Apple to slash iPhone 13 production on chip shortages
Apple's manufacturing partners are struggling to deliver enough components, forcing the company to scale back targets.
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Living in lava in Cape Verde
Despite regular eruptions, people of a village in Cape Verde continue to rebuild their homes at the foot of a volcano.
Croatia: Repair of Mecencani sinkholes about to begin
The sinkholes made a dramatic appearance less than a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake hit Croatia on December 29, 2020.
Colombia to leave ‘Havana Syndrome’ embassy probe to US
Several people associated with the US embassy in Colombia report symptoms linked with the affliction, US media reports.
‘Hard choices’ for Singapore media after controversial law passed
Concerns about effect of 'foreign interference' law in country where media already operate under strict regulation.
11 dead after Typhoon Kompasu floods the Philippines
Typhoon Kompasu has set off landslides and flash floods in the Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead.
Afghanistan’s girls lament continued closure of high schools
Afghan girls, who have been confined to their homes, urge the Taliban not to snatch their right to education.
US to open border with Canada, Mexico starting in early November
Biden administration to allow travellers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated to enter the US.
IEA: World needs to triple investment in renewable power
Spends on transition to renewable energy 'remains far short' of what's needed to meet future demand sustainably: IEA.
TaiwanPlus tries to change the narrative on self-ruled island
New media outlet launched as the democratic island, which is claimed by Beijing, faces an increasingly hostile China.
Ex-Myanmar president says army tried to force him to cede power
Win Myint's court testimony challenges army's insistence that no coup took place and the transfer of power was lawful.
G20 agrees aid to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis
Leaders agree Taliban will need to be involved in assistance but stress it does not mean recognition of its government.
Chile declares state of emergency over Mapuche conflict
President Sebastian Pinera says troops are being sent to two southern regions hit by recent acts of violence.
Venezuela burns through cash to shore up new bolivar
Central bank has injected $40m per week into the exchange market after launching new bolivar with 6 fewer zeros.
Russia hits new record for daily COVID-19 deaths – 973
Government coronavirus task force reports 973 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily toll since the start of pandemic.
UK demands ‘significant change’ of Northern Ireland trade rules
Brexit minister David Frost calls on EU to allow changes to post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland.
Shatner, Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, set for Blue Origin launch
Star Trek's Captain James Tiberius Kirk, played by William Shatner, promoted a utopian spacefaring vision.
US House expected to hike debt ceiling, averting default
Democrat-controlled House of Representatives expected to approve bill increasing debt limit amid looming default.
Serbia’s leader defends right to buy weapons where he wants
President Aleksandar Vucic says country will continue arming itself with weapons from Russia, China and elsewhere.
US workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers
Some 4.3 million US workers left their jobs in August as COVID infections surged.