Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen, worked as a news presenter for government run CGTN in Beijing.

Australian Caleb Ewan wins an exciting sprint finish to claim stage three of the Tour de France in Sisteron.

Migrant numbers are rising again, but Greece does not want to be seen as a gateway to Europe.

Georgetown's John Thompson was the first black coach to win a college basketball championship.

The statue of Canada's first PM, Sir John A Macdonald, was pulled down by activists over the weekend.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan leaves Arsenal to join Roma on a permanent basis after his contract is terminated by mutual consent.

His comments come as the rival candidates clash over unrest in Portland, where a man was shot dead.

Former champion Naomi Osaka overcomes a scare in her US Open first-round match, but American teenager Coco Gauff is knocked out on day one.

The US government had expressed concerns that China might steal data carried by the cable.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs a one-year contract extension with AC Milan, taking him through until 30 June 2021.

More than 183,000 people in the US have now died, almost a quarter of the world's Covid-19 tally.

Britain's Cameron Norrie fights back to beat ninth seed Diego Schwartzman, while Kyle Edmund also wins on day one of the US Open.

The Buenos Aires World Tango Championship took place online because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kristina Mladenovic says she is one of the players placed in a "bubble within the bubble" at the US Open after Benoit Paire's positive coronavirus test.

The 67-year-old, one of the biggest pornography stars, is accused of attacking a total of 17 women.

The popular video conferencing app has seen a 458% jump in customer growth compared with last year.

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Khadjou Sambe, 25, defied social expectations to ride the Atlantic waves.

For some people Covid just will not go away. One woman who thinks she had it has made an Instagram diary.

The musician says he is plagued by intrusive thoughts, and has suffered from OCD "my whole life".