Malaysia ’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday reiterated his promise to hold elections after the coronavirus pandemic was under control, saying the government’s main focus now was “to steer this country clear of the double whammy of hea… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:01am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Two opposition lawmakers have left Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and pledged support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, raising speculation that more defections will take place as Malaysia's premier seeks to cement his position before… - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 12:40am -
A day before Malaysia deported more than 1,000 people to Myanmar in defiance of a court order and protests from human rights groups, a young mother worried about her illegal status killed herself by jumping from the first floor of her apartment build… - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 8:55am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah said on Wednesday (Feb 24) parliament can convene during a state of emergency, a move that could open the door for the opposition to launch a fresh confidence vote to challenge Prime Minister Muhyi… - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 1:12am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Wednesday (Feb 24) launched its Covid-19 inoculation programme, which authorities hope will rein in a spike in infections and help revive an economy that recorded its worst slump in over two decades last year.Malaysia ha… - 7 days ago 24 Feb 21, 8:13am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia sent more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals back to their strife-torn homeland on Tuesday (Feb 23) despite a court order to halt the deportation, a move rights groups said could endanger the deportees’ lives.The 1,086 Myanmar… - 7 days ago 24 Feb 21, 1:54am -
After a year of political turmoil, economic struggle and coronavirus-induced lockdowns, Malaysia is poised for the endgame of its fight against Covid-19 as it kicked off a first round of vaccinations on Wednesday (Feb 24), with Prime Minister Mu… - 7 days ago 24 Feb 21, 1:28am -
LUMUT, Malaysia - A Malaysian court has allowed a temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals scheduled to be sent back to their strife-torn homeland on Tuesday (Feb 23), after rights groups petitioned to say deportation could endang… - 8 days ago 23 Feb 21, 6:01am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s highest court on Friday found news portal Malaysiakini in contempt of court over comments posted by readers deemed offensive to the judiciary, in a case widely seen as a test of media freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.… - 12 days ago 19 Feb 21, 7:26am -
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has gazetted an emergency ordinance compelling employers to provide lodging with sufficient living space and amenities for migrant workers to effectively control the spread of Covid-19, the Human Resources Ministry said on Th… - 12 days ago 19 Feb 21, 1:22am -
The coronavirus pandemic could cost China the equivalent of 2.7 per cent of its gross domestic product this year, although the economy may still grow by over 8 per cent, according to a new study by Chinese and American researchers.The industrial an… - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:29am -
One dreams of Hong Kong street food, but in a nightmare finds himself cornered by authorities in the city’s airport.A fellow activist mourns a grandmother whose Hong Kong grave she may never visit.And a teenager wonders shyly whether the friend… - 20 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:33am -
When Hong Kong’s former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah stepped forward as a candidate for the city’s chief executive race in 2017, some local property developers supported him.But his most ardent backers knew even before the votes were… - 21 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:57am -
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court adjourned early on Tuesday after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the opposition.Following over 1… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:44am -
WeChat , the ubiquitous super app known as Weixin in mainland China, has removed the image of a cigar in a popular emoji, years after an anti-smoking group warned that it complicated the fight against tobacco use among young people.The emoji called… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:25am -
Ruoxi's mother found her daughter, then 6, lying on the sofa when she got back home after work one day. The daughter had a fever, refused to eat dinner, cried in a silent way and said she would not go to school the next day.The mother then learned… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:22am -
In the one month since China put into force its coast guard law - legislation stipulating conditions for the use of weapons by its coast guard - Chinese patrol vessels increasingly intruded into Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands i… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:04am -
A Chinese court has upheld a ruling that a textbook description of homosexuality as “a psychological disorder” was not a factual error but merely an “academic view”. The Chinese LGBT community, and the 24-year-old woman who filed the laws… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:49am -
A nine-year-old Hong Kong boy died on Monday (March 1) after falling from the window of his family’s 15th-floor flat in Lam Tin, according to police.He was believed to have been trying to open a ventilation window in his room at the Laguna City h… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:42am -
A Hong Kong taxi passenger has sued the ride-hailing giant Uber, saying she was injured in the city’s first fatal crash involving the service nearly three years ago.Plaintiff Leung Hoi-ni has also named the administrator of the estate of the Ube… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:35am -
Actress, author, television presenter, singer, businesswoman and politician Baroness Floella Benjamin brought an audience of Women's Institute members tears and laughter in a special appearance. - 4 Nov 19, 5:19pm -
Following the success of the 2018 musical 'Till The Boys Come Home', Adderbury's Voices Across Time are presenting three public performances of the WW1 Remembrance musical at Banbury Town Hall. - 4 Nov 19, 4:22pm -
If one slimming class wasn't enough, a Banbury club leader has set her sights on re-opening the Adderbury Slimming World group later this month. - 4 Nov 19, 3:54pm -
