Russian veteran, 97, follows UK captain with own medical fundraiser
A 97-year-old Russian World War Two veteran has taken inspiration from the record-breaking charity efforts of British centenarian Captain Tom Moore and raised $27,500 for...
Georgian ex-president Saakashvili to get Ukraine reform role: sources
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, is set to join a Ukrainian advisory body on reforms, two sources in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office told...
Drama under lockdown: TV’s ‘Isolation Stories’
While most film and TV production around the world has shut down, one UK network has made a new drama series “Isolation Stories” about life...
Factbox: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports events around the world
Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:...
New coronavirus spread swiftly around world from late 2019, study finds
A genetic study of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world after it emerged...
Waiting in the wings: live theater plots its comeback
Expensive, risky and involving scores of people, live theater may be the last form of entertainment to come back – and will likely look very...
Putin’s approval-rating dips, but support for extending rule rises
Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings have dipped because of the fallout from the novel coronavirus crisis, according to a poll. But support for him changing the...
Turkey starting new phase in coronavirus battle, government says
Turkey said on Wednesday it has brought the coronavirus outbreak under control, two months after it first erupted across the country, and will set out...
Factbox: What to know about Facebook’s content oversight board
Facebook Inc on Wednesday announced the first 20 members of its independent oversight board that can overrule the company’s own content moderation decisions. Here are...
Pompeo delays Hong Kong report to see if China acts to ‘further undermine’ autonomy
The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from...