Yellow fever claims 172 lives in Nigeria: WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far,…
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Latvians arrested for kidnapping turkey to vodka party
RIGA, LATVIA – Police in Latvia have arrested three men for stealing a turkey from…
Fellowship of stars battles to save Tolkien’s real Bag End
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and other luminaries have formed a new crowd-funding…
Warner Bros to stream 2021 film releases as virus cripples theaters
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – Warner Bros. will release its entire 2021 slate of movies…
Hollywood ‘Con Queen’ arrested in Britain: FBI
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – A suspected con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood…
Duterte-critic journalist given second Philippine cyber libel charge
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asked a court on Friday to quash…
Netflix hit ‘The Crown’ blasted for anti-Charles bias
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The fourth season of Netflix hit “The Crown” has stirred controversy…
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion: organisers
TOKYO, JAPAN – Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion: organisers © Agence France-Presse…
‘Rubber duck revolution’ takes off in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok has been gripped by a rubber duck frenzy since pro-democracy protesters…
Eight people killed in shelling in Yemen’s Hodeida
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – At least eight people were killed in the shelling of…
‘Like a drug’: Pigeon racing takes flight in Senegal
DAKAR, SENEGAL – Oumar Johnson ducks to enter his cramped dovecote, built atop a city…
Surgeon jailed in France’s massive paedophile case
SAINTES, FRANCE – A retired French surgeon has been sentenced to 15 years in jail…
Worker killed in Peru as new president faces labor unrest
LIMA, PERU – Police in Peru opened fire Thursday on farm workers blocking a major…
South Africa fears virus comeback as cluster outbreaks flare
by Sofia CHRISTENSEN and Susan NJANJI JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts…
Swedish mum no longer suspected of holding son captive
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Swedish prosecutors said Thursday they no longer suspected a woman of holding…
Namibia to sell 170 live elephants
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Namibia is putting 170 live elephants up for sale to curb rising…
Michelin-starred Paris chef faces rape inquiry
PARIS, FRANCE – Police have opened a preliminary investigation into a Michelin-starred French chef after…
18 percent of Olympic tickets sold in Japan to be refunded
TOKYO, JAPAN – About 18 percent of tickets sold in Japan for next year’s coronavirus-postponed…
US Jewish doctor tweets on treating Covid patient with Nazi tattoos
LOS ANGELES – A Jewish doctor working with coronavirus patients in California shared his shock…
Pakistan ex-PM Jamali, who served after military coup, dies
ISLAMBAD, PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, who served under military…
Philippine gangs ink over tattoos to combat jail violence
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised…
Climate change biggest threat to natural World Heritage sites
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Climate change has become the biggest threat to UN-listed natural world heritage…
Twitter bans content which ‘dehumanizes’ based on race, ethnicity
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – Twitter said Wednesday it was expanding its definition of hateful content…
US blocks imports of Xinjiang ‘slave labor’ cotton
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The United States will block imports of cotton it says are…
‘Milestone’ anti-ageing treatment restores sight in mice
TOKYO, JAPAN – Scientists said Wednesday they have restored sight in mice using a “milestone”…
Japan set to ban sales of new petrol cars in mid-2030s: reports
TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan wants to ban sales of new petrol cars in around 15…
Ceramic dildo row puts Kiwi potters in a spin
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – The genteel world of New Zealand pottery has been rocked by…
Cyclone hits Sri Lanka as southern India hunkers down
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – Cyclone Burevi hit Sri Lanka overnight, rattling the island nation but…
Joshua Wong and two fellow Hong Kong dissidents jailed for protests
HONG KONG, CHINA – Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was jailed alongside two other…
Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants for the first time…
BlackBerry, Amazon team up on smart car software platform
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES – BlackBerry and Amazon on Tuesday announced an alliance to create…
Nigeria returns 3,000 displaced after jihadist violence
KANO, NIGERIA – Some 3,000 people began returning to their homes and deserted farms in…
US probes ‘bribery’ scheme to seek White House pardon
ADDS Trump tweet WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The US Justice Department is investigating an alleged…