Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world's first coronavirus shot that's backed by rigorous science. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:10am -
A community organizer of the Latino Task Force started this food initiative to help families make it through the pandemic. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:25am -
One Bay Area doctor says she was "surprised at the number of my colleagues who are skeptical of this," saying they would rather wait to see if the vaccine is effective and make sure there's no side effects. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:28am -
'I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC': The Oakland Unified School District has submitted a reopening plan to Alameda County, but some parents and administrators fear it's too soon. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:20am -
One doctor put it like this, "None of us want to be the last soldier killed in the war before the peace treaty is signed." - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:40am -
A beloved camp for children with cancer and their families was tragically destroyed as a wildfire ripped through the area back in September. We're getting an exclusive first look at the heartbreaking damage left behind. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:36am -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bay Area serves more than 700 young people across all nine Bay Area counties by linking adult volunteers, "bigs," in mentoring relationships with "littles," helping kids realize their full potential. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:35am -
This holiday is unlike any other-so many are in need and we want to remind you to give what you can and give where you live. Share the joy of the holidays by donating to your favorite local charities. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:13am -
A Nike video advertisement about bullying and racism has triggered a fierce backlash in Japan, including some calls to boycott the sporting goods giant.The two-minute commercial, titled Keep Moving: Yourself, the Future, was released on Monday and de… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:30am -
All Chinese cities north of the Yangtze River, except Beijing, are in relative decline as the centre of economic gravity in the world’s second biggest economy quickly shifts southward.The capital is the only city in the north of the country include… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:30am -
China is expecting the United States to ease some restrictions on exchanges between the two countries when US president-elect Joe Biden takes office as part of efforts to repair the relationship, according to a Chinese military adviser.That could inc… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:00am -
Lufax Holding is overhauling the way it digitally matches borrowers and lenders as China clamps down on Big Tech companies extending credit in the world’s second-largest economy amid fears the platforms could be a source of financial instability.Th… - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:30am -
Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job.The Constitutional Court ruled on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai par… - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:04am -
More countries are weighing in on the public rift between China and Australia over a controversial tweet as tensions – which were already high because of trade bans by Beijing – continue to escalate.Cale Brown, deputy spokesman for the US State D… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:01am -
Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a roll-out of Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug from next week in a historic advance for humanity’s fightback against the coronavirus.“Help is… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:48am -
Joshua Wong Chi-fung and two fellow Hong Kong activists who pleaded guilty to their roles in a 15-hour siege of police headquarters during last year’s anti-government protests were sentenced to jail on Wednesday, with Wong to serve more than a year… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:43am -
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung has denied being in Denmark to seek political asylum, even as the organiser of his trip reportedly said climate change meetings Hui was there to attend were fictitious.Hui, who is out on bail and faces charg… - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:35am -
This year will go down in history as one of the most challenging for the global economy since World War II. A major public health crisis, triggered by a deadly virus, quickly turned into an economic disaster as governments around the world took drast… - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:20am -
More than 70% of people in developed economies can expect to be immunized by fall 2021, economists Daan Struyven and Sid Bhushan said. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 11:04am -
About 800,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the UK within a week, and care home residents will be first in line. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:57am -
Trump was reportedly asking how to attack Iran's main nuclear site last month. He's now "checked out," a White House official told The Daily Beast. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:56am -
Approval of a highly effective vaccine may mark the beginning of a new bull market for equities, a global market strategist said. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:12am -
Section 230, which Trump has repeatedly criticized, grants broad legal protections to Big Tech companies to let them moderate their platforms. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:52am -
Business Insider spoke to Robert Carey, the former director of refugee resettlement, about the work ahead to help refugees and asylum seekers. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:15am -
