‘Doctor’s orders’: Chris Stapleton postpones Nashville concerts to continue vocal rest
Chris Stapleton, one of modern country music’s most celebrated singers, has postponed two big concerts in Nashville this week as…
Oil falls as investors take profits, but fuel switching caps losses
Oil prices fell on Thursday as some investors scooped up profits from the recent rally, though solid demand in the…
Colin Powell, top U.S. soldier and diplomat, dies of COVID-19 complications
Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, a top military officer and a national security adviser, died on Monday…
N.Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling…
China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait
A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan’s main island and its…
Former U.S. President Clinton making progress but will remain in hospital
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will remain overnight in a Southern California hospital following a urological infection, but he has…
Hollywood film-crew union reaches tentative deal, averting strike
A union that represents about 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in film and television reached a tentative deal with producers on Saturday,…
Husband a ‘suspect’ as Kenyan athlete Tirop found dead
The two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist, who finished fourth in the Olympic 5,000m final two months ago, was 25.…
Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 years first need to plug a…
U.S. to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in…
Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery fears
Authorities from Beijing to Chennai scrambled to fill a yawning power supply gap on Tuesday, triggering global stock and bond…
Mbappe winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for improving people’s lives amid ‘grim’ economy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to focus on improving citizens’ lives in the face of a “grim”…
U.S. says Taliban talks in Doha were ‘candid and professional’
The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group…
Russia reports record daily death toll from COVID-19
Russia reported 929 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the largest single-day death toll it has recorded since the pandemic began.The government…
Biden says he and China’s Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement
“I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. “We made it…
Engine No. 1 backs GM’s strategy around transition to EVs
Hedge fund Engine No. 1 on Monday formally announced it has taken a stake in General Motors Co and was…
‘Catastrophic’ California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands
A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mum Against Her Son Marrying Georgina Rodriguez
Dolores Aveiro, the mother of Cristiano Ronaldo, doesn’t want to see her son marry current partner Georgina Rodriguez as she believes the Argentine-born…
Many British gas stations still dry, pig cull fears grow
Many British gas stations were still dry on Friday after a chaotic week that saw panic buying, fights at the…
Tokyo prosecutors seek two-year sentence for former Nissan executive Kelly
Japanese prosecutors asked a Tokyo court on Wednesday to send former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly to prison for two…
Russia arrests top cybersecurity executive in treason case – court
Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason…
Mourinho blasts referee and VAR after Roma lose derby to Lazio
Jose Mourinho blamed the referee and VAR for AS Roma’s 3-2 defeat to rivals Lazio in Serie A on Sunday,…
Matthew Stafford’s four TD passes fuel Rams’ win vs. Bucs
Matthew Stafford threw for four scores as the Los Angeles Rams improved to 3-0 with a 34-24 win over the…
Strong quake rattles island of Crete, some reports of damages
A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook the island of Crete in southern Greece on Monday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said,…
Global vaccines project to revamp rules after Britain got more than Botswana
In March, as wealthy Britain led the world in vaccination rates and almost half its people had received a shot,…
Evergrande investors in limbo after payment deadline passes
China Evergrande has left global investors guessing over whether it will make a key interest payment, adding to fears that…
Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year – newspaper
Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production…
Evergrande seeks to reassure retail investors as key debt deadline looms
China Evergrande Group will make it a top priority to help retail investors redeem their investment products sold by the…
Canada’s Trudeau vows cooperation with opponents after bid for majority fails
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday acknowledged he will need to work with other parties after he fell short…
Afghanistan: Fighting off hunger under the Taliban
Kabul is a city still waiting for its new life to take shape – a lot depends on the will…
U.S. says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in ‘tragic mistake
A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the U.S. military said…
N.Korea puts hazmat suits on parade for national day, but no missiles
North Korea celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its foundation with a night time military parade in the capital, state media…
Nigeria’s Delta region oil hub may need new COVID lockdown, governor says
The governor of Rivers State in Nigeria’s oil-producing Delta region said he may be forced to reimpose COVID-19 lockdown measures…
Taliban fire in air to scatter Kabul protesters; no reports of injuries
Taliban gunmen fired in the air on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, witnesses said, as…
U.S. shipped more than 2 million COVID-19 doses to Kenya and Ghana
The United States on Thursday shipped more than 2 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Kenya and Ghana on…
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that…
Ronaldo’s return to United sparks hopes of reviving glory days
Having left Manchester United in great shape 12 years ago, not long after firing them to a third straight league…
U.S. launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast
The United States launched a drone strike in Afghanistan, apparently killing an Islamic State “planner”, after the group claimed a…
New Zealand’s Ardern says lockdown working to limit Delta spread
New Zealand reported 68 new cases on Thursday taking the total number of people infected in the latest outbreak to…
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over ‘very credible’ Islamic State threat
The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of…
Australian PM Morrison defends lockdown strategy as daily cases hit record
Australia will stick to its lockdown strategy against the coronavirus until at least 70% of its population is fully vaccinated,…
“I’m distraught”: grieving Haitians bury their dead a week after quake
Families gathered in villages in southwestern Haiti this weekend to hold church and funeral services a week after an earthquake…
Taliban impose some order around Kabul airport – witnesses
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers imposed some order around chaotic Kabul airport on Sunday, firing in the air and using batons…
NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts
More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, a NATO official…
Afghan turmoil shattering dream of trapped athletes is “heartbreaking” – IPC chief
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president said on Wednesday that it was sad that Afghan athletes trapped in Kabul would…
Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace
More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told…
Kabul evacuations stall amid runway chaos as U.S. denounced for pullout
Thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport’s single runway on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital,…
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s second and third biggest cities, officials said on Friday, fuelling fears the U.S.-backed government could…
Taliban take Ghazni city on road to Afghan capital
Taliban insurgents captured the city of Ghazni on Thursday, the ninth provincial capital they have seized in a week, as…