Athenians told to stay inside as wildfires cloud city skies (Updated)
Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke.
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Forest fire closes in on Turkish power station
A forest fire moved closer to a coal-fired power station in southwestern Turkey on Tuesday evening and wildfires raged near southern resorts for a seventh day as firefighting planes from ...
Head of Belarusian exile group found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case
A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police launched a murder investigation.
Vitaly ...
Tanker seized by suspected Iran-backed forces in Arabian Sea, say maritime sources
Iranian-backed forces are believed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, three maritime security sources said, after Britain’s maritime ...
Car bomb hits near Kabul ‘Green Zone’; six dead including attackers
A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified “Green Zone”, leaving three civilians and three attackers dead, security officials ...
Investigators say New York Governor Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women
An investigation into accusations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo found that he groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women and created a “toxic” workplace in ...
Records tumble on amazing day at the Olympics
Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive sprint double, Karsten Warholm won the 400m hurdles with an astonishing world record and American teenager Mu Athing crushed the 800 metres on an incredible ...
New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms
New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for customers and staff at restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses as the ...
Tougher terms: why the EU is paying more for new Covid shots
The European Union has agreed to pay a premium on new orders of COVID-19 vaccines because it is requiring tougher terms to be met, European officials said, as the bloc ...
United Arab Emirates’ non-oil sector expands
The United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector expanded at its fastest pace in two years in July as demand rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic, a business survey showed.
The seasonally ...
Remember benefits of the office, Rishi Sunak says
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said young people benefit from being in offices and he doubted the enduring professional relationships that he forged while starting out could be made in ...
BMW says chip shortage, raw material prices to hit second half
BMW raised its 2021 profit forecast on Tuesday after strong quarterly results, but said the global semiconductor chip shortage and rising raw materials prices would hurt its performance in the second ...
Foot Locker makes $1.1 bln investment in smaller retailers
Foot Locker will buy two smaller shoe store chains for a total of about $1.1 billion in cash, the footwear retailer said on Monday as it looks to expand its business ...
Biles returns to claim balance beam bronze
Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam.
The final gold of the women’s ...
The app that tells you if your cat’s happy
Cat owners who love to take pictures of their furry friends now have a new excuse to pull out their smartphones and take a snapshot: it may actually help the ...
Warholm smashes world record as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter
The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus’ treatment of an athlete seeking refuge while Norway’s Karsten Warholm demolished a world record on the track and Simone Biles was set ...
Ferrari boss, as earnings triple, welcomes electric cars
Ferrari (RACE.MI), the sports car maker synonymous with roaring petrol engines, welcomes the shift to electric powertrains and is confident of retaining its lead in the market for high ...
IMF to share out $650bn among members — Cyprus included
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday its board of governors approved a $650 billion allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights and said its largest-ever distribution of monetary reserves would ...
Amazon’s pricey ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV series to launch Sept 2022
Amazon’s multi-million dollar TV version of “The Lord of the Rings” will launch in September 2022, Amazon Studios said on Monday.
The streaming platform said filming on the first season ...
Frustrated with Biden, pro-migrant groups ask court to block border expulsions
Pro-migrant groups frustrated with President Joe Biden’s continued use of an “inhumane” Trump-era expulsion policy for migrant families will seek to block it in court, the groups said on ...
We need to get the travel industry moving again, UK PM Johnson says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he wanted to get the travel industry moving again with a simple user-friendly system to allow for trips abroad without importing ...
Biles back in Olympic spotlight, Belarus star fears for her life
Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the US superstar gymnast’s last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling ...
Delta spreads ‘like wildfire’ as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people – ...
Heineken doubles profit, warns on costs
Dutch brewing giant Heineken expects the COVID-19 pandemic to weigh on key Asian markets for the rest of the year and rising costs to dent margins, it said after posting ...