Singapore jails Briton for not wearing mask
SINGAPORE: A British man was sentenced to six weeks' jail in Singapore for not wearing a mask and harassing police, officials confirmed on Thursday.The...
Britain’s cannabis market booms on Covid demand
LONDON: Britain's legal cannabis market has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic to become the second biggest after the United States, as consumers rushed to...
Owner loses last-ditch UK court bid to save condemned alpaca
LONDON - Geronimo the alpaca, whose fight for life after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis has dominated British media in recent weeks, will be...
Greek megafires highlight failure to prepare, experts say
ATHENS: As devastating wildfires ravage Greece, experts say the blazes cast a harsh light on the failure to prepare against and contain them, threatening...
Taliban pledge to be ‘different’, as Afghans flee
KABUL: The Taliban have offered a pledge of reconciliation, vowing no revenge against opponents and to respect women's rights in a "different" rule of...
Australia’s Qantas to make vaccines mandatory for staff
SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it would make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for staff, as the company bids to get planes back into the...
Japan’s ‘father of Sudoku’ dead at 69
TOKYO - The man dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularising the numerical brainteaser loved by millions, has died of cancer...
Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul
KABUL: President Joe Biden on Monday defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban's stunning military takeover that triggered panic in...
Blue Origin sues Nasa over SpaceX Moon contract
WASHINGTON: Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is suing the US government over its decision to award a massive Moon exploration...
Malaysia PM ‘quits’ with no clear successor in line
Malaysia's cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the king, science minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in an Instagram post...
