Indian students worry as COVID derails exams

The cancellation came as a huge relief to many who were anxious about writing exams at a time when Indian towns and cities were gripped by a deadly second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. But, students said, this relief soon gave way to anxiety.

White rhino travels to Japan looking for love

 A five-year-old white rhinoceros has travelled from Taiwan to Japan - all as part of a quest to find love.

US super-rich 'pay almost no income tax'

ProPublica says it has seen the tax returns of some of the world's richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett. The website alleges Amazon's Mr Bezos paid no tax in 2007 and 2011, while Tesla's Mr Musk paid nothing in 2018.

Donate jabs now or risk wasting doses, says Unicef

Millions of Covid vaccines could be wasted if rich countries send large amounts of leftover doses to poorer nations in one go, Unicef has warned.

The world's fastest cat is returning to India

If all goes well, eight cheetahs - five males and three females - will make the 8,405km (5,222 miles) journey from South Africa to their new home in a sprawling national park in India in November.

Passenger trains collide in Pakistan killing 30

Two passenger trains have collided in southern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more.

Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years.

Olympics '100%' on - Tokyo 2020 president

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is "100%" certain the Olympics will go ahead but warned the Games "must be prepared" to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak.

Bird flu: China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain

The Jiangsu province resident, who was diagnosed last week, has now recovered and is ready to be discharged. There are many bird flu strains and it is not unheard of that people working with poultry occasionally get infected.

Tokyo 2020: Australia's softball team the first athletes to arrive in Japan

Australia's women's softball team became the first international athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics when they flew into Tokyo on Tuesday. The team will attend a training camp in the city of Ota before moving to the Athletes' Village in Tokyo on 17 July.