JAKARTA: Hundreds of Papuans held rallies across at least eight cities in Indonesia today to renew calls for independence, as a separatist group declared it had established a provisional...
WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions yesterday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan President...
JAKARTA: Anies Baswedan, the governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, said today he had tested positive for Covid-19, as the world’s fourth most populous country struggles...
SYDNEY: An intense heat wave returned to Australia's south and east on Tuesday, the first day of the southern hemisphere summer, raising risks of bush fires after the country sweltered...
SYDNEY: Australia's Queensland state on Tuesday lifted border restrictions on the country's two most populous states for the first time in more than eight months, reuniting families...
LONDON: A type of Covid-19 test that can be taken without the need for a nose or throat swab has been found to be highly effective in identifying infectious cases, including for...
LONDON: Britain's government is urging businesses to make final preparations for a new trading relationship with the EU from Jan. 1, saying a new centre to monitor goods will help...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday are set to consider President Donald Trump's move to exclude illegal immigrants from the population totals used to allocate congressional...
BRUSSELS: The European Union will begin discussions on Monday on how best to "renew and reinvigorate" transatlantic relations after the departure of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
KYIV: Lesya Lytvynova's phone never stops ringing. With one hand she soothes her three-month-old baby, with the other she answers calls from relatives of coronavirus patients desperate...
PARIS: France's top health advisory body said on Monday it had recommended Covid-19 vaccinations should target retirement homes residents and their staff first when doses reach...
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing for the first time on Monday, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting his office in a statement.
