UN seeks $600 million for Afghanistan’s ‘most perilous hour’
The United Nations urged the world on Monday to raise $606 million for Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger are spiralling since the Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried up ...
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Wealthy dads become first to go on trial in US college admissions scandal
Two businessmen sought to use their wealth to fraudulently secure spots for their children at elite U.S. universities, a federal prosecutor said on Monday at the start of the ...
Busquets urges Barca to move on from Messi exit as Bayern await
Barcelona are still digesting the shock of losing Lionel Messi but are not yet counting out the chance of an unlikely tilt for the Champions League, captain Sergio Busquets said ...
Britain’s top medics recommend 12 to 15-year-olds get Covid vaccine
Britain‘s top medical advisers on Monday recommended that all 12 to 15-year-olds receive a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, citing the benefit on avoiding disruption to education after a ...
Passengers down 71 per cent at Heathrow, asks for changes to travel rules
Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow said on Monday passenger numbers were still 71 per cent lower in August compared to the same month before the COVID-19 pandemic, as it demanded that ...
Pope laments Europe’s fractures between individual rights and common good
Pope Francis warned against too much focus on individual rights and culture wars at the expense of the common good on Monday during a visit to Slovakia amid increased nationalism ...
Turkish factory output and current account disappoint
Turkish industrial output rose 8.7 per cent annually in July, much less than forecast after a recent strong rebound, while the current account deficit was wider than expected, data showed on ...
Smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’
Volkswagen head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the “real gamechanger” for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustion engines in Europe ...
Hamilton says halo saved his life in horror crash
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton credited the halo device for saving his life in a crash during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton was jockeying for position with rival Max ...
Early cancer detection test could be a game-changer
The National Health Service will on Monday begin the world’s biggest trial of Grail Inc’s flagship Galleri blood test that can be used to detect more than 50 types ...
New Zealand keeps Auckland in strict lockdown
New Zealand extended a strict lockdown in its largest city on Monday, requiring 1.7 million people living in Auckland to remain indoors for at least another week to snuff out small ...
US Treasury, financial industry discuss cryptocurrency ‘stablecoins’
The US Treasury Department met with a number of industry participants this week to quiz them about the risks and benefits posed by stablecoins — a rapidly growing type of cryptocurrencies, ...
N.Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability
North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s first such ...
EU okays Alitalia successor and says it’s not liable for illegal aid
EU competition regulators on Friday gave the green light to a slimmed down successor to Alitalia and said the new state-owned airline was not liable for repaying 900 million euros ($1.1 billion) ...
‘Fortnite’ creator Epic Games to appeal ruling in Apple case
“Fortnite” game maker Epic Games on Sunday said in a legal filing that it plans to appeal a ruling in its antitrust case against Apple Inc (AAPL.O) after a ...
Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid
Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle in a stunning 6-4 6-4 6-4 ...
Britain’s M&S reviewing future of French stores
British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Sunday it was reviewing the future of its French business, with new trade rules in place since Britain left the European ...
Taliban say women can study at university but classes must be segregated
Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the ...
Ricciardo wins after Hamilton and Verstappen crash out at Monza
Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday while Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ...
More evacuations as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day
People fled their homes in six more Andalusian towns and villages on Sunday as Spain sent in a military unit to help tackle blazes raging close to a Costa del ...
In Hungary, pope meets PM Orban, his political opposite
Pope Francis arrived in Hungary early on Sunday, starting an unusually short stay that underlines differences with his political opposite, nationalist and anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Francis, 84, who is ...
No vaccine passports: UK PM to set out winter COVID-19 plan (Update)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Tuesday his plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the winter months, announcing a decision to scrap the introduction of vaccine ...
FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order
The FBI on Saturday released a newly declassified document related to its investigation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, ...
Liverpool preparing for high-intensity challenge posed by Leeds – Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has focused on preparing his side for the high-intensity challenge posed by Leeds as he gets ready for his first experience of a fan-filled Elland Road.
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