Russia sends second batch of fighter jets to Syria: embassy
Russia flew a batch of advanced MiG-29 fighter jets to Syria, Moscow’s embassy in Damascus said, with Syrian pilots already using the planes to conduct...
African countries secure 90 million coronavirus test kits for next six months
African countries have secured 90 million test kits for the novel coronavirus for the next six months, a regional disease control body said on Thursday,...
Britain says nearly 30,000 COVID-19 tests sent to U.S. lab came back void
Nearly 30,000 COVID-19 tests which Britain sent to a U.S. lab for processing came back void, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday, adding...
Wall Street opens lower as rally loses steam
U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as a rally fueled by hopes of an economic rebound from a coronavirus-led downturn ran out of steam even...
Trump: national guard ‘cut through’ protests ‘like butter’
Protesters defied curfews and threats of military force on Wednesday in nationwide protests across police brutality, while President Donald Trump touted the use of the...
France, Germany back European cloud computing ‘moonshot’
France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem that seeks to reduce Europe’s dependence on Silicon Valley...
Nearly 43 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits during the pandemic – CNN
Nearly 43 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits during the pandemic CNN Over 1.87M Americans filed for unemployment last week as states ease coronavirus restrictions Fox...
Police fire pepper spray during Hong Kong Tiananmen memorials
Police fired pepper spray at Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who were defying a ban to stage candlelit rallies in memory of China’s 1989 Tiananmen...
Slovenia to lift border restrictions for Austrians on Friday
Slovenia will from Friday lift coronavirus border restrictions for Austrians, a government spokesman said on Thursday, following a similar move by neighbouring Austria to lift...
India’s mass exodus from cities triggers village property disputes
Police in India’s most populous state are dealing with a surge in property disputes, as millions of migrant workers flee to their villages after losing...