Israel fires artillery into Gaza, Palestinian rocket attacks persist
Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket…
Euphoric clubbers hit dance floor again as Spain trials digital COVID-19 pass
Mandatory face masks could not conceal their delight as clubbers in the Spanish city of Girona moved to the thumping…
Gates divorce ropes in Big Law boldface names, veterans of Bezos split
With billions at stake in their divorce, Bill and Melinda Gates have turned to heavyweight partners at Munger, Tolles &…
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, Musk says
SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the…
Three dead, dozens hurt when suspected smuggling boat overturns off California
Three people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a suspected smuggling boat broke apart off…
New Zealand’s Ardern says differences with China becoming harder to reconcile
Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the…
EU legal case against AstraZeneca begins in Brussels court
The European Commission’s legal proceedings against Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies began at the Brussels Court of First Instance…
Samsung’s Lee family to pay more than $10.8 billion tax, donate art
The family of late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay more than 12 trillion won…
India’s coronavirus deaths exceed 200,000 after record surge in cases
India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical…
Meet the man in a bear suit walking from Los Angeles to San Francisco
He has got a giant padded head, perfectly round red cheeks and a bobbletail, and he is walking from Los…
Chad on edge as rebels threaten to advance on capital after president’s death
Chad’s new military leaders received backing from France on Thursday despite protestations from the political opposition and some army officers…
Greece opens to tourists, anxious to move on from crisis season
Greece began opening to tourists on Monday with few bookings but hopes for a better season to help make up…
Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
Gas and firewood furnaces at a crematorium in the western Indian state of Gujarat have been running so long without…
Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
Myanmar’s junta released 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department…
Modi appeals to keep Hindu festival symbolic as India’s COVID-19 infections surge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to devotees to keep a key Hindu festival symbolic as the country…
Russia, retaliating against Washington, asks 10 U.S. diplomats to leave
Russia on Friday asked 10 U.S. diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington’s expulsion of the same number…
Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Black man
The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several…
Caribbean island tackles water, food shortages after volcano eruption
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Reuters) – The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was rocked by a…
Myanmar activists stage ‘bloody’ protests against military
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar splashed the colour red on Wednesday, the second day of the traditional new year…
Citizens lead the call for police reform since George Floyd’s death
Last summer, millions of ordinary Americans took to the streets to protest racism, police violence and the killing of George…
Myanmar activists call for New Year defiance; Suu Kyi due for video hearing
Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called on Monday for people to show defiance of the military with costumes and prayers over…
Police fatally shoot Black man in traffic stop near Minneapolis, protests erupt
Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic…
Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s ‘strength’ for seven decades, dies at 99
Prince Philip, who was Queen Elizabeth’s husband for more than seven decades and helped to modernise the British monarchy and…
Twitter launches ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ emoji as movement grows
Social media giant Twitter on Thursday launched an emoji for the Milk Tea Alliance, a global online pro-democracy movement that…
Robinhood failed to disclose certain trade executions to public feed
Retail brokerage Robinhood Financial did not report a certain type of stock trade it executed for customers last year to…
Gunmen free more than 1,800 inmates from Nigerian prison
More than 1,800 inmates escaped from a Nigeria prison in the southeastern city of Owerri after an attack by gunmen…
Jordan’s Prince Hamza says in voice recording will disobey army orders to keep silent
Jordan’s estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces legal trial and political tribulations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal and political troubles will play out simultaneously on Monday, at his corruption trial and…
Easter eggs a symbol of defiance for Myanmar protesters
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while thousands of others were…
Nigeria aims to get 70 million J&J COVID-19 vaccines through African Union
Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the…
‘Falling like flies’: Hungary’s Roma community pleads for COVID help
Coronavirus infections are ravaging Hungary’s 700,000-strong Roma community, according to personal accounts that suggest multiple deaths in single families are…
Taiwan train crash kills 41 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades
At least 41 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a Taiwanese train carrying almost 500 passengers derailed…
Czech billionaire Kellner killed in Alaska helicopter crash
Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man and founder of investment group PPF, was killed in a helicopter crash on…
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship…
Ship stuck in Suez like a ‘beached whale’, firm aiming to free it says
Efforts to dislodge a 400 m (1,312 foot) long container vessel that has choked traffic along the Suez Canal resumed…
North Korea missile launch tests Biden, alarms Japan ahead of Olympics
North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring steady progess in its weapons…
Vaccine makers should license technology to overcome ‘grotesque’ inequity: WHO
More producers of COVID-19 vaccines should follow AstraZeneca’s lead and license technology to other manufacturers, the World Health Organization’s head…
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding in almost half a century
Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the…
Colorado supermarket shooter kills 10, including police officer
A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, killing 10 people, including the first police officer…
Heavy rain, flash flooding batter Australia’s east coast
Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple…
Musk says Tesla would be shut down if its cars spied in China, elsewhere
Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would be shut down if its cars were used…
WhatsApp hires Amazon Pay’s Mahatme to lead India payments
WhatsApp has hired a top Amazon executive to head its payments business in India, two sources told Reuters, as the…
Minneapolis judge to rule whether to move trial of ex-policeman in Floyd death
The judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George…
Kremlin, on possible new Cold War, says: we always hope for best but prepare for worst
The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow always hoped for the best but prepared for the worst when it was…
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia calls for end to violence
Myanmar security forces shot dead nine opponents of a Feb. 1 coup on Friday, a funeral services provider and media…
Lebron James wants an NBA franchise after Fenway stake
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James says he wants to own an NBA franchise after taking a stake in Boston-based…
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dead at 61
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan…
Five killed in Myanmar protests, civilian leader says people should defend themselves
Myanmar security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the commercial capital Yangon on Sunday, and at least three people…
Londoners protest after police officer charged with woman’s murder
Police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday after more than a thousand people gathered to mark the…
China warns U.S. to stay out of Hong Kong affairs ahead of Alaska meet
China again warned the United States to stop interfering in its affairs, including Hong Kong, a foreign ministry spokesman said…