Olympic mascot cakes land Chinese bakers in trouble
BEIJING - Chinese bakers looking to cash in on the popularity of the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot have ended up on thin ice after...
Fan fury in China after ‘Friends’ LGBTQ plotline censored
BEIJING: The highly anticipated return of "Friends" to Chinese streaming platforms soured quickly after fans noticed an LGBTQ plotline was cut from the American...
Canada police arrest protesters in bid to clear border bridge
WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police resumed operations Sunday to clear a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, as...
Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday,...
Police attempt to clear Canadian protest blockade
WINDSOR, Ontario: Canadian police on Saturday started clearing protesters blocking a key bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after...
PM: Japan may ease entry ban
TOKYO: The Japanese government will consider easing its three-month-old entry ban on nonresident foreigners, amid growing criticism from academic and business circles, Prime Minister...
‘Snow Queen’: Valieva’s coach under scrutiny in Olympic doping scandal
MOSCOW - The coaching team surrounding Kamila Valieva has come under fierce scrutiny after the 15-year-old Russian figure skater was engulfed by a doping...
Myanmar junta to pardon 814 prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar's junta said Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's Union Day.According to a "pardon order...
Webb telescope spots its first star — and takes a selfie
WASHINGTON - Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn't quite tonight) -- and even...
Another journalist killed in Mexico, the fifth this year
MEXICO CITY - A journalist was shot dead Thursday in Mexico, the fifth such killing this year in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters.Heber...