Banbury's Citizens Advice Volunteer Driver Service is seeking sponsorship to ensure the community service remains accessible and affordable. - 4 Nov 19, 3:42pm -
Crowds will line the town’s streets this Sunday, November 10, as a military and civic procession marches from Broad Street to St Mary’s Church for a memorial mass. - 4 Nov 19, 11:27am -
Chirnside resident Miss Rosemary Crawshaw, known affectionately to her family as Auntie Pix, celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, March 10 at The Loaning, her home for the past six years. - 19 Mar 20, 7:00am -
In an unprecedented move, Scotland’s Catholic bishops have announced that with effect from tomorrow (Thursday, March 19), no public Masses will be celebrated in Scotland. - 18 Mar 20, 12:47pm -
A total of tourists from the Eyemouth Scotland Rugby Supporters Club travelled to Neath then onto Cardiff for the 6 Nations match that wasn’t to be. - 18 Mar 20, 11:39am -
Scottish Borders Council has issued advice following the latest guidance on dealing with the coronavirus – including the impact on council business, schools, care homes and public toilet facilities. - 17 Mar 20, 11:55am -
Border Search and Rescue Unit has been presented with a life-saving portable defibrillator, small enough to drop into a rucksack pocket but packing sufficient punch to save the life of a hypothermic casualty in the hills. - 17 Mar 20, 9:05am -
A Hastings Half Marathon veteran staged his own personal tribute on Sunday March 29 - the day the big event was to have take place. - 30 Mar 20, 12:32pm -
A Bexhill mum said her heart was 'full of love' after a kind stranger built her children a handmade slide to keep them occupied during isolation. - 30 Mar 20, 12:11pm -
The Hastings Half Marathon - which was due to take place on Sunday (March 29) - is one of the many events to be cancelled due to the coronavirus. - 30 Mar 20, 11:16am -
Local authorities in East Sussex say they are taking steps to protect their employees, in light of union concerns around the safety of refuse workers. - 30 Mar 20, 10:20am -
Hastings Literary Festival 2020 has been cancelled following the suspension of the Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants fund in the coronavirus crisis. - 30 Mar 20, 9:49am -
A man accused of spitting at police officers, claiming he had coronavirus, is due to appear in court charged with multiple offences following an incident on Saturday (March 28). - 30 Mar 20, 7:59am -
Plans to move specialist cancer services from north-west London to a hospital in Watford would be feasible, an NHS trust says. - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:00pm -
Specsavers Borehamwood has recently invested in hospital-quality technology, which can help detect treatable eye conditions such as macular degeneration sooner. - 16 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:00am -
It was a year ago today that the country's chief medical officer reported the first patient in Hertfordshire had tested positive for coronavirus. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 6:15pm -
Boris Johnson’s road-map out of lockdown has offered hope that non-essential retailers could open as early as next month. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 12:36pm -
A hunt is under way to locate one of the first people in the UK believed to have contracted the Manaus variant of coronavirus, a new strain that may spread more rapidly and respond less well to existing vaccines. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 9:46am -
Is it me or are the weeks flowing past at a rate of knots but on the positive side bringing closer the days when I can sit in the garden and read a good film biography? - 2 days ago 28 Feb 21, 5:00pm -
Military commander General Chalermpol Srisawat has confirmed that a Thai Army doctor injected United Nations peacekeeping troops in South Sudan with water, claiming it was flu vaccine that can protect Covid-19. The medic injected 273 soldiers, chargi… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 1:47am -
The Department of Mental Health dismissed Miss Universe Thailand Amanda Chalisa Obdam from her role as the country’s mental health ambassador on Tuesday (March 2). The department handed the role to the Thai-Canadian model, 28, on Feb 25 after she w… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 1:38am -
TAIPEI — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday (March 2) that the initial investigation shows that the alleged “Astronaut vitamins” developed by renowned two Taiwan YouTubers have not breached any regulations so far.The FDA wi… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 1:14am -
TOKYO - A Japanese a woman in her 60s died from a brain haemorrhage three days after receiving a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry said on Tuesday (March 2), adding that there may not be a link between the two.The woman was vaccin… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:53am -
TOKYO - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday (March 3) launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.He had originally planned to invite artists for th… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:35am -
Over 1,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have to be thrown out because an ultracold freezer malfunctioned at a medical institution that was conducting priority inoculations, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has announced.The freezer will be confi… - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:43am -
Leading tourism companies in Thailand launched a campaign on Tuesday (March 2) to reopen the country's borders from July 1, 2021.The #OpenThailandSafely campaign was launched by more than 15 major companies including Minor Group, Asian Trails, YA… - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:36am -
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.1. Terence Cao charged with breaking Covid-19 rules at Jeffrey Xu’s birthday partyVeteran actor Terence Cao Guohui appeared in a district court on Tuesday (March 2) after he allegedly br… - 19 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:50am -
Gunshots were fired at a gathering of people attending a funeral in Ratchaburi province, leaving one dead and four people injured on Monday (March 1).Police from Photharam station were alerted to the shooting at 8pm on Monday at Wat Thamakham in S… - 21 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:02am -
A policeman died and 32 people were injured in clashes between police and pro-democracy activists on Sunday (Feb 28) during the march organised by the Restart Democracy group in Bangkok.Police Lt-Colonel Wiwat Seritsanit, a deputy inspector at Tham… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:12am -
