Some Omicron cases are reportedly experiencing "mild" symptoms and experts should have more information about the transmission of the new COVID variant in the coming days, an epidemiologist at the World Health Organisation has said

France has tightened up its rules for people travelling into the country from outside the European Union amid growing fears about the Omicron variant.

A Norwegian technology company has invented a way to stop slurry (the fertilising mixture of manure, hay and water) emitting so much methane - by zapping it with artificial lightning.

A school gunman tried to lure students out into the hallway by pretending he was a police officer, viral video footage shows.

The world's rich nations must help vaccinate the poorest nations or else they will face a continual cycle of economic shocks and restrictions in the face of new variants, the OECD's chief economist has said.