Biles on five-gold Tokyo mission as ‘King’ Kohei plots triumphant farewell
TOKYO - American gymnastic goddess Simone Biles and Japan's national sporting deity Kohei Uchimura begin their quests for Olympic immortality in Tokyo this weekend.Both...
Climate cataclysms set stage for key UN science report
PARIS - On the heels of jaw-dropping heat and flooding across three continents, nearly 200 nations gather Monday to validate a critical UN climate...
Norway marks decade since Breivik massacre with anti-extremism plea
OSLO: Survivors of Norway's worst massacre since World War II called on Thursday for the country to stand up against the hatred that motivated...
Nestle changes ‘inappropriate’ Chilean cookie name
SANTIAGO: Nestle said Wednesday it would change the name of a popular chocolate cookie in Chile over concerns it may be culturally "inappropriate."In future,...
Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status at risk
BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's...
France launches vaccine pass for cultural venues
PARIS: People wanting to go to cinemas, museums or sports matches in France have to prove they have had a Covid-19 vaccination or a...
Thousands protest as Colombia gov’t submits new tax reform plan
BOGOTA - Thousands of Colombians returned to the streets on Tuesday to protest against President Ivan Duque's government, which submitted a new tax reform...
Erdogan presses hard line on Cyprus, pushes to reopen ghost town
NICOSIA - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Tuesday on a two-state solution in Cyprus and threw his weight behind plans for a coastal...
Mali interim leader ‘safe’ after mosque attack
BAMAKO - Mali's interim president Assimi Goita was "safe and sound," his office announced, after an AFP journalist said he had been attacked on...
Myanmar loses 1.2 million jobs after coup, UN labour agency says
Myanmar lost an estimated 1.2 million jobs in the second quarter following the February military takeover that paralysed an economy already weakened by the...