GUSAU, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have been released, a state governor said Tuesday, as the West African nation faces a spate of school kidnappings.The girls, age… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:33am -
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans.The Republican governor has… - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:32pm -
El CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A semitruck on Tuesday crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing 13 people and leaving others injured, authorities said.California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said 12 people died… - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:49pm -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly, a Biden administration official confirmed Tuesday.The announcement comes as the Whi… - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:49pm -
Generally, the sooner you file your taxes, the sooner you’ll see your refund in the bank (and it reduces the chances of tax fraud). The amount that you receive — if any — depends on a number of factors, including how much of your income isn’t… - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:27pm -
President Joe Biden’s net worth is $9 million.Biden once described himself as “the poorest man in Congress.”His salary as vice president was $230,700.With decades of political experience behind him, Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:15pm -
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence indicating the prospect for violence. He told lawmakers the informat… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 5:05pm -
The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing.Senior administration officials did not immediately identi… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:41pm -
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, was awarded 450,000 pounds ($630,000) on Tuesday as a provisional payment towards her legal costs after she won a privacy claim against the Mail on Sunday which had printed extracts of a letter… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:28pm -
The drug hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Donald Trump as a pandemic “game-changer”, should not be used to prevent Covid-19 and has no meaningful effect on patients already infected, a World Health Organisation expert panel said on Tuesday.Th… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:05am -
ZURICH - The number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Monday (March 1).“We need to have a stern warning for all of us: that this virus will rebound if we… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:04am -
LONDON - Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to have tests for a pre-existing heart condition and receive treatment for an infection.Philip, the… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:59am -
UNITED NATIONS - US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday (March 1) she hopes to use Washington’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council in March to push for more “intense discussions” on Myanmar… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:55am -
ROME - Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin was… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:52am -
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus.New York variant harbors a third worrisome mutationThe coronavi… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:34am -
LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, told US interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history repeating itself, according to excerpts released on Sunday.T… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:03am -
GENEVA - A UN human rights investigator said on Monday (March 1) that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler as having approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:54am -
PARIS - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and sentenced to three years in prison, a stunning fall from grace for a man who for five years bestrode the national and global stage.A Paris court found tha… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:52am -
VATICAN CITY - Former pope Benedict has chided conservative Roman Catholics who have not accepted his decision to resign as “fanatical”, telling them that there is only one pope and it is Francis.Benedict, now 93, in 2013 became the first pope… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:44am -
March 03, 2021 8:53 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) - United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday (March 2) abandoned his plan for Ms Neera Tanden to be White House budget director after pushback from key senators, marking the first cabinet defeat for the US pre… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:53am -
March 03, 2021 8:46 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A United States House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump's tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public on Tuesday (March 2) it needs the documents to address… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:46am -
March 03, 2021 8:21 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) - United States health experts said Tuesday (March 2) they are halting clinical trials of convalescent blood plasma in patients with mild to moderate Covid symptoms after preliminary results showed no benefit fr… - 3 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:21am -
March 03, 2021 8:14 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday (March 2… - 3 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:14am -
March 03, 2021 8:00 AMGovernors are frustrated with the Bolsonaro administration’s failure to secure timely supplies of vaccines. - 3 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:00am -
March 03, 2021 7:46 AMNEW YORK (AFP) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was fighting for his political life on Tuesday (March 2) after a third woman accused him of sexual harassment. - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:46pm -
March 03, 2021 6:55 AMWith three vaccines now available, Biden is confident of reaching his goal of delivering 100 million doses in 100 days. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:55pm -
March 03, 2021 6:52 AMThe move is likely to stir concerns that wealthy Western countries are procuring vaccine doses at the expense of poor countries. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:52pm -
