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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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2024-07-10 |
‘Dad tried to kill us’: The fire that devastated Australia Allegations that a father killed three of his children in a blaze have highlighted a crisis of family violence. |
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2024-07-09 |
Hamas critic beaten by masked men in Gaza Palestinian activist Amin Abed was taken to hospital after the attack by five assailants. |
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2024-07-07 |
After Covid and Olympics, Tokyo’s first female governor set for third term Renho Saito, who was expected to be Yuriko Koike's closest rival, places third in the race. |
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2024-07-05 |
Biden vows to stay in race and beat Trump in defiant speech The president is seeking to defuse a political crisis over his candidacy that has snowballed since last week's disastrous debate. |
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2024-07-05 |
US cities can now punish homelessness. Will it help or hurt a crisis? Experts argue arresting the homeless will make a crisis worse - but cities face mounting pressure take quick action. |
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2024-07-04 |
In Marseille, pétanque masks political divides ahead of Sunday's vote Crime and poverty in cities like Marseille has driven support for the far right in southern France. |
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2024-07-03 |
AI drives 48% increase in Google emissions The tech giant says it will be difficult to meet its net zero target due to AI using so much energy. |
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2024-07-03 |
China seizes Taiwan boat with crew for illegal fishing Taiwanese officials have confirmed to the BBC that the boat was seized inside China’s territorial waters. |
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2024-07-03 |
'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake Union Island, which lies off St Vincent and the Grenadines, has been devastated by the powerful hurricane. |
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2024-07-02 |
Doctors dismissed these women as hysterical. Now they're fighting back Two thirds of Australian women say they have encountered gender bias or discrimination in healthcare. |
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2024-07-02 |
Texas Democrat openly calls on Biden to leave presidential race Rep Lloyd Doggett called for Biden to make the "difficult to decision to withdraw" from the race. |
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2024-07-02 |
US pays Moderna $176m to develop bird-flu jab Moderna is being given $176m to work on a bird-flu vaccine, in case there is ever a human pandemic. |
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2024-07-01 |
The contentious exam deciding the fate of India’s doctors The NEET exam has triggered nationwide protests, with students saying it has jeopardised their future. |
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2024-06-28 |
US Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless camps The court found that the ban did not violate the constitution's limits on cruel and unusual punishment. |
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2024-06-28 |
Jonathan Van Ness responds to Queer Eye claims The TV star and hairdresser says accusations of "difficult" behaviour are "overwhelmingly untrue". |
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2024-06-28 |
Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law The court maintains a ban on abortions after six weeks, making exceptions in cases of incest or rape. |
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2024-06-27 |
Wildfires ravaging Arctic Circle - EU monitor Scientists at the EU's Copernicus monitor say Russia's Sakha region is experiencing intense wildfires. |
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2024-06-27 |
Justices block $6bn Purdue bankruptcy deal The deal would have shielded members of the Sackler family from lawsuits over their role in fuelling the opioid crisis. |
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2024-06-26 |
Five charged for bribing juror with $120K in Covid fraud trial The trial in Minneapolis centres on the theft of millions of dollars from a scheme to feed hungry children. |
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2024-06-26 |
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' A current outbreak of the virus in the African country is "concerning", say health officials. |