Billionaire blast off: Richard Branson plans space trip ahead of rival...

WASHINGTON - Call it a space race for billionaires: British mogul Richard Branson one-upped rival Jeff Bezos on Thursday, announcing that he too will...

Biden heads to Florida condo collapse site, death toll at 18

SURFSIDE (UNITED STATES) - President Joe Biden headed to Florida Thursday to meet with families heartbroken by the collapse of a beachfront condo building...

Hong Kong silenced as China celebrates party centenary

HONG KONG - Police were out in force across Hong Kong on Thursday, ready to stamp down on any sign of dissent as China's...

Another 182 unmarked graves found in Canada

OTTAWA: Another 182 unmarked graves were discovered at a third former indigenous residential school in Canada as two Catholic Churches went up in flames...

Trump Org., CFO expected to be charged Thursday: report

NEW YORK - New York prosecutors are expected to charge the Trump Organization and its long-serving chief financial officer with tax-related crimes on Thursday,...

Asian coal plant drive threatens climate goals: report

KUALA LUMPUR: Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening goals to fight the...

China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight

GENEVA: China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease.The country reported...

Tigray rebels vow to drive out ‘enemies’ despite ‘ceasefire’

ADDIS ABABA - Dissident leaders in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have vowed to drive out "enemies" from the region, suggesting fighting will continue despite a...

Bali delays reopening but plans 5-year visas for digital nomads

JAKARTA: Indonesia's government will wait until Covid-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country's tourism minister said in an interview,...

Are Chinese Covid-19 shots effective against the Delta variant?

BEIJING: Many countries from China to Indonesia and Brazil rely heavily on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their people against Covid-19, but there are growing...