Oil drops over 5% on China-U.S. tensions, demand doubts
Oil fell over 5% on Friday towards $34 a barrel as tensions rose between the United States and China, and doubts grew about the pace...
Tensions over Hong Kong unnerves world stocks, oil tumbles
World stocks took a hit on Friday as China moved to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last year’s pro-democracy unrest, further...
Beijing may base security agencies in Hong Kong as part of new laws
A proposal to impose national security laws in Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases in the global financial hub, raising fears...
Philippines reports 11 coronavirus deaths, 163 more cases
The Philippines on Friday recorded 11 additional coronavirus deaths and 163 more infections, the lowest daily increase in cases in nearly two weeks, health ministry...
Germany shuts another abattoir after workers get coronavirus
German authorities said they closed another abattoir after an outbreak of coronavirus among its workers....
As big cats go hungry, Indonesia zoo considers ‘worst-case’ deer cull
A zoo in Indonesia may slaughter some of its animals to feed others, such as a Sumatran tiger and a Javan leopard, if it runs...
U.N. prosecutor: remains of Rwandan war crimes suspect found in Congo
The remains of a fugitive major suspect from the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been identified in a grave in Congo, a United Nations war crimes...
Australian great Cooper dies at 83
Australian tennis great Ashley Cooper, who won four Grand Slam singles titles in the 1950s, died after a long battle with illness on Friday. He...
Indian PM visits cyclone stricken Kolkata promising help, Bangladesh counts cost
Peering down from his aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw on Friday the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India...
On this day… May 23
BOXING – Mike Tyson takes questions during a press conference at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas ahead of his WBA heavyweight title rematch...