ...

Airlines urged to suspend use of some planes after second Boeing engine drops parts and catches fire

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A second incident involving a Boeing plane's engine catching fire and dropping parts has been rep...

Barcelona sees sixth night of violent protests over jailed rapper

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Demonstrators have clashed with police in a sixth consecutive night of violent protests in Barcelona ...

Australian Open fans criticised for 'disgusting' booing of COVID vaccine rollout

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The behaviour of Australian Open fans who booed the mention of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout after Sunda...

Search for missing British hiker in Pyrenees may not resume until spring, say police

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J French police say they will "probably" have to wait until spring to continue the search for...

Into The Grey Zone: Hong Kong activist hopes his efforts will 'pave the way' for a return home

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A prominent activist who fled Hong Kong after Beijing passed a new security law has said he hopes his...

Smuggled phones and a daring escape attempt - the story behind tracking down a princess

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The story behind the headlines of the Princess Latifa video messages is told today on the Sky News Da...

Boeing urges airlines to suspend use of some 777s after mid-flight engine failure

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boeing has recommended temporarily stopping flights of planes with a similar engine to one that suffe...

'One of country's worst eco disasters': Oil spill hits 100 miles of coastline as Israeli beaches shut

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Israel has been forced to close all of its Mediterranean beaches after an offshore oil spill resulted...

UK to ramp up pressure on Myanmar's coup leaders to step aside

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK foreign secretary is to demand the instigators of the coup in Myanmar stand down and release t...

Risk of coronavirus illness drops 95.8% after second Pfizer vaccine dose, Israel says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The risk of becoming ill with coronavirus falls by 95.8% after the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech...

Violent clashes on fifth night of protests over jailing of Spanish rapper who insulted monarchy

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rioters in Spain have smashed shop windows and launched glass bottles at police in a fifth night of v...

Briton, 21, becomes youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A 21-year-old Briton has become the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Read more ...

Shooting of protesters in Myanmar 'beyond the pale', says Raab

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the shooting of protesters in Myanmar is "beyond the ...

Russia records first cases of human infection with bird flu strain H5N8

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russia has recorded the world's first cases of humans being infected with the H5N8 strain of bird...

Former Nazi guard, 95, deported from US to Germany over 'acts of persecution'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A 95-year-old man has been deported from the US to Germany after admitting working as a guard in a Na...

Putin critic Alexei Navalny loses sentence appeal

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has lost an appeal against what he has described as a politically motiv...

China admits for first time four of its troops were killed in 2020 India border clash

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China has acknowledged for the first time four of its troops were killed in a mountain border clash w...

'A fake, a paste-up': How village near 'Putin's Palace' really feels about Navalny exposé

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The huge pile near Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea Coast which Alexei Navalny calls "Putin...

Google sacks founder of its AI ethics programme amid 'sexism and discrimination' claims

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tech giant Google has fired the head of its artificial intelligence (AI) ethics programme, claiming s...

Failure to vaccinate the rest of the world could threaten us all

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J We are all asking the question when are we going to get vaccinated, but the key question is when is e...

Perseverance rover moments before touchdown among new images of Mars released by NASA

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J NASA has released new images of the Perseverance rover two metres above the surface of Mars as it gav...

Asylum seeker stabs French immigration official to death

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Sudanese refugee has stabbed a French immigration official to death after being told his asylum req...

Dubai's missing Princess Latifa 'being cared for at home', family says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dubai's missing princess is "being cared for at home", according to the country's r...

G7 needs to start sharing vaccines with poorer countries now, says Unicef

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J G7 leaders need to provide clarity on when they will start sharing COVID-19 vaccines with poorer coun...

Israeli bar offers free drink for COVID jab to boost uptake among young

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A bar in Tel Aviv has become an unusual vaccination point, offering COVID-19 jabs in exchange for a f...