The number of persons vaccinated against COVID-19 in the State on Tuesday rose to 41,643, with persons aged above 60 leading the table. A total of 14, - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:55pm -
The Rotary Club of Madras Marina will organise a workshop to impart training in air-conditioning and refrigeration services at Vocational Training Cen - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:42pm -
Macron’s office said that, in a telephone call, the French leader also asked Rouhani to cooperate fully with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, on inspections and expressed his “deepest concern” over Tehran’s vio… - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:08pm -
The Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act, or CLEAN, requires 80% clean electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2035. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:05pm -
“These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises said in a statement explaining why it was stopping their publication. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:50pm -
With the bolstered supply, Mr. Biden also announced he would be using the powers of the federal government to direct all states to prioritize vaccinating teachers. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:45pm -
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to carry out work pertaining to - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:30pm -
The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition which insisted that every voter should be administered an - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:27pm -
Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan on Monday chaired a meeting with the representatives of around 10 recognised political parties regarding the Model Code - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:12pm -
The School of Business, Public Policy and Social Entrepreneurship at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) has invited online applications for Mast - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:07pm -
Several eminent personalities including Governor Vajubhai R. Vala and Karnataka Lokayukta P. Vishwanatha Shetty apart from centenarians and nonagenari - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:32pm -
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on Tuesday launched an application for the public to submit complaints and feedback about accessibility of - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:29pm -
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Tuesday said that the essence of Indian culture was the vision that divinity existed in every human being.Although many - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:05pm -
Captain V.Z. Job took over as Commanding Officer of the Navy’s missile and gunnery school, INS Dronacharya, in Fort Kochi on Monday. The Commanding Of - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:03pm -
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a bail petition by Jollyamma Joseph, an accused in the case relating to poisoning to death six members of her fami - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:01pm -
A renovated autism centre is expected to come up at the Centre for Research and Development of Autistic Children under the Samagra Shiksha Keralam (SS - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:59pm -
As many 334 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Kozhikode district on Tuesday.According to the District Medical Officer, there were 331 locally ac - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:56pm -
Karnataka on Tuesday reported 437 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 9,52,037. Of these, 282 cases are Bengaluru Urban alone. With seven death - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:43pm -
Healthcare personnel including doctors, nurses, lab technicians and medical students who reported for the second round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Tue - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:41pm -
Following several complaints that the lack of on-site registration in urban areas, especially Bengaluru, was inconveniencing senior citizens, the Stat - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:34pm -
A digital library was inaugurated at St. Teresa’s Convent Girls’ HSS by literary critic M.K. Sanoo on Tuesday.The project was implemented by the Socie - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:32pm -
Veteran Dalit leader and former Minister V. Srinivas Prasad on Tuesday found fault with the heads of mutts for taking to streets as part of campaigns - 7 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:20pm -
The Peravallur police booked a DMK cadre for violating the code of conduct by erecting poles with the party’s flag on Monday night.Police said the ca - 7 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:18pm -
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the decision of the Centre to charge for COVID-19 - 7 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:12pm -
The number of passengers who travelled by Metro increased by seven lakh in February as against January, following the opening of a new stretch and th - 7 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:57pm -
The ratings are in for the 2021 Golden Globes, and it is not a pretty picture.What are the details?According to the Associated Press, Sunday night's awards ceremony on NBC drew in 6.9 million viewers — an eye-popping 64% less than 2020's Golden Glo… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 1:43am -
CNN reporter Jim Acosta was confronted at CPAC by The Federalist reporter David Marcus with a valid question: "When are you guys going to start covering Cuomo?" His answer — or, really, lack of an answer — perfectly demonstrates why he was earl… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:58am -
President Joe Biden withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to his Cabinet after several Democratic senators said they could not support her over toxic tweets against Republicans and progressives.The major defeat for the Biden administration was… - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:50am -
Glenn Beck can't help but wonder, "What is wrong with us?" in light of the Left's latest move — canceling six Dr. Seuss books due to "hurtful and wrong" illustrations — that takes America one step closer to complete insanity. And now, school di… - 3 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:07am -
