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 to the population of...
Japan’s Princess Mako to marry after delay and controversy
TOKYO: After years of controversy, Japan's Princess Mako will marry this month, but she will forego traditional rites and will not take a usual...
Great-grandmother keeps Indian martial art alive
VATAKARA (INDIA) - Deftly parrying her son with a bamboo cane, Meenakshi Amma belies her 78 years with her prowess at kalari, thought to...
US government shutdown averted hours before deadline
WASHINGTON - US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to avert a crippling government shutdown, as...
Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, caught after escape bid
ITZEHOE (GERMANY) - A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who fled hours before the opening of her trial in Germany has been found,...
Foreign businesses in China rattled by ‘hostage diplomacy’
BEIJING - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's return from Canada this week was lauded as a diplomatic triumph in China, but the celebrations left a...
British soldiers to deliver fuel to ease supply crisis
LONDON - British troops are expected to be deployed within days to help ease a fuel supply crisis, the government said on Wednesday, as...
World’s shortest cow gets posthumous recognition
DHAKA, Bangladesh: A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the shortest on the planet just weeks...
Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing
MANILA: Philippine superstar and presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao announced on Wednesday he is retiring from boxing after a glittering decades-long career in the ring,...
Japan ruling party votes on next prime minister
TOKYO - Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race...