Salesforce bought Slack, Amazon is launching worker-monitoring AI, and Donald Trump is desperate to revoke Section 230 - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:55am -
The UK health regulator has said Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is safe and works against COVID-19. UK distribution is expected to begin within days. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:16am -
Doug Band worked alongside Bill Clinton every day for nearly two decades, first as a body man and then as one of the primary architects of his lucrative and often-fraught post-presidency. Then came a seismic falling out with accusations of self-deali… - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 11:00am -
Variety cites sources saying the Academy Awards are hoping to have guests at the April 25th telecast, but The Hollywood Reporter cites sources saying not so fast. - 11 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 12:51am -
Mr. Hope and Change is back with a warning for young Democrats fixated on slogans and ideology—and the old guard keeping down AOC. In a wide-ranging interview, the former president discusses everything from Trump’s macho appeal among Black and Hi… - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:52pm -
While the rest of the world moves on and other right-wing networks gain traction by parroting the president’s election-theft lies, Fox is split, with some anchors telling Trump to give it up, and others calling for drastic action. - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:40pm -
He wrote in the announcement, “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.” - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:19pm -
Liberal-leaning judges have been waiting out Trump's presidency to retire, creating a potential opening for Biden to make appointments, but he'll need Democrats to take the Senate to avoid Republican stonewalling. - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:06pm -
An Arizona coronavirus patient's story went viral this week after the 23-year-old experienced a mini-stroke due to COVID-19.Riley Behrens, of Tempe, Ariz., tweeted a thread Sunday evening detaili... - 9 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 3:01am -
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) threw his support behind an effort to get the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a ruling dismissing a GOP-led challenge of Pennsylvania's mail-in voting system.Cruz is the first senator to... - 10 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 2:07am -
President Trump has discussed possibly pardoning his three eldest children and adviser Jared Kushner before he leaves the presidency, ... - 10 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:55am -
Former President Obama said political candidates lose support when using "snappy" slogans like "defund the police," in an interview scheduled to be released Wednesday.Obama told Peter Hamby, who ... - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:48pm -
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a potentially criminal scheme involving paying a bribe to people either in or affiliated with the White House in exchange for an unknown person receiving a presidential par... - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:38pm -
Chatter about President Trump's pardon plans is heating up, with top allies to the president publicly calling for him to preemptively grant clemency to confidants, family members and even himself.In just 50 days, P... - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:59pm -
Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday said there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, undercutting President Trump's repeated baseless claims t... - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:32pm -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal on Tuesday as leadership faces growing pressure to cut a deal.The measure, rolled out by more than a dozen members from the House... - 20 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 3:57pm -
The coronavirus was in the U.S. as early as mid-December 2019, a period earlier than officially identified in either China or the U.S., according to new ... - 21 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 2:55pm -
Former President Obama says it was a major "screwup" of his administration that he failed to honor Dolly Parton with the Presidential Medal of Freedom."That's a mistake. I'm shocked," Obama said Monday on CBS's "Th... - 22 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 1:59pm -
Navigating landlord-tenant relationships can often be frustrating. For one couple, though, an attempt to lease an office space turned into a dramatic ordeal involving illegal subletting, assault and theft after encountering a "landlord" from hell.T… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:02am -
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.1. As Thai king's consort Sineenat returns, so do rumours of a plot to oust herSince her reinstatement in September, she’s been touring Thailand’s provinces in a public relations blitz a… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:58am -
Before you fork out $20,000 or $30,000 in Cash Over Valuation (COV), you should pay close attention to what National Development Minister Desmond Lee has been saying. Amid various discussions on Covid-19, mortgages, and help for the construction ind… - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:04am -
Though the deceit was amusing for a brief moment in time, the National Environment Agency (NEA) assured that no, they have not warned members of the public to watch out for ghosts when entering cemetery grounds.NEA was recently alerted to a doctore… - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:23am -
