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Climate change should be treated with the same urgency as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study. The study, which was led by the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Centre for Climate Justice, reported concerns that resources used for the pandemic response would detract from those allocated to climate action. It said that the recovery from

Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma. Shops and businesses have been looted and vandalised and burning vehicles and debris left across roads. The violence was triggered last week when Zuma began serving a

Italy have beaten England on penalties to win the European Championships in a nail-biting final at Wembley, after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. The Three Lions managed to score the fastest ever Euros final goal after Luke Shaw fired home off the back of a Kieran Trippier cross just before the second minute,

The wife of the assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moise has spoken for the first time since she survived the attack that killed him. Martine Moise, 47, was seriously injured in the raid on the couple’s home in Port-au-Prince in the early hours of Wednesday and was flown to Florida for treatment. Her husband was found

Anyone over the age of 12 who travels to Malta after Tuesday must present a proof of full vaccination before they will be allowed into the country. Authorities will require a recognised COVID-19 vaccination certificate, such as the type issued by Malta, the European Union or the United Kingdom’s NHS. Children aged between five and

The US and Colombia are sending troops to Haiti following the assassination of its president by a group of suspected mercenaries from the two nations. FBI officials will travel to the Caribbean island alongside members of the Department of Homeland Security to see how best they can assist in the aftermath of Jovenel Moise’s death,

Chris Eubank says he is “devastated” after his son Sebastian died days before his 30th birthday. The boxer and personal trainer – the third oldest of Eubank’s children – was found dead in Dubai, where he lived. Eubank paid tribute to his son, saying he was a “deep thinker who liked to challenge and accepted

Deaths from starvation are outpacing those from coronavirus around the world with 11 lives a minute likely lost to hunger, an anti-poverty charity has warned. COVID-19 was one of the “three lethal Cs” fuelling the global emergency together with conflict and the climate crisis, said Oxfam. According to its report, The Hunger Virus Multiplies, a

A US citizen is believed to be among six people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, according to reports. Jovenel Moise died at his home in Port-au-Prince, the capital of the impoverished Caribbean island, in the early hours of Wednesday. Officials have said the attack was carried out by “a highly trained and heavily

This summer’s Tokyo Olympics will go ahead without spectators after a surge in coronavirus cases, organisers have announced. Japan’s Olympics minister said organisers agreed that fans should not be allowed to attend. Seiko Hashimoto, president of this year’s Games, said the situation was “regrettable” and apologised to those who had bought tickets. Advertisement

Joe Biden has condemned the “heinous” assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and the wounding of his wife Martine at their home. The US president called the attack “worrisome” and said his administration needed more information on what happened. “We condemn this heinous attack and I am sending my sincere wishes for First Lady Moise’s

Lapland has recorded its hottest temperature for more than a century after hitting 33.6C (92.5F) during a heatwave which has been gripping Finland. The figure at the Nordic country’s Utsjoki-Kevo weather station near the border with Norway was recorded by the Finnish Meteorological Institute on Monday. It marks the warmest day in Lapland since 34.7C

Denmark’s performance at Euro 2020 may have been boosted in the wake of Christian Eriksen’s dramatic collapse on the pitch – and they could now be inspired to beat England in tonight’s semi-final clash, a top psychologist has said. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the Danish team’s opening match of the tournament, with his

Six secondary school pupils and a teacher are among nine people arrested over an alleged bomb plot in Hong Kong. The pupils were trying to make an explosive called triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in a homemade laboratory in a hostel, police said. They allegedly planned to use the substance to bomb court rooms, cross-harbour tunnels and

The threat to the UK from terrorist groups like al Qaeda will grow if allies turn their back on Afghanistan after troops withdraw, Sir Alex Younger, the ex-head of MI6, has warned. The former spy chief said it would be an “enormous mistake” to neglect the country as happened back in 1989 when a previous

A stream of politicians, ambassadors, world leaders and business people file in and out of former Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s home in Kabul. The views and guidance of the charismatic, first popularly-elected leader of Afghanistan are still much sought after. And right now, he is one of the most vocal critics of the American policy