Former Fox executives plead not guilty in FIFA soccer corruption probe
Two former 21st Century Fox executives and a South American sports marketing company pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in New York in...
Pandemic heightens battle over mail-in ballots
The chaos in the recent Wisconsin election foreshadows legal battles and political showdowns looming in upcoming primaries across the country amid the pandemic, and heading...
On Holy Thursday, pope hails front-line ‘saints’ helping virus victims
Pope Francis presided at a scaled-down Holy Thursday Mass in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, praising ordinary doctors, nurses and priests who risk their lives...
French people in ICU for coronavirus falls for first time: ministry
The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) for coronavirus infection in France fell slightly for the first time since the start of the...
BAT files patent suits against Philip Morris’ IQOS products
British American Tobacco said on Thursday that it sued Philip Morris International Inc in the United States and Germany, alleging that the tobacco heating technology...
Oil gives up gains even as OPEC+ hammers out supply-cut deal
Oil prices dipped on Thursday, giving back an earlier 10% surge as investors awaited details on a massive OPEC supply-cut agreement in response to the...
Italian tenor Bocelli to offer Easter ‘prayer’ in empty Milan cathedral
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing to a Milan cathedral bare of worshippers on Easter Sunday, hoping to bring together people isolated during the coronavirus...
FIBA postpones Olympic qualifiers by a year in rejigged schedule
World basketball’s governing body has postponed the men’s Olympic qualifiers, the European Championship and the Americas Championship by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, FIBA...
Belarus soccer club fills its stadium with dummies
Belarus’s FC Dynamo Brest, one of a handful of soccer clubs still playing in Europe, is filling its stands with mannequins sporting cut-out portraits of...
Risky deliveries breaking India’s e-commerce taboo
New Delhi delivery driver Devender Singh is defying his – and his wife’s – fears of catching coronavirus and of being beaten by police. By...