Tsitsipas blasts past Italy’s Caruso in Australian Open first round
Stefanos Tsitsipas put on a commanding performance in his opening match at the Australian Open on Monday, with a thumping 6-0 6-2 6-3 win over...
Oil rises as Libyan oilfields shut down
Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a...
Austria to collaborate with EU partners on Huawei 5G decision
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz did not rule out deploying Huawei Technologies equipment in his country’s future 5G networks on Monday but said the country would...
Myanmar government-appointed panel finds no ‘genocide’ against Rohingya
A government-appointed panel established in Myanmar to probe allegations of abuses in Rakhine state in 2017 that drew global outrage said on Monday they had...
Australia’s platypus fights for survival
The peculiar duck-billed mammal, Australia’s platypus, is facing worsening conditions of a three-year drought, bushfires, land clearing, dam construction and climate change. Conservation groups recently...
Australia’s capital hit by destructive hailstorm
Hailstones as big as golf balls ripped through Canberra, causing damage to properties and cars....
Trump to offer first detailed impeachment defense as pivotal week begins
After refusing to cooperate with the Democratic Party-led impeachment probe in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump will on Monday offer his first comprehensive...
‘Parasite’ scores historic upset at SAG awards
South Korean thriller “Parasite” was the upset winner at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Sunday, while Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger were named...
China reports new H5N6 bird flu case in Xinjiang region
China’s agriculture ministry said on Monday it had detected the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of avian flu in swans in its western Xinjiang region....
Nadal begins Australian Open campaign against Dellien
Spain’s Rafa Nadal will begin his quest for a 20th Grand Slam title against Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien at the Australian Open on Tuesday, while organizers...