Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has filed candidacy papers for upcoming legislative elections in Hong Kong, where the new national security law could prevent opposition candidates from taking seats.
July 20, 2020
Lender Amigo swung to a big loss in the last financial year despite attracting more than 200,000 new customers.
July 20, 2020
US president Donald Trump has refused to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote,...
July 20, 2020
A marathon European Union summit temporarily broke up in the early hours of Monday after four-days of acrimonious haggling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro (£1.68 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus...
July 20, 2020
The United Kingdom will ensure the world knows the nature of the "reprehensible behaviour" Russia is engaged in, according to its Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
July 20, 2020
The mayor of Los Angeles warned yesterday the city is "on the brink" of a return to lockdown as coronavirus cases in the United States surged.
July 20, 2020
Indian authorities have been accused of using the country's surging coronavirus pandemic as a chance to round up and hold critics protesting against Narendra Modi's treatment of minorities.
July 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has found fresh legs around the world, as confirmed deaths have passed 600,000 and countries from the US to South Africa to India are struggling to contain...
July 20, 2020
The public has been warned that all it takes for Covid-19 to regain a foothold in communities is "complacency".
July 20, 2020
Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by US President Donald Trump, his long-time friend, used the racial slur 'negro' on air while verbally...
July 20, 2020
The Chinese social media giant TikTok should be banned from the UK, child safety campaigners have warned, after a 'Daily Telegraph' investigation uncovered that paedophiles caught grooming children on the...
July 20, 2020
President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as...
July 20, 2020
Leading Republicans were preparing to meet Donald Trump on Monday over the United States' next Covid-19 aid package as the administration baulked at calls for more virus testing money and...
July 20, 2020
A four-year-old boy is set to travel to New York for a potentially life-saving cancer vaccine after his family raised a staggering £232,000.
July 19, 2020
THE word ‘hand-me-down' has not featured in the royal wedding fashion rule book before, but it does now thanks to Princess Beatrice who up-cycled one of her grandmother's dresses for...
July 19, 2020
THE word ‘hand-me-down' has not featured in the royal wedding fashion rule book before, but it does now thanks to Princess Beatrice who up-cycled one of her grandmother's dresses for...
July 19, 2020
Syrians were heading to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country on Sunday to elect a new parliament amid strict health measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
July 19, 2020
Italian coast guard divers and biologists were working on Sunday to free a sperm whale entangled in a fishing net near a tiny Mediterranean island.
July 19, 2020
Coronavirus deaths in the US have surpassed 140,000, according to Reuters' tally. The virus is on the rise in 42 of the 50 US states. In badly hit counties, officials...
July 19, 2020
European Union leaders remained fundamentally divided for a third day on Sunday over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro (£1.68 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund.
July 19, 2020
Roger Stone, a long-time friend of Donald Trump whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted by the US president earlier this month, has used the racial slur “Negro” while talking to...
July 19, 2020
A coyote pup is said to be “doing well” after being rescued from drowning by a rafter using CPR.
July 19, 2020
US President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote.
July 19, 2020
The USS Porter, an 8,900-ton Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is on her way back to the Black Sea, the US Navy's 6th Fleet reported. The warship, armed with Tomahawk...
July 19, 2020
Syria is holding parliamentary elections this Sunday, with polling stations open across the government-administered parts of the country. Some 250 seats on the People's Council of Syria are up for...
July 19, 2020
Iranian judicial authorities have halted the execution of Amirhossein Moradi, 26, a cellphone retailer, Said Tamjidi, 28, a student, and 26-year-old Mohammad Rajabi. Babak Paknia, a lawyer representing one of...
July 19, 2020
Irish people have been advised that travelling this year "is not worth" Covid-19 taking roots in residential care facilities again, according to an expert from the National Public Health Emergency...
July 19, 2020
A “brave and talented” police dog was given the Speaker's chair as she undertook detecting work at the House of Commons.
July 19, 2020
A young architect has been entertaining children in an enormous Mexico City apartment complex by broadcasting stories while the youngsters gather at their windows to listen.
July 19, 2020
Royal Sussex County Hospital was put on lockdown after a member of staff was stabbed on Sunday. Police arrived at the compound at 8.42am local time, after receiving reports of...
July 19, 2020
Royal Sussex County Hospital was put on lockdown after a member of staff was stabbed on Sunday. Police arrived at the compound at 8.42am local time, after receiving reports of...
July 19, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
July 19, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
July 19, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
July 19, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bribery trial resumed on Sunday. However, the PM was not in attendance at the Jerusalem District Court hearing. His attorney Yossi Segev asked the court...
July 19, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bribery trial resumed on Sunday. However, the PM was not in attendance at the Jerusalem District Court hearing. His attorney Yossi Segev asked the court...
July 19, 2020
The reduction in the social-distancing measure to one metre could have protected 30,000 jobs in Northern Ireland, research has indicated.
July 19, 2020
A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday's scheduled liftoff for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, officials...
July 19, 2020
A United Arab Emirates spacecraft has begun its journey to Mars with a blast off in Japan, in what is the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.
July 19, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a meeting with the Central Military Commission on Saturday to discuss its strategic goals and “further bolstering the war deterrent of the country.” The...
