Beyond tourism, who will dominate the $1 trillion space economy?

Space tourism will be worth $8bn by 2030, but that's a fraction of today's $350bn space industry.

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Bali hit by ‘oxygen crisis’ as Indonesia’s COVID struggles rise

Bali and other regions are under tight COVID-19 restrictions as cases and deaths surge in the archipelago nation.

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Campaigners hail historic Sierra Leone move to end death penalty

Lawmakers vote to repeal the death penalty more than 20 years after the country's last execution.

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Pegasus Project: Malware used against journalists and dissidents

The global epidemic of surveillance using malicious spyware. Plus, Bild’s battle for political influence in Germany.

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Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi as COVID-19 infections soar

Fifteen-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in city of eight million.

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Abdullah Abdullah: Can Afghanistan move ahead without US troops?

The High Council for National Reconciliation’s chief discusses if trust has been built after months of negotiations.

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Guatemala attorney general fires top anti-corruption prosecutor

Juan Francisco Sandoval dismissed as head of a special anti-corruption agency against impunity.

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Arrests as anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Sydney

Thousands take to the streets of the Australian city to protest against lockdown restrictions amid a surge in cases.

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Frantic search for survivors as India flooding toll rises

Heavy rains in western Maharashtra state triggered landslides and flooding, killing dozens of people.

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Philippines evacuates thousands as monsoon rains flood Manila

In some parts of the national capital region, home to more than 13 million people, flooding cut off roads to vehicles.

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