Czech billionaire Kellner killed in Alaska helicopter crash
By Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka
Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man and founder of investment group PPF, was killed in a helicopter crash on a skiing trip ...
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Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis
Egypt’s Suez Canal will reopen for shipping traffic in both directions on Monday evening after a giant container ship which had ...
Covid-19 probably passed from bats, further studies required – WHO report
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was “extremely ...
Bitcoin jumps to one-week high above $58,000
Bitcoin jumped to a one-week high on Monday, rising as much as 4.5% to $58,300 and nearing a record high above $61,000 hit earlier this month.
Visa Inc said earlier it would allow ...
Jury to hear opening arguments George Floyd case
A jury gathered on Monday to hear opening arguments in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the deadly arrest of George Floyd, which ignited a global ...
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
Visa said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies ...
Poland suffer blow as Lewandowski ruled out of England clash
Poland suffered a massive blow ahead of this week’s crunch World Cup qualifier away to England when striker and talisman Robert Lewandowski was ruled out because of a knee ...
EU presidents to go to Turkey next week, spokesman says
The presidents of the European Council and the European Commission will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on April 6, an EU spokesman said on Monday, in the latest sign ...
Saudi to allow vaccinated fans to attend sports events
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would allow people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend sporting events at stadiums at a capacity of 40% starting May 17 as the kingdom ...
Serbia, Portugal could have avoided Ronaldo fury, says UEFA
A Cristiano Ronaldo goal not given in a dramatic World Cup qualifier between Serbia and Portugal would have stood if the two football associations had agreed before the game to ...
Sandwich wrapper wrecked Alonso’s comeback race
Fernando Alonso’s Renault-owned Alpine team have blamed a discarded sandwich wrapper for wrecking the double world champion’s Formula One comeback race in Bahrain on Sunday.
The Spaniard retired ...
Lebanon could sink like the Titanic, parliament speaker says
Influential parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday that Lebanon would sink like the Titanic if it could not form a government.
“The whole country is in danger, the whole ...
UK govt to provide sports with further support package
The Government has announced horse racing, rugby league, speedway and drag racing will receive £40 million in the latest tranche of funding from the winter phase of its sport survival package.
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‘Happy Monday’ – English lockdown measures ease but Johnson urges caution
England’s stay-at-home lockdown order ended on Monday with people allowed to meet up outside in groups of six for the first time in nearly three months, though Prime Minister ...
China warns H&M against rash moves over Xinjiang
Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden’s H&M and other foreign companies should not to make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about ...
Five injured, hundreds evacuated after blaze at Indonesia oil refinery
Indonesian state oil company Pertamina said on Monday it has shut its Balongan oil refinery in West Java as it battles to control a massive fire that broke out overnight, ...
Amazon to be hit by strikes in Germany
The trade union Verdi has called for workers at six Amazon sites in Germany to go on strike from Sunday evening for four days in the latest attempt to try ...
Chinese vaccine to be manufactured in UAE
A firm based in the United Arab Emirates will start commercial production of China’s Sinopharm vaccines in April, under a deal announced on Sunday.
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries PSC, based ...
Ship blocking Suez Canal is now entirely free; traffic resumes in key waterway
Salvage teams freed the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, according to maritime services provider Inchcape, almost a week after the giant vessel ran aground in one of the world’...
Wins for France, Spain and England as big guns avoid slip-ups
France, Spain and England all enjoyed wins in World Cup qualifying on Sunday while Denmark smashed eight past Moldova.
Italy and Germany are in action later on Sunday and will ...
Hamilton holds off Verstappen in epic Bahrain opener
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after an epic, knife-edge battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen over the ...
Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement
China and Iran, both subject to US sanctions, signed a 25-year cooperation agreement on Saturday to strengthen their long-standing economic and political alliance.
“Relations between the two countries have now ...
EU’s Breton hopes vaccine push can boost Europe’s summer tourist season
European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday that he hoped Europe will have a summer tourist season this year, supported by a ramp-up in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
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Tugs, dredgers still struggle to free ship blocking Suez Canal (Updated)
By Yusri Mohamed
Suez Canal salvage teams were alternating between dredging and tugging on Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy waterway, while two sources said efforts ...