UK’s Princess Beatrice to marry at St James’s Palace in May
Britain’s Princess Beatrice, the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, will marry her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at London’s St James’s...
‘Light a candle’: Death of Chinese doctor sparks mourning, anger
The death from coronavirus of a Chinese doctor who had been reprimanded for issuing an early warning about the disease triggered a wave of public...
Bittersweet floods hit fire-ravaged Australia
The east coast of Australia welcomed the heaviest drenching in years on Friday, dousing some of the country’s most damaging and long-running wildfires and easing...
Animal lovers rescue pets stranded in China’s virus city
A Wuhan resident said he climbed up rusty pipes to the third-floor balcony of an apartment to gain entry into the home of a middle-aged...
Niger sprint star in middle of athletics’ hormone debate
Hailing from one of the world’s poorest country, Nigerien sprinter Aminatou Seyni is no stranger to life’s hurdles, but as she prepares for the Tokyo...
Hong Kong shoppers snap up rice and noodles as coronavirus fears mount
Panicky Hong Kong residents scooped noodles, rice, meat and toilet rolls into supermarket trolleys on Friday despite government assurances of ample supplies during an outbreak...
Thiam quits as Credit Suisse CEO after split with chairman over spying scandal
Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam has quit after a power struggle with Chairman Urs Rohner at Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, triggered by a damaging spying...
Ericsson pulls out of major Barcelona conference over coronavirus
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson is withdrawing from an international telecoms conference in Barcelona this month because of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it could not...
Diplomat Karen Pierce appointed as UK’s new ambassador to U.S
Britain has named career diplomat Karen Pierce as its new ambassador to the United States, the first woman to hold the post, Prime Minister Boris...
Iraqi cleric scolds security forces after protesters die in new tensions
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Friday berated security forces for failing to protect protesters killed in clashes with rival groups this week in the...
