Apple takes down holy book apps, Audible in China

Muslim and Christian holy book apps and Amazon's audiobook service Audible have been removed from App Store in China reportedly at a request of the country's officials.

NASA to launch Lucy probe to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will be hurled into space on a 12-year expedition to study a record number of asteroids.

FDA panel endorses booster shot of J&J Covid-19 vaccine – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 240M people and killed nearly 4.9M globally. Here are the virus-related developments for October 15:

Can developing countries avoid a 'climate debt trap'?

Ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, developing countries want rich nations to take historical responsibility for climate change, as the poorest are piling up debt to face its consequences.

WHO: Only one in 7 Covid-19 cases in Africa being detected – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 240M people and killed over 4.8M globally. Here are the major virus-related developments for October 14:

Hunger and cold threaten Afghanistan as aid agencies begin helping out

"Winter is difficult, and we have nothing except God, and we need more help," says aid recipient Bibi Pashtoon during the distribution of relief to hundreds of displaced families in capital Kabul.

Ranches, homes under threat as wildfire rages in southern California

Hundreds of firefighters are battling Alisal Fire which has burned more than 54 sq km in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara. Officials say only 5 percent of it is contained.

WHO: It may be 'last chance' to find origins of Covid – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 239M people and killed over 4.8M globally. Here are the virus-related developments for October 13:

Muslims most targeted group for hate crimes in England, Wales

According to new statistics released by the Home Office, the number of religious hate crimes was 6,377, with almost half of them targeting Muslims.

Star Trek's William Shatner returns to Earth after flight to space

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk became the oldest person to ride a rocket, eclipsing the previous record set by a passenger on a similar jaunt on a Bezos spaceship in July by eight years.

Australia to build lunar rover for NASA to find oxygen on moon

The agreement will strengthen a relationship related to space exploration that dates back more than 50 years, says NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

IEA: World must triple clean energy investment to curb climate change

The IEA said that renewables such as wind and solar energy continued to grow rapidly but the global transition to clean energy is still far too slow to meet climate pledges.