Churchill statue boarded up amid London protests
A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square and the Cenotaph monument in Whitehall were boarded up on Thursday and...
BA, easyJet and Ryanair fight British quarantine with legal action
British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair said on Friday they have begun legal action against the British government’s quarantine policy in a bid to overturn what...
Rio Tinto chief says sorry for sacred caves blast; Australia starts inquiry
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques on Friday apologised for distress caused by Rio’s destruction last month of two ancient and sacred Aboriginal caves in...
Justice building in French city of Nimes sealed off: police
Police in the southern French city of Nimes said on Friday they had sealed off the city’s main law and justice building and advised people...
Hong Kong, China governments reject UK ‘interference’ and ‘biased’ criticism
The Hong Kong government and China’s foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s plans for...
Russia reports 8,987 new coronavirus infection cases
Russia reported on Friday 8,987 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its nationwide tally of infections to 511,423....
Baby dragons take their bow in a Slovenian cave
Three rare aquatic creatures known as baby dragons are going on display in an aquarium at Slovenia’s Postojna Cave, one of the country’s biggest tourist...
Refusing to be gagged, Myanmar journalists work from shadows
Hiding from Myanmar’s police, journalist Aung Marm Oo refuses to conceal his anger with the civilian government led by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi...
Macquarie teams up with renewable investor for ScotWind leasing round
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, a green infrastructure investor, has teamed up with a Scottish offshore wind developer to compete for offshore wind projects in Scotland,...
Thai mom’s face shields protect against virus and villains
A single mother in Thailand is doing brisk business out of face shields with characters from cartoons, games and sci-fi movies, hoping to cash in...