Australia’s Delta outbreak spreads to new states..

MELBOURNE: Australia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta coronavirus on Sunday, health data showed, with authorities struggling to…

Four wounded in fresh inmate clash at riot-hit Ecuador prison ..

GUAYAQUIL , Ecuador: Four people were wounded and police were shot at on Saturday in a new clash between prisoners at the Ecuadorian prison where 11…

Fears of ‘election subversion’ as Trump flirts with 2024 White House bid..

WASHINGTON: The US presidential election of 2000 hinged on a few votes in Florida and was ultimately decided in the Supreme Court. The 2020 White …

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Facing crises, UK PM Johnson says he will take ‘bold decisions’..

MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise on Sunday to take “big, bold decisions” to transform post-Covid Britain, hoping to set the to…

US envoy presses Sudan to move toward civilian rule..

WASHINGTON: The United States warned Sudan this week that failure to make progress on a transition to civilian rule could put at risk political and…

Hermes hosts fashion show at Paris airport hangar

PARIS: French luxury group Hermes International (HRMS.PA) shuttled the fashion press to an airport on the outskirts of Paris for its spring ready-t…

New Zealand’s Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland..

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday …

Fire devastates Honduras’ Caribbean resort island of Guanaja..

TEGUCIGALPA: A huge fire destroyed or damaged more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja on Saturday, forcing hundreds o…

Big nations urged to heed climate activists’ demands for bolder actions..

MILAN: The world's major economies must do more at the upcoming UN COP26 climate summit in Scotland to show they are serious about wanting to t…

Texas law sparks hundreds of US protests against abortion restrictions..

WASHINGTON/AUSTIN : Women marched by the thousands on Saturday on the Supreme Court, the Texas Capitol and cities across the United States to protes…

Philippines’ Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections - media..

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo's daughter would run for president in next year's election and her father's long-time aide, who fi…

Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restart his account..

FORMER US President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter to restore his account, which the company removed in Jan…

Full vaccination required for work and student pass holders entering S'pore from Nov 1..

SINGAPORE : Singapore will require all Work Pass and Student’s Pass holders to be fully vaccinated before arriving in the republic from Nov 1, 2021,…

Philippines' Duterte says will retire from politics..

MANILA : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (pix) said Saturday he will not run for vice president in 2022 and will retire from politics, potenti…

Qataris vote in subdued first legislative election..

DOHA : Qataris began voting in the emirate's first legislative election Saturday in a symbolic nod to democracy that analysts say will not lead …

Argentine ex-president to be questioned over sunk sub ‘espionage’..

BUENOS AIRES: Former Argentine president Mauricio Macri will be questioned in a probe into spy claims regarding the 2017 sinking of a submarine that…

Brazil top court upholds vaccine pass for tourist hotspot Rio..

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld a requirement that all who access Rio de Janeiro's tourist spots starting Friday must hav…

Graphene: ‘Miracle material’ singled out for Covid conspiracies..

BUENOS AIRES: Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the topic of much …

US surpasses 700,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins..

WASHINGTON: US fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent …

Biden government urges judge to block Texas anti-abortion law..

WASHINGTON : US President Joe Biden's administration called on a federal judge Friday to swiftly block a new law that bans most abortions in Tex…

Ecuador deploys thousands of police, soldiers after prison riot..

GUAYAQUILL , Ecuador: Ecuador on Friday deployed thousands of police and soldiers to secure its violent prisons as relatives of convicts caught up i…

Fashion exec agrees to extradition to face US sex crimes charges..

MONTREAL: Fashion executive Peter Nygard agreed in a Canadian court on Friday to be extradited to the United States where he faces charges of rapin…

Google pulls plug on plan for mobile banking in Pay app..

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has hit the brakes on a project to add mobile banking to its Pay app, even as the online financial services market for everyd…

Merck pill seen as ‘huge advance’, raises hope of preventing Covid-19 deaths..

AN experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contrac…

In Capitol visit, Biden tries to make peace with feuding Democrats..

WASHINGTON : In a rare visit to the US Capitol, President Joe Biden tried on Friday to end a fight between the moderate and progressive wings of his…

US Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19..

WASHINGTON : US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19 but has no symptoms and will participate in oral arguments ne…

Japan's Imperial Household announces official wedding day of Princess Mako..

TOKYO : Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito, will marry her boyfriend, Kei Komuro, on October 26, reported Sputnik.…

UN reports 'unprecedented' malnutrition in Tigray..

ADDIS ABABA : The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, in a report publ…

Locked down Sydney left leaderless after corruption resignation..

SYDNEY : The leader of Australia's most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders -- deep in months o…

Australia to reopen international border from November..

CANBERRA: Australia’s international border will reopen in November after being closed for 18 months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister …

Elderly to make up 22 per cent of world population by 2050..

ANKARA : The percentage of the global elderly population is expected to more than double to 1.5 billion for those older than 65 by 2050, according t…

Australian NSW premier resigns following corruption probe..

SYDNEY : Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) Gladys Berejiklian announced Friday that she would be resigning from public office…

Pacquiao first to file certificate of candidacy for Philippines 2022 presidential race..

MANILA: Philippine boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday officially filed his certificate of candidacy for president in the May 2022 ele…

Ecuador seeks to identify remains of 116 inmates killed in prison riot..

GUAYAQUIL , Ecuador: Ecuador on Thursday sought to identify the remains of the 116 inmates killed during a riot at one of its largest prisons earlie…