Singapore unveils one of the world’s biggest floating solar panel farms
SINGAPORE – Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and...
Partial hotel collapse in China kills 17
BEIJING – The death toll in the partial collapse of a budget hotel in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on Monday has risen to 17,...
Man killed in anti-gov’t unrest in Cuba
HAVANA – One man has died during rare anti-government demonstrations in Cuba that have shaken the island in recent days.
Diubis Laurencio Tejeda, 36, died...
Seoul bans speedy songs in gyms
SEOUL – Gyms in this city and its surrounding region have been told not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats...
France fines Google 500M euros over copyright row
PARIS – France's antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro fine on Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary...
Iraq hospital blaze kills at least 60
BAGHDAD – More than 60 people died after a fire in a coronavirus disease 2019 isolation ward at a hospital in the city of...
‘Key suspect’ held over Haiti president’s killing
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Police in Haiti have arrested a doctor they believe is a key suspect in organizing last week's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Police...
Lightning strike kills 11 taking selfies in India
NEW DELHI – A lightning strike killed at least 11 people and injured many more in the city of Jaipur on Sunday.
The victims were...
Tokyo hotel ‘sorry’ over ‘Japanese only’ elevator signs
TOKYO –A hotel here has apologized and removed signs saying "Japanese only" and "foreigners only" from elevators after the anti-coronavirus disease 2019 precaution sparked...
Extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 9
MOGADISHU – A large explosion in this city killed at least nine people and injured eight others, a health official said Saturday.
Dr. Mohamed Nur...