Parisians enjoy the capital to themselves
Parisians are rediscovering their city without tourists after having spent nearly two months in strict confinement. For the past month, they have been allowed to...
Senior U.S., China officials to meet in Hawaii seeking to ease tensions: media
Senior officials from the United States and China are planning to meet in Hawaii, trying to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies over...
Hundreds protest against Nepal’s coronavirus response; 7 foreigners arrested
Police in Nepal arrested 10 people, including seven foreigners, on Saturday as demonstrations against the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis continued with hundreds of...
Russia’s coronavirus cases pass 520,000
Russia on Saturday reported 8,706 new coronavirus cases, bringing its cumulative infection tally to 520,129....
China central bank bank approves American Express for bank card clearance business
China’s central bank said on Saturday it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country....
Tennis: Shutdown brings coaches’ struggles to the fore
Financial aid has slowly trickled in for tennis players in the lower echelons of the sport during the COVID-19 shutdown but the vast majority of...
India records biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases
India reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases on Saturday, adding 11,458 confirmed infections and taking the its total count to more than 300,000,...
Amazon’s business practices examined by two U.S. states: reports
State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazon’s business practices, two newspapers reported, citing people familiar with the matter....
On this day: Born June 14, 1969: Steffi Graf, German tennis player
The pursuit of perfection in tennis has proved beyond all but one player in the modern era, Germany’s Steffi Graf....
Golf: McIlroy makes some noise at Colonial
Rory McIlroy’s seven-under-par 63 in the second round at Colonial on Friday suggests he has adjusted to golf without the galleries, though the world No....