UK police release suspect under investigation over murder of teacher
British police said on Friday they had released under investigation a man held over the murder of a teacher in a London park last week that has provoked an outburst ...
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Firefighters retreat as La Palma volcanic explosions intensify
Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a ...
Bolsonaro’s son and two cabinet members diagnosed with Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son and two members of his cabinet said on Friday that they had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to four the number of close aides ...
Kenya film board bans gay documentary, calling it “an affront”
Kenya has banned a documentary about a gay Kenyan man’s struggle to be accepted by his family and country, saying it was blasphemous and an affront to the constitution.
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China turns the screws on crypto, Bitcoin stumbles
China intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading on Friday, vowing to root out “illegal” activity and banning crypto mining nationwide, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and ...
Norway to end coronavirus-related restrictions on Saturday
Norway will reopen society on Saturday, the government said, ending its coronavirus-curbing restrictions, which have limited social interaction and hobbled many businesses.
The Nordic nation joins a small but growing ...
Verstappen laughs off Hamilton’s pressure comments
Max Verstappen hit back with sarcasm on Thursday after seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton suggested his young Red Bull rival was feeling the pressure of a first ...
Birds Eye owner explores cell-cultured seafood
Europe’s largest frozen food group and the maker of Birds Eye fish fingers has teamed-up with U.S. company BlueNalu to develop seafood products grown from cells in a ...
Rango, the gadget that helps visually-impaired people dodge street hazards
As she walks down a Paris sidewalk, visually-impaired Frenchwoman Laurence Jamet approaches a garbage can blocking her path. A beep sounds in her ears to warn her of the obstacle, ...
With some gas stations closed, Britain vows to solve trucker shortage
Britain on Friday vowed to do whatever it takes to resolve a trucker shortage that has closed petrol stations and strained supermarket supply chains to breaking point but the haulage ...
Fears grow for China Evergrande after interest deadline missed
China Evergrande inched closer on Friday to the potential default that investors fear, missing a payment deadline in one of the clearest indications yet that the developer whose debt struggles ...
Loaded US face tough Ryder Cup test against battle-hardened Europe
Home advantage for a largely inexperienced U.S. team versus European passion will be one of the compelling storylines in this week’s Ryder Cup between two star-studded teams at ...
WHO backs Regeneron Covid -19 drug cocktail as UN body calls for equal access
A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday recommended the use of Regeneron and Roche’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail for patients at high risk of hospitalisations and those severely ill ...
British Airways to scrap Gatwick short-haul flights
British Airways said it was scrapping most short-haul operations at London’s no.2 airport Gatwick, blaming pilots for rejecting a plan to set up a new low-cost unit to better ...
US envoy to Haiti resigns, blasts returning migrants to ‘collapsed state’
The U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest in a letter that blasted the Biden administration for deporting hundreds of migrants back to the crisis-engulfed Caribbean nation from ...
Gunman kills one and then himself at Tennessee supermarket, 12 wounded
A gunman killed one person, wounded 12 and then apparently killed himself at a Tennessee supermarket on Thursday, pursuing panicked shoppers and employees as they fled down the aisles while some ...
Saudis enjoy Red Sea cruises as kingdom opens up tourism sector
Majed Sait and his wife are spending their honeymoon on a cruise in the turquoise waters off Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, a voyage that is still a novelty ...
Jagger calls Watts the rock that held the Rolling Stones together
The Rolling Stones get back on the road this weekend without drummer Charlie Watts, whom frontman Mick Jagger called the rock that held the band together.
In interviews with Rolling ...
Linda Evangelista files $50mn lawsuit over disfiguring cosmetic treatment
Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a $50 million lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her “brutally disfigured” and turned her into a recluse.
The Canadian model, one of ...
US says window open for Iran nuclear talks, but not forever
The window is still open to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but won’t be forever, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, saying Iran has yet to name ...
Murray makes first ATP quarter-final since 2019
Former world number one Andy Murray said he is seeing signs of improvement in his game after reaching his first ATP quarter-final in two years on Wednesday with a comfortable ...
Novavax applies to WHO for emergency listing of Covid-19 vaccine
Novavax Inc and its partner Serum Institute of India have applied to the World Health Organization for an emergency use listing of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the company said on ...
Central Europe leaders say migration is not the solution to population decline
Central European leaders signed a joint declaration on Thursday saying immigration should not be the answer to the European Union’s declining birth rate, while calling on the bloc to ...
European Central Bank expecting inflation to beat estimates
European Central Bank policymakers are bracing for inflation to exceed the bank’s already raised estimates, paving the way for it to end its emergency bond purchases in March, sources ...