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People in Shanghai have been confined to their homes for weeks.

COVID: Shanghai residents put life during lockdown on display

People in China’s business capital are flooding social media to document the widespread backlash toward the city’s strict lockdown.

New omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have a mutation of the spike protein that makes the virus potentially more severe.

COVID: Omicron variants 'escaping immunity'

Even if you had the original omicron you can assume you're still at risk of getting one of its subvariants BA.4 or BA.5.

Demonstrators protested outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court leak spurs abortion rights rallies

Rallies were held in the U.S. after a leaked document showed that the top court plans to overturn federal abortion rights.

Hundreds of abortion rights supporters and opponents gathered in anger.

Leaked abortion ruling galvanises America

As a document shows the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn abortion rights, supporters and opponents are out in force.

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Fact Check: No evidence of biological weapons in Ukraine

Russia claims Kyiv is developing biological weapons with support from the West. How credible are the allegations?

Imran Khan is in trouble over the actions of his political supporters.

Pakistan: Critics warn over blasphemy case against ex-PM Imran Khan

Critics slam the Pakistani government’s move to file blasphemy charges against ex-PM Imran Khan and his party leaders.

Plants such as chicory, alfalfa and  clover can help farmers sequester CO2 in the soil.

Carbon farming: Climate change fix or greenwashing?

An E.U. project hopes that encouraging farmers to capture carbon to sell credits to businesses will help reduce emissions.

Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., early on May 3, following a report that conservatives on the Supreme Court were poised to strike down the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent.

U.S. Supreme Court reportedly votes to repeal abortion law

A leaked draft opinion suggests that a majority of Supreme Court justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Spanish officials say that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's phone was hacked in May 2021.

Pegasus scandal: Spain says PM Pedro Sanchez's phone hacked

Officials said that "a certain amount of data" was taken from the phones of Spain's PM and its defence minister.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims had gathered for the Eid prayers.

Ethiopia: Police fire tear gas during Eid celebrations

Clashes broke out at Eid celebrations in Addis Ababa after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

Workers use their helmets to pour water to cool themselves off near a construction site on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.

Record-breaking heat forces countries to adapt

As extreme heat becomes more frequent around the world, how can affected areas adapt to remain livable?

The German government has said it's 'realistic' to aim for no more Russian oil imports by late summer.

Germany ready to support E.U. ban on Russian oil

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the ban could be upheld for years, as Germany weans itself off Russian energy.

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