'Super offensive': Rihanna backlash as singer poses topless wearing Ganesha necklace

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rihanna has been accused of cultural appropriation after posing topless in an Instagram shot, wearing...

UN asks for proof that missing Dubai princess is alive

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UN Commission on Human Rights has asked for proof that Dubai's missing princess is alive. Re...

Thai Airways announces staff cuts in desperate bid to avoid bankruptcy

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thai Airways says it has cut around 240 executive positions as part of its bankruptcy restructuring p...

Young woman protester dies after being shot in head by police in Myanmar

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A young woman who was shot in the head by police while protesting in Myanmar has died Read more

Man in charge of justice in South Dakota charged with misdemeanour after fatal crash

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The man who heads up South Dakota's justice efforts has been charged on misdemeanour counts after...

Three of Guatemala's most active volcanoes are erupting at the same time - there's nowhere to hide

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A huge rumble and a belch of steam and rocks erupts from the crater of the volcano that towers above ...

Perseverance rover sends back first pictures from Mars after successful landing

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J NASA's mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars has sent back its first images from th...

Could NASA's Perseverance rover prove life on Mars?

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Even if space missions normally leave you cold, this one really does matter. Read more

Perseverance rover sends back first pictures from Mars after successful landing

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J NASA's mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars has sent back its first images from th...

Pfizer vaccine is up to 85% effective after first dose, new Israeli study finds

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A new COVID vaccine efficacy study from Israel has concluded Pfizer/BioNTech's jab is up to 85% e...

Baguette to battle for cultural protection as bakers warn of 'imposter' threat

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The humble baguette will battle against Paris rooftops and a wine festival to join the UNESCO listing...

PM pledges UK's surplus vaccines to poorer nations as he calls for 100-day target for new jabs

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK will share the majority of any future surplus COVID vaccines to help developing nations, Boris...

Monolith in Democratic Republic of Congo destroyed with sticks and fire

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The latest metal monolith has been set on fire after it appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo....

Dolly Parton asks home state not to build statue of her 'given all that is going on in the world'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dolly Parton has requested that plans to erect a statue of her be delayed in light of the coronavirus...

Could NASA's Perseverance rover prove life on Mars?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Even if space missions normally leave you cold, tune in for this one. It really does matter. Read mo...

Texas senator Ted Cruz flies to Mexico while US state battles winter storm

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Texas senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family while the state he represents deals with power ...

UK sanctions three Myanmar generals after military coup

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK has imposed sanctions on three Myanmar generals for human rights violations in the country...

Journalists jailed for two years for live-streaming Belarus protest

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two Belarusian journalists have been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in Minsk for live-st...

Why has Facebook blocked news in Australia and what does it mean for the rest of the world?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Facebook has blocked Australians from accessing and sharing news in a fight over internet platforms p...

Facebook accused of being 'school yard bully' over Oz news media block

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Facebook has been described as a "school yard bully" over its decision to block access to n...

Refugee camp 'womb' for new generation of IS extremists as killings surge

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Killings have surged at a huge refugee camp in Syria housing Islamic State sympathisers, prompting wa...

Indian activist arrested 'illegally' over farmers protest support

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lawyers for a 22-year-old Indian activist charged with sedition say she was arrested illegally. Read...

Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate denied bail

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Another court has denied bail to Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai ahead of h...

Japan puts woman in charge of Tokyo Olympics after sexist remarks by ex-chief

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A woman has been named the new Tokyo Olympics chief - replacing a man who was forced to resign after ...

Gulf War syndrome 'likely caused by nerve gas' not depleted uranium, study finds

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gulf War syndrome, which has left a quarter of a million veterans suffering long-term illness, may ha...

Serena Williams leaves news conference in tears after semi-final defeat

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An emotional Serena Williams left her news conference in tears after facing questions about her futur...

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing and sharing news

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Facebook has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform in the latest dispute ...

Second night of violent protests in Spain after rapper's arrest

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Spanish police have fired rubber bullets during a second night of violent protests over the arrest of...

