Myanmar junta’s planned cyber law condemned
Human rights activists inside and outside Myanmar have expressed alarm at a cybersecurity law that the new military junta is seeking to pass as...
Myanmar’s conflict-scarred Rohingya on edge with return of generals
YANGON - Myanmar's stateless, conflict-scarred Rohingya community are on edge with the return of military rule, fearing further violence in a restive part of...
Feminist dating app Bumble takes Wall Street by storm
WASHINGTON: US dating app Bumble, where women make the first move, won Wall Street's heart as it went public Friday, with markets valuing the...
Melbourne orders snap Covid lockdown, but Australian Open plays on, without...
MELBOURNE: More than six million people were ordered into a snap, five-day lockdown Friday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak in Australia's second most...
Myanmar’s protesters back on the streets as US sanctions coup leaders
YANGON - Myanmar's military regime braced for a seventh straight day of street protests on Friday after Washington announced sanctions on leaders of the...
Museums bet on paid virtual tours during pandemic but will they...
NEW YORK - Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley's home from your sofa or marvel at old masters' paintings in The Met without...
French nun, Europe’s oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid
TOULON, France: Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, turned 117 on Thursday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars,...
Champion Kenin out, top-ranked Barty through at Australian Open
MELBOURNE - Sofia Kenin's emotional Australian Open defence ended in a second-round defeat Thursday but top seed Ashleigh Barty overcame a blip to reach...
No kidding: video calls with goats boost British farm
BLACKBURN (UNITED KINGDOM) - A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings...
Haiti president acts to oust judges in power struggle
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti's President Jovenel Moise tried Tuesday to force out three judges who were proposed as potential interim national leader to replace him...
