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Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics after a spectacular show at the national stadium.

This year's Olympic Games are like no other in history.

The Olympics is not the right place for athletes to get on their "soapboxes", former British star Fatima Whitbread has said.

An Algerian judo competitor has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after learning he could have faced an Israeli opponent.

Almost every year since 1995, world leaders have met in person to discuss the climate crisis at a meeting known as Conference of the Parties (COP).

A woman in Malaysia was injected with an empty syringe when going for her COVID-19 vaccine, the government has confirmed.

Cockatoos in Sydney have learned to open bins - and the technique is catching on, as others have worked out how to do it by watching them, scientists say.

Counterfeit vaccine passes have forced pharmacies in Germany to stop issuing the certifications.

Scientists have captured an image of a circumstellar disc, and within it a planet with a moon-forming disc, that looks like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings cinematic franchise.

The mother of missing Ben Needham has said she will keep searching for her son, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 30 years ago.