Police say a 13-year-old boy stabbed a convenience store clerk on Friday after being told to wear mask in Canada.The unsettling incident unfolded in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when the maskless boy entered the store on Isabel street, according to a Fac… - 3 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:05am -
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has signed a deal to be a contributor on Fox News, the outlet announced Tuesday.What are the details?During an interview on "The Faulkner Focus" with Harris Faulkner, the host announced, "It is my d… - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:41pm -
Democratic leaders of the New York Legislature have reached an agreement set to pass as early as this week that would revoke the emergency powers granted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) early last year to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.Lawmakers sa… - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:00pm -
An eye-popping number of students have reportedly gone "missing" from public school systems around the country amid prolonged school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, ABC News determined in a shocking new report published Tuesday.The news, wh… - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:36pm -
After a white professor demanded an apology from his college's faculty senate for "racist sentiments" in its recent resolution that "contribute to a hostile work environment" — including discrimination against him — a former student launched a pe… - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:59pm -
The city council in Petaluma, California, voted unanimously Monday night to permanently bar the construction of new gas stations as well as ban adding more gas pumps to existing stations, The Drive reported. According to local officials, the city alr… - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:35pm -
The drug hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Donald Trump as a pandemic “game-changer”, should not be used to prevent Covid-19 and has no meaningful effect on patients already infected, a World Health Organisation expert panel said on Tuesday.Th… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:05am -
ZURICH - The number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Monday (March 1).“We need to have a stern warning for all of us: that this virus will rebound if we… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:04am -
LONDON - Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to have tests for a pre-existing heart condition and receive treatment for an infection.Philip, the… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:59am -
UNITED NATIONS - US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday (March 1) she hopes to use Washington’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council in March to push for more “intense discussions” on Myanmar… - 24 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:55am -
ROME - Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin was… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:52am -
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus.New York variant harbors a third worrisome mutationThe coronavi… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 2:34am -
LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, told US interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history repeating itself, according to excerpts released on Sunday.T… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:03am -
GENEVA - A UN human rights investigator said on Monday (March 1) that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler as having approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:54am -
PARIS - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and sentenced to three years in prison, a stunning fall from grace for a man who for five years bestrode the national and global stage.A Paris court found tha… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:52am -
VATICAN CITY - Former pope Benedict has chided conservative Roman Catholics who have not accepted his decision to resign as “fanatical”, telling them that there is only one pope and it is Francis.Benedict, now 93, in 2013 became the first pope… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 12:44am -
Two independent UN human rights experts are urging Israel to halt efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa Al-Bqai'a, fearing it is part of a wider pattern of forcible removals and displacement. - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:56pm -
By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday, in its first World Report on Hearing. - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:40pm -
The world still has a “fighting chance” to limit global warming by ending dependence on coal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told representatives from governments, local authorities and the private sector, meeting online on Tuesday. - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:35pm -
Around the world, the opportunities for women to lead successful, financially secure lives are being limited by government legislation, company policies and deep-rooted misogyny. The UN is leading efforts to give women more access to digital financia… - 8 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:45pm -
The further industrialization of so-called “Cancer Alley” in the southern United States, known for its pollution-emitting chemical plants, should be halted according to a large group of independent UN human rights experts, who on Tuesday branded… - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:07pm -
The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and Latin America in the past few days, is a credit to international solidarity, but potential obstacles must be overcome if a fully globa… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:40pm -
A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday. - 11 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:12pm -
Nations must start weighing up the cost of economic profit against damage to the environment if they are to have a chance at a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:10pm -
While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome development said senior UN officials there on Tuesday, civilians and aid facilities have come under attack in the country’s northeast, h… - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:06pm -
COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in relation to the shipment of vaccines to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the first to arrive in Africa. Here’s a UN News recap of what COVAX is, and why it is… - 1 day ago 2 Mar 21, 1:20am -