Detained Huawei exec’s team accuses Canada police of ‘cover up’
VANCOUVER, CANADA – Lawyers for detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou have accused Canadian police of…
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Germany hits million virus cases as vaccine doubt emerges
BERLIN, GERMANY – Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its…
Sri Lanka bans Tamil remembrance of war dead
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – Commemorations for Tamil Tiger rebels killed in Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil…
China imposes anti-dumping measures on Australian wine
BEIJING, CHINA – China on Friday said it would impose anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine,…
URGENT: Iran diplomat refuses to appear at bomb plot trial
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – An Iranian diplomat on trial in Belgium for allegedly plotting to bomb…
Belgium tries Iranian diplomat over bomb plot
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of…
Hong Kong prison wrong to cut ‘Long Hair’ locks: court
HONG KONG, CHINA – Hong Kong prison staff were wrong to cut off the locks…
Pandemic pizza: Malaysian family cooks up solution to virus woes
JEMAPOH, MALAYSIA – A Malaysian family have cooked up a tasty solution to their economic…
Nigeria gets back ‘priceless’ smuggled antique from Netherlands
LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigeria has received a “priceless” terracotta head believed to be at least…
Pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament protest
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan’s parliament on Friday to protest…
ICC probes Sri Lanka T20 league over alleged match-fixing
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – The International Cricket Council is investigating an alleged attempt to fix…
URGENT: Algeria slashes activist’s jail term for ‘offending Islam’: lawyer
ALGIERS, ALGERIA – An Algerian appeals court Wednesday slashed to one year a 10-year jail…
Champions League winner Lewandowski named on shortlist for Best FIFA award
PARIS, FRANCE – European player of the year Robert Lewandowski is one of 10 players…
Coronavirus hits Italian birth rate
ROME, ITALY – The coronavirus crisis has hit Italy’s already historically-low birth rate, new projections…
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ALERT: France says will apply ‘digital tax’ for 2020 despite US retaliation threat
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ECB warns against ‘abrupt’ end to pandemic aid
FRANKFURT AM RANKFURT, GERMANY – The European Central Bank warned Wednesday that a premature withdrawal…
Tokyo urges residents to avoid ‘non-essential’ outings
Tokyo, Japan TOKYO, JAPAN – Tokyo’s governor on Wednesday urged residents to avoid non-essential outings and…
Swiss stabbing suspect ‘linked to jihadism inquiry’
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A woman arrested for a knife attack in a Swiss department store…
Prehistoric mega-shark raised its young in nurseries: study
PARIS, FRANCE – The largest sharks ever to have roamed the oceans parked their young…
URGENT: Meghan Markle reveals miscarriage in July: NYT
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – Meghan Markle has revealed she had a miscarriage in July…
Food fault! Siegemund eats meal courtside at Roland Garros
PARIS, FRANCE – Germany’s world number 66 Laura Siegemund reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final…
China accuses India of discrimination over latest app ban
BEIJING, CHINA – Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche…
Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan packs trunk for Cambodia
IALAMABAD, PAKSTAN – With music, treats and balloons, friends of Pakistan’s only Asian elephant threw…
Israeli strikes in Syria kill 8 pro-Iran fighters: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON – Israeli air strikes in Syria overnight killed at least eight fighters operating…
Four dead as migrant boat capsizes off Canaries
ARGUINEGUIN, SPAIN – At least four people died when a boat carrying about 30 migrants…
Ex-Kazakh president’s daughter returns to politics with parliament run
NUR-SULTAN, KAZAKHSTAN – The eldest daughter of Kazakhstan’s historic leader Nursultan Nazarbayev returned to politics…
URGENT: Israeli strikes in Syria kill 8 pro-Iran fighters: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON – Israeli air strikes in Syria overnight killed at least eight fighters operating…
Tokyo stocks close higher tracking US rallies
Tokyo, Japan TOKYO, JAPAN – The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.50 percent, or 131.27…
Mysterious obelisk in US desert draws wild theories
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – A mysterious metal obelisk found buried in the remote western…
France taps experts on how to pay off Covid debt mountain
PARIS, FANCE – The French government is assembling an expert commission on how to repay…
EU announces latest vaccine contract with Moderna
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The EU said Tuesday it would sign a sixth contract for an…
URGENT: Zendaya wins best drama actress Emmy for ‘Euphoria’
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – Zendaya on Sunday won the Emmy for lead actress for…
