How 9mobile responded to COVID-19 pandemic

It has ravaged farms, decimated wild birds and spilled onto mammals. Could avian flu spark the next human pandemic? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

While European bank shares have slumped, EU leaders are not worried. But they warn to "never be complacent."

Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Chairperson, The Nigerian Prize for Literature Advisory Board speaks to GuardianTV on The NLNG prize for literature 2023, the prize money, and Nigerian writers.

A decline in vaccine confidence comes after more than a decade of hard-earned gains in routine childhood immunization. Getting back on track will be a challenging task, the agency warned.

In Monday’s meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated accusations against the US, NATO and Ukraine.

We’ve all experienced deja vu at some point in our lives. Some have labeled it a supernatural phenomenon, or even linked it to a parallel universe. But where exactly does this spooky feeling come from?

Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019 at the age of 87, was the architect of Japan's vastly successful boyband empire and his company, Johnny and Associates, still dominates the lucrative J-pop market. Yet allegations of child abuse and sexual exploitation surrounded the music mogul for decades. Yuka Royer speaks to former idol Kauan Okamato, who says he was sexually abused as a teen.

We look at reactions in the French and foreign media after a senseless stabbing attack involving pre-schoolers in Annecy. We also look at how French MPs used the attack for political gain. In other news: researchers reveal results from a large study in animal mobility during the pandemic with surprising results. Finally, we look ahead to a sumptuous semi-final showdown: Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz!

The merger was finalised just under three months after a rapid agreement brokered by the Swiss government. Meanwhile, European leaders are exerting pressure on Tunisia to accept a $1.9 billion IMF bailout. In other news, financier George Soros is transferring control of his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son.

Ibrahim Ajayi Bayom speaks seven languages and aims to learn even more! He practices speaking the languages in the cosmopolitan city of Lagos, Nigeria and also has many online friends worldwide, who he chats with to practice his skills.

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A quartet of African leaders headed out to Russia and Ukraine on a peace mission aimed at helping resolving the war between the countries that began last February with Russia's invasion of it's neighbour. South Africa's International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor speaks to Georja Calvin-Smith about the mission's impact and limitations.