Foodpanda has apologised for a technical issue that resulted in a deliveryman being asked to travel 20km from Bukit Panjang to Hougang to pick up a food order — for just $5.Stomp contributor Chen had just started work as a deliveryman with Foodpa… - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:16am -
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s central bank urged households on Tuesday (Dec 1)to be prudent about property purchases amid a weak labour market and a deep economic slump, even as locals shrug off the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to buy real estate.… - 9 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 2:50am -
SINGAPORE - The world's first cell-cultured meat product - bite-sized chicken by Californian start-up Eat Just - will soon be available at restaurants here, now that Singapore authorities have deemed it safe for consumption.Cultured meat, which inv… - 11 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:09am -
SINGAPORE - American biotechnology company Moderna has asked the authorities in Singapore to approve the use of its Covid-19 vaccine here.If all goes well, the first batch of vaccines could arrive as early as this month.Moderna chief executive St… - 12 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 12:09am -
The issue of smoking in HDB flats has been a hot issue in Parliament recently. One family in Tampines, though, is at their wits' end dealing with constant smoke from a different source — their neighbours burning joss paper directly beneath their w… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 10:15am -
SINGAPORE - A taxi driver who hit a student at a zebra crossing in 2017, leaving her with traumatic brain injuries, was on Tuesday (Dec 1) sentenced to three months' jail and banned from driving for two years.Cabby Eu Hock Leng, 64, had pleaded gui… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 9:30am -
Spain's Supreme Court held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday ahead of the start of a high-profile trial of 18 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in last year's failed independence bid.The 18 defendants,... - 18 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Spanish police said Monday they have smashed an alleged people trafficking network which "operated like a travel agency" and smuggled around 600 Moroccans into Spain by sea this year.The ring recruited... - 17 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Two young migrants were on Saturday rescued off Spain after crossing the Straits of Gibraltar on a truck tyre, the Spanish coastguard said.The pair were saved following "a call from Morocco to the Spanish... - 15 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Spanish police on Saturday announced the arrest of three men they said ran the Spanish section of "one of the most influential neo-nazi websites" in the world.The arrests were in Barcelona, Tarragona... - 15 Dec 18, 12:00am -
A jailed Catalan separatist leader on hunger strike for two weeks has been hospitalised in the prison where he is held on rebellion charges, his doctor said on Friday. Jordi Turull, former spokesman for... - 14 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Carrying a bold message of inclusion, transgender rights and a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, Miss Spain's Angela Ponce is blazing a trail as the first transgender contestant in Miss Universe's... - 14 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Spain's Socialist government on Friday gave the green light for a 7.3-billion-euro renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs."The defence... - 14 Dec 18, 12:00am -
Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia will build five frigates for the country's navy in a 4.3-billion-euro deal that will create around 7,000 jobs, the ministry for regional affairs said Thursday.In... - 13 Dec 18, 12:00am -
A Spanish man who allegedly lived with the body of his dead mother for up to a year to continue to collect her pension has been arrested, police said Thursday.Officers found the woman's "badly decomposed"... - 13 Dec 18, 12:00am -
A British man charged with trafficking 1.3 tons of cocaine into France was on Thursday described in court as a "big fish" in the international narco-trade.Robert Dawes, 46, believed to have been one of... - 13 Dec 18, 12:00am -
President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international aid conference on Wednesday, but with the country’s fractious political class bickering, hopes of a breakthrough appear slim. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:41am -
A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase was sold for 274,475 euros ($328,427) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly 10 times the guide price, auction house Artcurial said. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:59am -
France hopes to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to the general public between April and June next year, President Emmanuel Macron told a press briefing at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday. Early 2021 will see a first campaign targeting those most at risk… - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 5:40pm -
Amid a wave of anger and street protests in France over police violence, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin outlined proposals for police reform before a National Assembly committee on Monday evening. - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 11:03am -
The Mediterranean of the Future is a diplomatic summit organised by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region to deal with issues faced by countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Its fourth edition, which opens on Tuesday by videolink, will focus… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 8:26am -
France's national health authority on Monday unveiled its five-step plan for vaccinating the public, with a first stage prioritising the elderly and those most at risk from Covid-19 followed by those over 65 with comorbidities. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 9:34pm -