Germans told Oxford jab 'is not second class' - with some reluctant to have it over fears of side effects

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J German authorities have said the AstraZeneca jab is not a "second-class vaccine" - as peopl...

Lovato had three strokes and heart attack after 2018 overdose - and was 'minutes from death'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Demi Lovato has revealed that her 2018 drug overdose left her minutes from death and led to three str...

Dubai's 'missing' princess reveals moment she knew her escape had failed

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New details of the forcible return of Dubai's "missing" princess reveal the moment the ...

Who is the father of Dubai princess 'being held hostage' - and what are his UK connections?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dubai's royal ruler is back in the spotlight after videos were released of his daughter, Princess...

US charges three North Korean hackers with $1.3bn theft

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States has charged three North Korean men with stealing and extorting more than $1.3bn (£9...

Controversial US radio host Rush Limbaugh dies aged 70

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The conservative US radio commentator Rush Limbaugh has died. Read more

Women allowed to attend Japan ruling party's meetings - as long as they keep quiet

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Women will be invited to attend key meetings of the ruling political party in Japan - as long as they...

Black man who owns 14 McDonald's restaurants sues fast food giant for racial discrimination

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former professional baseball player who owns a string of McDonald's restaurants is suing the fa...

Breakthrough mRNA vaccine developed for cancer immunotherapy

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Research involving messenger RNA (mRNA) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and scientists ...

Fortnite video game makers file EU antitrust case against Apple

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Epic Games, the company behind the video game Fortnite, has expanded the territory of its ongoing dis...

Activist calls for 'full representation' at COP26 climate summit

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A climate activist is calling for the landmark COP26 conference to include "voices from the most...

Ashley Judd: I would have died or lost leg without African rainforest 'heroes'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Actress Ashley Judd has said she might have died or lost her leg without the help of locals who came ...

North Korean leader's wife seen in public for the first time in more than a year

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been seen in public for the first time in more than a...

Twenty dead and millions without power as winter freeze hits southern US

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A winter storm sweeping across the US has left millions without power and killed at least 20. Read m...

People want to see missing Dubai princess is 'alive and well', says Raab

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the case of Princess Latifa is "concerning" and the...

Spectacular show as Italian volcano Mount Etna erupts

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mount Etna has erupted, sending smoke and ash into the sky and forcing a nearby airport to close temp...

Myanmar: How the military is using internet shutdowns to silence protesters

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tensions are growing in Myanmar as the military junta crack down on the ongoing anti-coup protests ac...

Unicef vaccine chief: Wealthier nations should donate jabs to poorer countries

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The head of Unicef's vaccination programme has called for wealthier nations to donate COVID-19 va...

UK calls for temporary ceasefires to allow vaccine rollout in world's war zones

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is calling for a UN resolution for ceasefires across the globe to allo...

UK under pressure to act over allegations against Dubai's ruler

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J For a long time the UK has seemed prepared to play down the disturbing allegations against its close ...

Myanmar determined to keep protests alive as country faces isolation - UN envoy

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The people of Myanmar are determined to continue protesting against the military coup that detained t...

'I'm a hostage' - Secret videos of missing Dubai princess released to Sky News

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A missing Dubai princess says she is a "hostage" in secret videos released to Sky News. Re...

North Korean hackers 'tried to steal COVID vaccine details'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J North Korea has been accused of attempting to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatment...

At least 40 dead after bus crashes into Indian canal

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 40 people have been killed after a bus veered off a bridge in central India and crashed into...

Former Olympic swimmer accused of running crime gang charged with trafficking £1.1m of meth

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former Olympic swimmer has been charged with trafficking two million Australian dollars (£1.1m) wor...

Experts puzzled by plummeting COVID-19 cases in India

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scientists have been left confused by the plummeting rate of coronavirus infections in India - partic...

Star actors join calls for government to resolve post-Brexit visa issue

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Julie Walters and Sir Patrick Stewart are among a group of British actors call...

