Fresh travel warning for Britons hits airline stocks
LONDON – Britons were warned not to book summer holidays abroad by government ministers as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in parts of Europe...
Lightning kills surfer
SAN SALVADOR – Tributes have been paid to El Salvador surfer Katherine Diaz, who died after being struck by lightning.
The incident happened at El...
France, Poland increase lockdown measures
PARIS – France and Poland reintroduced partial lockdowns as both countries battle a sharp rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections.
Some 21 million people...
Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring worst floods in 50 years
MELBOURNE – Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said...
Six lions found dead in Uganda
KAMPALA – Six lions have been found dead and dismembered after a suspected poisoning in one of Uganda's most famous parks.
The lions were found...
Tokyo Olympics official quit over ‘Olympig’ insults
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympics' creative chief resigned after suggesting that a female comedian could appear as an "Olympig", in the latest setback for the...
Proposal to rewrite Thailand’s military-backed constitution fails
BANGKOK – Thailand’s parliament failed to pass a bill that allows changes to a military-backed constitution enacted after a 2014 coup.
The bill was far...
North Korea cuts ties with Malaysia
SEOUL – North Korea announced the termination of diplomatic ties with Malaysia over its decision to allow the extradition of a North Korean criminal...
Asian women among killed at three spas
ATLANTA –Eight people, many of them women of Asian descent, have been killed in shootings at spas in the United States’ state of Georgia.
Police...
Pope appeals to stop violence in Myanmar
VATICAN City – Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an end to bloodshed in Myanmar.
He made the appeal at the end of his weekly...