Brazil reopens international flights to tourists even as coronavirus deaths spike
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO – Brazil has reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been banned since March, even as the country’s coronavirus outbreak ranks as the world’s second worst.…
Johnny Depp was the victim of ‘abuser’ Heard, court told
LONDON – Johnny Depp was not violent towards former wife Amber Heard and she was the one who would attack him, a London court has heard, as the Hollywood actor’s…
Malaysia’s Najib sentenced to over a decade in jail in first 1MDB graft trial
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia‘s former leader Najib Razak has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 12 years in jail in the first trial over a multi-billion-dollar scandal at…
Singapore PM Lee flags delay to retirement due to coronavirus
SINGAPORE – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named a largely unchanged cabinet following an election win this month, and flagged a possible delay to his retirement plans due…
S.Korea reports highest single-day rise in coronavirus cases since March
SEOUL – South Korea has reported 113 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day increase in almost four months, and officials warned the upward trajectory could continue as people carrying the…
Thousands protest against Kremlin in Russian far east for third weekend
MOSCOW – Thousands of people have marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk for the third weekend in a row, protesting at President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a…
Harry and Meghan sue paparazzi to protect son’s right to privacy
CALIFORNIA- Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have filed a lawsuit in California against unnamed paparazzi photographers for allegedly taking “illegal” photographs of their son, Archie. The lawsuit, filed…
US records over 1,100 COVID-19 deaths for third straight day
The United States recorded more than 1,100 deaths from COVID-19 for the third day in a row, as the outbreak strained hospitals in California, Florida and Texas, according to a…
Tanzania’s former president Benjamin Mkapa dies, presidency says
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, died in the early hours of Friday (local time), President John Magufuli said in a…
Pompeo urges more assertive approach to ‘Frankenstein’ China
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use “more creative and assertive ways” to press…
