Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand
Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more ...
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Johnson and Sunak: We will go ahead with payroll tax rise
A planned increase in British social security contributions from workers and employers will go ahead in April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak said, despite calls to ...
NATO concerned over Europe’s energy security amid standoff with Russia (Update 2)
Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Britain warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, the continent’s biggest natural gas supplier, ...
N.Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming ...
Britain to offer COVID vaccinations to vulnerable children aged 5-11
Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk from coronavirus, the state-run National Health Service said on Sunday.
Britain has ...
New Zealand PM Ardern isolating, journalist case highlights tough curbs
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stayed in self-isolation on Sunday, as the country recorded 103 new COVID-19 infections and its tough border controls were highlighted by a pregnant journalist who ...
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days before inflation data for January ...
Australia seeks to join WTO talks on China-EU trade row
Australia will seek to be included in consultations about a trade dispute between the European Union and China launched by the EU at the World Trade Organisation, the Australian trade ...
EU aims to invest billions euros in chip push, EU’s Breton says
The European Union aims to invest tens of billions of euros to bolster its chip industry and double its share of global production to 20 per cent, the bloc’s industry ...
Nadal turning the improbable into reality
Almost five months after Rafa Nadal posted a photograph of himself on crutches after a medical procedure, the 35-year-old Spanish great is within range of his most improbable triumph.
Nadal, ...
Apple’s stock racks up biggest one-day gain since July 2020
Apple’s shares rallied nearly 7 per cent on Friday in its biggest one-day percentage jump in a year and a half after the iPhone maker reported blockbuster results and teased ...
Jamaican bobsleigh team committed to overcome challenges at Beijing
Jamaica’s bobsleigh team are determined to overcome financial issues and challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic as their four-man line-up returns to the Winter Games for the first ...
Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify over vaccine misinformation
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has announced that she will remove her music from Spotify , following the lead of Neil Young in protesting the popular streaming service giving voice to misinformation ...
Australia wants Kanye West fully vaccinated before any concert tour
Hip-hop artist Kanye West will have to be fully vaccinated if he wants to play concerts in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, after media said the performer ...
Kyrgios, Kokkinakis end ‘Special Ks’ show with doubles triumph
The “Special Ks” show at the Australian Open ended on a high after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed their first major title by defeating compatriots Max Purcell and Matt ...
Erdogan replaces justice minister, stats institute head
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named his justice minister during a clampdown that followed a 2016 coup attempt to a third term in the job, as he also replaced the head of ...
Trucks roll into Ottawa for protest against Canada’s vaccine mandates
Trucks rolled into Canada’s capital Ottawa on Saturday to stage what police say will be a massive protest against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates in front ...
Barty ends 44-year wait for home champion at Australian Open
Ash Barty ended Australia’s 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open when the world number one staved off a fightback from American Danielle Collins to complete ...
London police move to limit Downing Street parties report
An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine the future of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be further delayed after the police asked for the ...
Ukraine’s president lashes out at too much ‘panic’ over Russia tensions
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday did not rule out a full-blown war with Russia but said Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic ...
Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage – UKHSA
The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain’s UK Health Security Agency said on Friday.
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Turkey keeps lira in check with low-key interventions
Turkey’s central bank has scaled back its currency interventions in January but still spent as much as $1 billion last week to keep the lira steady after last month’s ...
Daimler AG to rebrand as Mercedes-Benz on February 1
Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) will be formally renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG on Tuesday – nearly a year after the spin-off of its truck and bus division was announced – in a move ...
Collins stands between Barty and the end of Australia’s title drought
Ash Barty will carry the weight of a nation on her shoulders when she faces big-hitting American Danielle Collins in Saturday’s Australian Open final, as she seeks to end ...