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy complained Monday of being the victim of six years of "slander", in his first remarks to the court at his landmark corruption trial. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 5:44pm -
The French parliament has dropped a controversial bill that would have curbed the right to film police officers in action, the speaker of parliament and leader of President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party announced on Monday. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 3:58pm -
French author Hervé Le Tellier has been awarded the Goncourt Prize for his novel "L'Anomalie" (The Anomaly). France's top literary honour was attributed by video link owing to the coronavirus pandemic. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 12:09pm -
Bookshops in France were shuttered a month ago as the country withdrew into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Deemed non-essential then – to the dismay of many – bookshops and other small stores have now reopened for business. Desperate… - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 7:57am -
The southwestern German city of Trier is still reeling a day after a car was driven into a pedestrian zone, killing five people. One of the country's top clerics has offered his condolences. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:06am -
The coronavirus pandemic has eroded business for hairdressers across Germany. Now, the Klier Hair Group says it will need to close shops and lay off workers if it is to survive. - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 5:50pm -
Italy, France and Germany want to see all EU ski resorts shut during the winter season. But the governments of member states such as Austria disagree. It's not just a fight over winter fun: A lot of money is on the line. - 19 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:41pm -
NATO is assessing the future of its mission in Afghanistan as the US starts pulling out troops. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the security of German soldiers cannot be guaranteed without American backing. - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 10:41am -
A lawyer who represented a non-existent victim at a neo-Nazi murder trial has been cleared of intent to deceive. A court in Aachen said while he had shown great negligence, evidence of a deliberate crime was lacking. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 6:28pm -
For most people, an HIV diagnosis in the 1980s was an automatic death sentence. But many survived for longer than anyone would have expected — like Gerhard from Germany, who has lived with the virus for over 30 years. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 3:43pm -
Vaccinating a country and its inhabitants at speed is an enormous challenge. Immense work is already going into logistics and distribution plans, even before a vaccine is formally cleared for use in Germany. - 6 days ago 26 Nov 20, 5:46pm -
Karl Haucke was sexually abused by a priest for years. He and other survivors were promised an investigation. But the Catholic Church has decided not to publish the findings. To Haucke, this is a repeat of the abuse. - 7 days ago 25 Nov 20, 2:12pm -
Every day in Germany a man tries to kill his partner or ex-partner. One in three attempts is successful. Activists say too many perpetrators are getting off lightly. - 7 days ago 25 Nov 20, 7:15am -
Germany's Karl May museum has agreed to "re-humanize" a Native American scalp from its collection, six years after initial pleas by the Chippewa tribe. It took a sea-change in attitude for the museum to accept the plea. - 8 days ago 24 Nov 20, 4:32pm -
Three senior members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), one of Egypt’s most prominent human rights groups, were arrested earlier this month on charges of terrorism. - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:49pm -
Threatened livelihoods, disruption in supply chains, and changes in health care delivery are all challenges which people living with HIV/AIDS in the region have had to grapple with under COVID-19. - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:09pm -
As well as holding local elections, the demonstrators demanded the 500,000 jobs promised by President João Lourenço during his election campaign in 2017. - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:38pm -
A dormitory supervisor at Harbin Institute of Technology wanted to give out chocolate treats to students on Thanksgiving Day. A student threatened to report her to the school's authorities. - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 2:01am -
"What seems clear is that global exemplars do not have to look the same in terms of political structures, incomes, or economic ideology." - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 4:04pm -
The vintage playing cards feature what was arguably the most prominent figure of daily life in early post-war Japan: the American soldier. - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 5:25am -
Our work and our international community of contributors is proof that human connections across lines of difference can change how people understand the world. - 3 days ago 29 Nov 20, 10:05pm -
"It’s far past time for democratic allies — indeed all responsible governments — to work together to end state sponsored hostage taking once and for all, beginning with #Iran" - 5 days ago 27 Nov 20, 4:17pm -
“The proliferation of armed men, the uncontrolled circulation of illegal firearms, and growing insecurity touch every aspect of life in Haiti" - 5 days ago 27 Nov 20, 3:01pm -
The Labour Court has dismissed an urgent application by a union representing SABC workers to force the public broadcaster to rescind retrenchment letters issued to about 400 employees. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 1:26pm -
