Covid-19 | Europe in vaccination race against delta variant

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up

The Buzz | Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in Covid patients

A deadly fungal infection known as “black fungus’ that first surfaced in Indian Covid-19 patients has been detected in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of a brutal third wave

This day in history | 1992 IRA murders ‘informers’

The IRA has admitted killing the three men found by the army at different roadsides in South Armagh last night. They claim the men were informers for MI5 and the Royal

EXPLAINER | Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned

Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was thrown out yesterday by Pennsylvania’s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he

The Buzz | North Korea’s Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he’ll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate his country out of a deepening

Trump Organization CFO surrenders ahead of expected charges

The Trump Organization’s Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities yesterday ahead of expected charges against him and former President Donald Trump’s company, according to multiple news outlets. Weisselberg was

This day in history | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. The British flag was lowered over Government House - home to the

North Korea | Kim berates officials for ‘crucial’ virus lapse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis,” using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak

The Buzz | Putin: US aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incident

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in what he described as

Protesters mark Philippine president’s last year in power

Left-wing activists and relatives of people killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign marked the start of his last year in office yesterday with a noisy protest and a

This day in history | 1971 Space mission ends in tragedy

Three Russian cosmonauts have been found dead in their space capsule after it made what looked like a perfect landing in Kazakhstan. Lieutenant-Colonel Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev were

US troops in Syria attacked after airstrikes on militias

U.S. troops in eastern Syria came under rocket attack yesterday (local time), with no reported casualties, one day after U.S. Air Force planes carried out airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border

The Buzz | Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012

Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after their theft from the country’s biggest state art gallery

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray

Ethiopia’s government declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire Monday in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray fighters occupied the regional capital and government soldiers retreated

This day in history | 2001 Diana fountain given go-ahead

A memorial in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to be built in London’s Hyde Park, the government has announced. The £3m fountain will be built on the site of

UN: Reparations needed for people facing racism

The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end

The Buzz | Greek police arrest 2 trying to sell rare Roman-era statue

Greek police said yesterday they have arrested two 56-year-old men for trying to sell a rare Roman-era statue of the Greek goddess Hecate for 40,000 euros (about $48,000). Police in Thessaloniki

Covid-19 | Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus

Hong Kong says it will ban all passenger flights from the U.K. starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. It said in a

This day in history | 2004 US transfers power back to Iraq

The United States has handed power back to the Iraqi people at a low-key ceremony in Baghdad. US administrator Paul Bremer transferred sovereignty to an Iraqi judge at a handover brought

Covid-19 | WHO: Delta variant is ‘most transmissible’ identified so far

The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the variants identified so far,” and warned it is

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