Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de Janeiro beaches, but the World Health Organization said...
June 23, 2020
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has met with US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, the embassy tweeted. They stressed the importance of “coordination of our approaches...
June 23, 2020
The number of global coronavirus cases has continued to surge in many large countries which have been lifting lockdowns, including the US, even as new infections stabilise or drop in...
June 23, 2020
A South Korean group has launched hundreds of thousands of leaflets by balloon across the border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang repeatedly warning it that it will retaliate against such...
June 23, 2020
Poundland owner Pepco registered a sharp drop in profit when the coronavirus outbreak hit, wiping out what could have been a strong start to the financial year.
June 23, 2020
A Syrian soldier who posted videos on social media declaring his love for Bashar al-Assad's teenage daughter has allegedly been arrested and beaten.
June 23, 2020
The number of terror suspects on the United Kingdom's security agency's watchlist has risen to 43,000, more than double the figure from the previous year.
June 23, 2020
Are there dark clouds on the horizon? Germany has reported a surge in Covid-19 cases and the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a record increase in infections.
June 23, 2020
One in three patients who recovers from Covid-19 could be harmed for life, with long-term damage to their lungs, as well as chronic fatigue and psychological disturbances, research suggests.
June 23, 2020
Strong sunlight causes the coronavirus to decay to almost nothing in just 30 minutes, according to a new study.
June 23, 2020
US President Donald Trump has warned his niece against releasing a tell-all book on their "toxic" family as details of a damaging lawsuit at the centre of the Trump family...
June 23, 2020
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was not interviewed by police in 2007 because he was not at home when officers knocked on his door, a former...
June 23, 2020
Young people who are flouting rules and reverting to almost "pre-Covid" behaviour are becoming riskier and may lead to a resurgence of the virus, chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan...
June 23, 2020
Joe Biden's campaign and his Democratic Party are feeling an emotion they have not sensed in quite some time, and one that prompts more than a little fear: confidence.
June 23, 2020
Don't know about you, but I suspect that every time I see a loaf of banana bread in the future, it will transport me right back to the fateful spring...
June 23, 2020
Ireland's inhabited islands have been the areas most sheltered from the coronavirus crisis engulfing the country since March.
June 23, 2020
This week the homeschooling epoch limps to a halt, but with exhausted parents crawling towards the finish line the usual end of term jubilation is sorely missing.
June 23, 2020
An ocean below Pluto's surface has raised fresh hopes of extraterrestrial activity, a study has suggested.
June 23, 2020
Don't know about you, but I suspect that every time I see a loaf of banana bread in the future, it will transport me right back to the fateful spring...
June 23, 2020
Fellow drivers united behind Bubba Wallace prior to Monday's Nascar race at Talladega as investigations continued into the noose left in the garage of the association's only black full-time driver.
June 23, 2020
Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across the US south and west have raised fears the outbreak is spiralling out of control.
June 22, 2020
A New York City police officer has been suspended after a video posted online showed him apparently rendering a black man unconscious in a chokehold after the city council voted...
June 22, 2020
A New York City police officer has been suspended after a video posted online showed him apparently rendering a black man unconscious in a chokehold after the city council voted...
June 22, 2020
Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house has reopened and performed its first concert since the coronavirus lockdown — to an audience that did not have to worry about social...
June 22, 2020
Laine Hardy, the 2019 winner of American Idol, says he has been diagnosed with Covid-19 but his symptoms are mild and he is recovering under home quarantine.
June 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia says this year's Hajj will not be cancelled, but due to coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the major Muslim pilgrimage.
June 22, 2020
Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who counted Brat Pack movies and the Batman franchise among his varied output, has died at the age of 80.
June 22, 2020
Only four more cases of Covid-19 were registered today as two more patients with the virus sadly died.
June 22, 2020
Kiev is continuing its revision of bilateral documents signed with Russia and intends to quit more Ukrainian-Russian deals, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Bondar has said. There had been 453...
June 22, 2020
Authorities in Thailand hope to ease some coronavirus restrictions on foreigners entering the country after going for 28 days without recording any domestic transmissions, a senior official has said. Those...
June 22, 2020
Yemen’s govt & separatists agree on ceasefire as they plan talks on peace deal – Saudi-led coalition
Yemen's Saudi-backed government and southern separatist forces have agreed on a ceasefire, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday. The two sides will begin talks in Saudi Arabia on implementing a...
June 22, 2020
Indian and Chinese military commanders met on Monday to try to ease tensions at their disputed Himalayan border. An Indian government source said commanders met in Moldo, on the Chinese...
June 22, 2020
Traders started the week cautiously as hopes for reduced social distancing measures kickstarting the economy were weighed up against rising cases of coronavirus in some countries.
June 22, 2020
Germany, Italy and the United States pushed on Monday for a ceasefire and de-escalation of tensions in Libya following a warning by Egypt that it would intervene militarily if Turkish-backed...
June 22, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the date of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union by meeting with veterans and visiting a new military church.
June 22, 2020
Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria are in talks with their military allies in a US-led coalition on a promised exemption from US sanctions targeting the Syrian government, Reuters reported, citing...
June 22, 2020
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday that cooperation with the European Union outweighs competition. Beijing is willing to deepen cooperation with the bloc on Covid-19 vaccine and treatment development...
June 22, 2020
Energy suppliers may start chasing some unpaid bills that were put on hold during the initial impact of the coronavirus crisis.
June 22, 2020
South Korean health authorities have said for the first time that the country is in the midst of a “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections around Seoul, driven by small...
June 22, 2020
Beijing said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city's decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan....