The NCCC has agreed that there should be a 22:00 curfew in Covid-19 hotspot areas across the country, that alcohol sales should be restricted, and that pubs and taverns should be shut at 21:00, News24 understands from impeccable sources close to the… - 1 min ago 2 Dec 20, 12:09pm -
Events in the Garden Route will be prohibited until further notice, and public facilities and venues will be closed to the public, according to Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell. - 29 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:39am -
Bulls prop Jacques van Rooyen has received a one-week ban after receiving a red card in their 22-20 Currie Cup win over Western Province at Newlands. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 11:02am -
Christopher Geldenhuys, 20, and his friend Joshua Davies, 19, stand accused of stabbing the former's mother to death in her bedroom. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:30am -
Media Monitoring Africa and Support Public Broadcasting Coalition have described an SABC interview with ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, as "one-sided" and "self-interested". - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:22am -
A group of Free State farmers made a citizen's arrest after five men allegedly tried to break into a farm in the Verkykerskop area. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:11am -
Several senior police officers as well as administrative personnel have been fired following their alleged involvement in corrupt activities. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:35am -
The Springboks will take on Scotland in Edinburgh in November 2021 as part of the itinerary of their end-of-year Test to Europe, SA Rugby has announced. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:18am -
South Africa should use lessons from the pandemic to focus on ensuring that it can manufacture vaccines in future, rather than just advocating that these should be made freely available to all, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi… - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:57am -
Johannesburg’s embattled mayor was grilled by the state capture commission last week after it was confirmed that his company received millions from a city contract – despite his earlier denials to amaBhungane. - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:17am -
David Gant writes that the ATM's motion of no confidence in the president is a waste of time, but adds that perhaps a motion to set up a government of national unity will be a better option. - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:57am -
Irene Charnley is urging the government to ratify Convention 190, a new global International Labour Organisation (ILO) treaty to prevent and curb violence and harassment in the workplace, including gender-based violence and femicide. - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:57am -
No minutes were taken in the hastily organised meeting between Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her Zimbabwean counterpart in September. - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:00pm -
the country's transport authorities will not only deal with the usual dangers of high volumes of traffic on the country's road, but also with the added perils of Covid-19. - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:59pm -
"There’s going to be some psychological work to be done, because I really saw death coming. When you see images, not even Hollywood is capable ... - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:06pm -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quick to blame Israel, describing the act as an indication of “desperate warmongering of perpetrators.” - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:00pm -
Opened in 2004, by former sekiwake Masudayama, Chiganoura Beya grabbed the interest of many sumo observers right off the bat for a number of unique ... - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:52pm -
By leaning on governors to determine whether travel and dining subsidies should be suspended in their area, Suga is delegating responsibility — or accountability — ... - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:41pm -
A judge sentenced Wong to 13.5 months, Chow to 10 months and Ivan Lam to seven months in jail in a case stemming from massive ... - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:32pm -
The law includes a provision obliging citizens in principle to make efforts to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:28pm -
Organizers of the games, which were pushed back by a year in March because of the pandemic, had sold nearly 1 million tickets overseas, the ... - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:23pm -
The first preseason camps of the coronavirus era are formally open, with teams limited for now to individual sessions with one coach and one player ... - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:56pm -
Joe Biden will keep Donald Trump's trade-war tariffs on China for the time being when he moves into the Oval Office next month, the president-elect has told US media. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:38am -
Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was jailed alongside two other young activists on Wednesday for taking part in last year's huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers... - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:06am -
Pakistan has started loading fuel to its Chinese-assisted 1,100MW nuclear power plant in Karachi for testing in run-up to its commercial operations in April 2021, according to a media report on... - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:32am -
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday hailed UK approval for the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine as "fantastic" news that would help life get back to normal. - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:00am -
