A Singapore-flagged oil tanker was hit by “an external source” while discharging at the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia Monday, owner and operator Hafnia said in a statement. The incident, which occurred at approximately 00:40 local time, caused “an explosion and subsequent fire onboard,” the company said, as well as hull damage. It remains...
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China restricts Australian coal imports amid ‘deteriorating relationship’ between Canberra and Beijing
China appears to have formally restricted imports of Australian coal in favour of both local production and imports from other suppliers, in a move that threatens the $14 billion export industry. A Monday report in Chinese state media outlet The Global Times says that China’s “top economic planner” has authorised power plants to import coal...
One of Australia’s vaccine candidates axed after false positive HIV test results
As regulators around the world race to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, several other vaccine candidates have been ditched or delayed. On Friday, British and French pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur said the release of their vaccine would be pushed to late next year, while one of Australia’s four vaccine candidates was axed after...
UK, EU agree to extend Brexit trade talks
The UK and EU have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders earlier on Sunday. In a joint statement, Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was “responsible at this point to go the extra mile”. The pair discussed “major unresolved topics” during their call....
Brexit: PM to meet EU chief in bid to save trade deal
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels this week to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a last ditch effort to salvage a post-Brexit trade deal. It comes after a 90 minute phone call between the two leaders failed to produce a breakthrough. In a joint statement, they said the...
Princess Mary and Danish royal family in isolation after COVID diagnosis
Prince Christian of Denmark, the eldest son of Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation together with other family members. The Danish Royal Family confirmed the news on Monday local time after being notified of an outbreak at his school. “The Crown Prince and Crown Princess...
UK prepares to give first Covid-19 vaccinations as the world watches
Britain’s healthcare providers are gearing up to start giving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, less than a week after the United Kingdom became the first Western nation to approve a Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccinations are set to begin on Tuesday in England, Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland said it would start administering the vaccine...
Fears of forced removals as Bangladesh moves hundreds of Rohingya refugees to remote island
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are being relocated to a controversial island facility in the Bay of Bengal today amid fears that some could be coerced to move there and held indefinitely. A ship carrying 1642 refugees is traveling to Bhasan Char, an island about 40 kilometers (24 miles) off the coast near the...
Australia’s Fraser Island residents told to leave immediately due to bushfire
Residents of a coastal resort town on a popular Australian holiday island have been told to leave immediately by authorities as a bushfire worsens. Firefighters are struggling to control the huge bushfire on Fraser Island, off the east coast of Queensland. The bushfire was sparked by an illegal campfire in mid-October and has destroyed at...
Australia demands China apologise for posting offensive fake image
Australia has demanded China apologise for posting a fake picture on a government Twitter account that depicted an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Beijing should be “utterly ashamed” for sharing the “repugnant” image. It comes amid escalating political tensions between the two countries. Earlier this month, a report found...