Don’t play with fire on Taiwan, China warns US
China told the United States on Tuesday to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet ...
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Top European court rules Turkish writer Altan’s rights were violated
Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the right to liberty and freedom of expression of Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan had been violated due to ...
Bitcoin hits record before landmark Coinbase listing on Nasdaq
Bitcoin hit a record of $62,741 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 rally to new heights a day before the listing of Coinbase shares in the United States.
The largest US cryptocurrency exchange’...
U.S. pauses use of J&J vaccine over rare blood clots, rollout delayed in Europe (update 4)
U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson‘s COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few days after six women under age 50 developed rare ...
WHO, agencies urge countries to suspend sale of live wild mammals at markets
International agencies including the World Health Organization urged countries on Tuesday to suspend the sale of live wild mammals in food markets, warning they may be the source of more ...
Airlines could use new EU travel certificates pass this summer
Airlines could check new European Union COVID certificates before allowing onboard passengers going on summer holidays, a senior official said on Tuesday as the bloc seeks to restart a travel ...
Nadal shrugs off fitness concerns ahead of Monte Carlo return
World number three Rafa Nadal says he is fully fit and confident about his preparations as he begins his claycourt season at the Monte Carlo Masters, with one eye on ...
Britain on track to vaccinate all adults by the end of July
Britain has offered all over-50s a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as the rollout of Moderna’s shot in England began on Tuesday, the government said, adding it was ...
Moscow warns US to stay away from Russia and Crimea, risk of incident high
Russia on Tuesday warned the United States to ensure its warships stayed well away from Crimea “for their own good”, calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed ...
Police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man in Minnesota resign (Updated)
By Nick Pfosi
The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, ...
Iran’s says Israel made ‘very bad gamble’ by sabotaging Natanz site (Update)
Iran’s top diplomat said on Tuesday that an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel was a “very bad gamble” that would strengthen Tehran’s ...
Bayern targeting ‘mini upset’ in Paris, says boss Flick
Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick has urged his players to be more clinical and force Paris St Germain into mistakes as they look to overturn a 3-2 deficit in tonight’...
Turkish state-owned Halkbank tries last-ditch appeal in US court
A lawyer for Halkbank told a US appeals court on Monday that the state-owned Turkish lender was immune from U.S. prosecution and that an indictment accusing it of helping ...
Robots begin delivering pizza in Houston
Domino’s Pizza Inc and Nuro Inc, a Silicon Valley startup, said on Monday they will launch a robotic pizza delivery service in Houston this week as they seek to ...
Covid-19 patients recover faster with asthma drug budesonide
Treating COVID-19 patients at home with a commonly-used inhaled asthma drug called budesonide can speed up their recovery, according to UK trial results on Monday which doctors said could change ...
Rampant West Brom beat Southampton to ignite survival hopes
West Bromwich Albion beat Southampton 3-0 in convincing fashion in the Premier League on Monday as Sam Allardyce’s side look to salvage their top flight survival hopes in the ...
‘A big momma’s boy’: George Floyd’s brother recalls childhood at Chauvin murder trial
By Jonathan Allen
George Floyd grew up obsessed with basketball and stood out even among his siblings for the way he adored his mother, his younger brother Philonise Floyd testified ...
Canada scraps export permits for drone technology to Turkey
Canada on Monday scrapped export permits for drone technology to Turkey after concluding that the equipment had been used by Azeri forces fighting Armenia in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, said ...
England reopens with pints pulled, shopping sprees and hair cuts
Crowds queued up outside shops, pubs started selling pints at midnight and hairdressers welcomed desperate customers on Monday as England started to reopen its economy after three months of lockdown.
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Mexico has 10,000 troops in south to stem migration, White House says
Mexico has placed more security forces on its southern border as part of its efforts to stem the growing number of migrants from Central America crossing the country and reaching ...
Russian prison threatens to force feed hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Staff at the Russian prison holding hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are threatening to force feed him, his allies said on Monday, warning he had lost 15 kg since he arrived ...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers
Myanmar’s detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via ...
Europeans still wary of electric vehicles due to high entry cost
European and US buyers are warming up to the idea of purchasing a battery-powered vehicle, but continue to have concerns over the price of the technology, a survey showed, underscoring ...
HSBC and Asian Development Bank join forces in $300 million vaccine financing
HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a combined $300 million in financing to help Asia’s supply chains boost manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines, the two lenders said ...