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged with second offence

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Myanmar police have filed a second charge against deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more ...

Spanish rapper arrested after 24-hour police standoff while locked inside university

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel has been arrested after a 24-hour standoff with police that saw him barric...

Five dead and millions without power amid 'unprecedented' wintry weather in southern US

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Five people have died after rare ice storms, frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall swept across the ...

First African woman to lead WTO after Biden lifts Trump block over job

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO) af...

More protests in India following arrest of climate activist

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The arrest of a climate activist for circulating a document on social media supporting recent mass de...

Robots in Johannesburg hotel serve customers with COVID symptoms

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A hotel in Johannesburg has introduced robot staff and says they could be used to serve customers wit...

Second crocodile killed in search for missing fisherman feared eaten

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A second crocodile has been killed by officials searching for a fisherman feared to have been eaten b...

Bangladesh moves fourth group of Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone island

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Bangladesh has sent a fourth group of Rohingya refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal despi...

Scientists accidentally find life beneath ice shelves in the Antarctic

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scientists have stumbled upon sea life far beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic - in a discovery ...

Briton facing jail for sneaking out of Singapore quarantine hotel room to see fiancee

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British man is facing up to six years in a Singapore jail after sneaking out of his quarantine hote...

Symptomatic COVID cases drop by 94% with Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study shows

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Symptomatic cases of COVID-19 are dropping by 94% after two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, according to...

Into The Grey Zone: How countries can fight adversaries indirectly

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Iran has "shown a facility" for using proxy forces against opponents such as the United Sta...

India: Rescuers find 11 more bodies after flooding caused by Himalayan glacier break

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Eleven more bodies have been found by rescuers searching ravines and valleys in northern India after ...

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic as it reports at least three deaths

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least three people in Guinea have died from Ebola and an additional four people have been confirme...

Myanmar protests: Armoured tanks deployed in streets amid warnings of internet blackout

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tensions have risen in Myanmar following mass protests and speculation of an impending internet black...

Johnson joins Biden in putting pressure on China over WHO coronavirus investigation

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson has backed Joe Biden's calls for China to turn over all information to the World He...

UAE's Hope probe: First photo from Mars mission released

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United Arab Emirates has published the first image of Mars sent by its space probe. Read more

Bristol mayor says he's concerned about his 'brave' jailed friend Alexei Navalny

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Alexei Navalny's friend, Bristol mayor Marvin Rees, says he is "horrified" about what h...

Auckland placed into lockdown after three COVID cases detected

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New Zealand's largest city has announced a three-day lockdown following the discovery of three un...

World's 'oldest brewery' uncovered at ancient Egyptian city

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Archaeologists have discovered what could be the oldest-known brewery at one of Egypt's most prom...

Biden official who threatened to 'destroy' a reporter resigns

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A White House official who threatened to "destroy" a journalist seeking to cover his relati...

Johnson urges G7 leaders to unite to defeat pandemic

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson is to urge world leaders to unite and work together to defeat the "common foe...

'Super Mario' sworn in as Italy's PM - can he save its economy like he saved the euro?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In 2012, the Eurozone was facing an existential crisis, with the future of the euro itself in doubt. ...

People who've had COVID only need one vaccine shot, say French experts

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J France's top health authority has recommended that people who've had coronavirus only get one...

Hunt for crocodile as police searching for missing fisherman uncover human remains

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police searching for a fisherman who went missing in the Australian state of Queensland have found hu...

From Jackie Weaver to Kim Kardashian: 12 stories you may have missed this week

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It's the weekend. Read more

Death row inmate wins last-minute reprieve after Trump's Supreme Court pick helps halt execution

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A death row inmate has won a reprieve from a scheduled lethal injection after the US Supreme Court ru...

Vaccine nationalism, high prices and supply chain issues slowing worldwide coronavirus inoculation - scientists