French ex-PM Fillon faces verdict in fraud trial
[caption id="attachment_3462" align="alignnone" width="920"] Francois Fillon was widely tipped to win the 2017 French presidential election when the fake jobs scandal broke. [/caption] PARIS: A...
EU, Britain intensify talks on post-Brexit future
[caption id="attachment_3466" align="alignnone" width="914"] FILE PHOTO: UK negotiator David Frost and his European Union counterpart Michel Barnier at the start of the first round of...
Australia PM says reopenings of internal borders will support jobs
[caption id="attachment_3455" align="alignnone" width="895"] The Sydney Opera House is seen following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Mississippi votes to remove Confederate symbol from state flag
[caption id="attachment_3452" align="alignnone" width="907"] File photo of the Mississippi state flag, which features the Confederate flag. [/caption] JACKSON: Lawmakers in Mississippi voted on Sunday (Jun...
Brazil has record week for COVID-19 cases
[caption id="attachment_3448" align="alignnone" width="943"] Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO:...
Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organisers say
[caption id="attachment_3458" align="alignnone" width="912"] FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. [/caption] SAN...
Closing time for some California bars as US posts record COVID-19 cases
[caption id="attachment_3445" align="alignnone" width="891"] File photo of a homeless man sitting in front of closed bars and restaurants in Hermosa Beach, California. [/caption] LOS ANGELES:...
Global coronavirus deaths top half a million
[caption id="attachment_3442" align="alignnone" width="920"] A man arrives at Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room on a stretcher amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Houston, Texas, US, Jun...
Boeing set for critical 737 Max flight tests
Boeing's bid to see its 737 Max return to the skies faces a pivotal week with flight safety tests expected to begin. All Boeing 737...
Hong Kongers march in silent protest against national security laws
[caption id="attachment_3397" align="alignnone" width="857"] Police officers stand guard as people gather during a pro-democracy rally supporting human rights and to protest against Beijing's national security...