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Norway has ditched all its COVID-19 measures, even social distancing, in a radical move that as yet has unclear consequences.

Intensifying volcanic explosions have forced the airport on the Spanish island of La Palma to be closed.

The Taliban say they have shot dead four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies in public squares in the Afghan city of Herat.

The United States, China, Russia and Pakistan are working together to ensure that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers keep their promises.

A Chinese tech executive released after being detained in Canada for nearly three years has returned home.

Two Canadian nationals have been released from Chinese detention and are flying home to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed two big global issues facing the planet, the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, in her speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

A Chinese technology executive held in Canada on US fraud charges could be freed as early as Friday after prosecutors said an extradition request against her would be dropped.

Singapore made work-from-home the default and tightened rules to allow a maximum of two people to meet in restaurants or other social settings.

The Taliban’s notorious former head of religious police has said extreme punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a no jab – no entry policy in crowded places is likely to be part of a suite of measures to control COVID-19 and as an incentive to get vaccination rates up.

Two men posing as lawyers shot dead a notorious gangster inside a courtroom in India’s capital, Delhi.