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week. - 3 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:46am -
The U.K. became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, with its regulator clearing Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE's shot ahead of decisions in the U.S. and European Union. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:10am -
Britain's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 marks a "historic moment" in the battle against the pandemic, the US pharma group's chief executive said Wednesday, after his company... - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:48am -
Britain will start vaccinating people against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine next week after the country's regulator approved the jab on Wednesday, health minister Matt Hancock said on Wednesday. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:38am -
Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most... - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:21am -
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:14am -
Kosovo's 2019 budget has awarded the defence ministry an extra six million euros to help begin the slow process of transforming the country's security force, KSF, into a regular army. - 8 Feb 19, 3:41pm -
The US embassy in Sarajevo and Bosnia’s peace overseer criticised Bosnian Serb officials’ decision to establish a commission to probe crimes committed in Srebrenica during the war, which Bosniaks claim is a bid to rewrite history. - 8 Feb 19, 2:47pm -
The City of Belgrade's plans to make a gigantic statue of a medieval prince the centrepiece of a refurbished square have attracted derision on social media – with some comparing the project to Macedonia’s pricey but flawed revamp of its own capit… - 8 Feb 19, 2:04pm -
In closing statements in the trial of former Bosnian Serb soldier Milomir Davidovic, his defence asked for him to be acquitted of the rape and sexual abuse of Bosniak women in Foca in July 1992. - 8 Feb 19, 1:28pm -
The verdict acquitting former Croatian Defence Council commander Mile Puljic, who was cleared of crimes against prisoners in Mostar in 1993 and 1994, was quashed and a retrial ordered. - 8 Feb 19, 11:50am -
In the months-long protests in Serbia, those marching every weekend are not all demonstrating for purely political reasons – but also to raise their voices over other burning everyday problems. - 8 Feb 19, 6:37am -
Sarajevo is about to host the ‘small winter Olympics’, as the European Youth Olympic Festival is often nicknamed – and it is bringing together not only sportsmen and women but a divided city, too. - 8 Feb 19, 6:37am -
Ahead of a vote in the Greek parliament on Friday, which is expected to ratify its neighbour’s accession to NATO, Macedonia is gearing up to start using its newly agreed name – Republic of North Macedonia. - 8 Feb 19, 6:33am -
Alas, there is little to laugh about and plenty to cringe over in the politics of south-east Europe, particularly for ordinary citizens who find themselves hostage to their political leaders. - 7 Feb 19, 5:12pm -
Activist Joshua Wong was jailed for 13-and-a-half months on Wednesday by a Hong Kong court for his role in last year’s riots in the city. Read Full Article at RT.com - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:45am -
Researchers have discovered how to spot a winner among the millions of sperm racing to fertilize an egg – and it’s all down to minute characteristics that literally make the difference between life and death. Read Full Article at RT.com - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:29am -
The Singapore Food Agency is the first regulatory body to approve the sale of cell-cultured chicken grown in a lab without the slaughter of any poultry. However, some people are skeptical of the product’s green credentials. Read Full Article at RT… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:20am -
The United States has called China’s use of a digitally manipulated image of an Australian soldier a “new low,” after Beijing rebuffed Canberra’s calls for an apology. Read Full Article at RT.com - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:06am -
With the Red Cross warning governments to clamp down on a “second pandemic” of misinformation, the organization’s health and care chief told RT that he’s not demanding censorship, but pushing for “positive change.” Read Full Article at R… - 8 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:29am -
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said his party will back a bill to dissolve the Knesset and send the country into its fourth election in just two years, as a shaky coalition with PM Benjamin Netanyahu continues to unravel. Read Full Article at… - 12 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 12:34am -
Iran’s foreign ministry has apparently denied reports that a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander and three of his escorts were killed in a drone strike on their car near Iraq’s border with Syria. Read Full Article at RT.com - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:27pm -
Researchers have identified the process that causes the skin and other human organs to age, in what could prove a major breakthrough for the field of regenerative medicine. Read Full Article at RT.com - 16 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:26pm -
Police have confirmed five deaths in Trier, Germany after a car plowed into a pedestrian area. While the driver’s actions appear to have been intentional, the public prosecutor says there are no indications of an Islamist motive. Read Full Article… - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:16pm -
South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a bill, dubbed the ‘BTS law’ in honor of the country’s biggest music act, which will allow the nation’s top stars to postpone their mandatory military service to the age of 30. Read Full Article a… - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:02pm -