Singapore’s unvaccinated will have to foot $18,000 Covid bills

Covid patients in Singapore who choose not to get vaccinated could face high medical bills, as one of the most immunized societies in the...

Brazil qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup with Colombia win

SAO PAULO - Lucas Paqueta's instinctive strike gave Brazil a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Thursday to book their place at...

Malaysia to reopen to international visitors by Jan 1

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by Jan 1 at the latest, a government advisory council said on Thursday, as...

Thousands of Afghans deported from Iran to Taliban rule

ISLAM QALA (AFGHANISTAN) - Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan migrants back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan every week despite the threat of famine,...

Beijing seals off mall, housing compounds after virus cases found

BEIJING: Beijing sealed off a large downtown mall and locked down several residential communities Thursday in response to a recent Covid flare-up, as the...

Net closes as January 6 probe shifts to Trump’s role in...

WASHINGTON - A flurry of subpoenas targeting top lieutenants and a court affirming lawmakers' investigating powers have sent Donald Trump a decisive message as...

US judge rules Trump Capitol attack records can be released to...

WASHINGTON - A US judge Tuesday ordered White House records that could implicate former President Donald Trump in the January 6 attack on the...

UAE top diplomat on first Syria visit in over a decade

DAMASCUS - The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Tuesday, state media said, in the first such visit...

ISS astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX craft

WASHINGTON: A SpaceX capsule carrying four diaper-wearing astronauts back to Earth after six months on the International Space Station landed on Monday off the...

Toshiba to split business into three: report

TOKYO - Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, a report said Tuesday, after a series of crises at the...