Indians are crowding markets and taking packed flights to holiday destinations again despite calls from authorities urging restraint and caution amid rising cases of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. In the coastal state of Goa, hugely popular as a tourist destination for its […]
The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the United States have urged war-torn Libya to set a new date for delayed presidential election quickly. “We call on the relevant Libyan authorities to respect the aspirations of the Libyan people for prompt elections by swiftly determining […]
A Moscow court has said it was imposing a fine on Alphabet’s Google $98m for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based penalty of its kind in Russia. Moscow has increased pressure on Big Tech this […]
Afghanistan’s media outlets are on the brink of a meltdown as they face a shortage of funding following the takeover by the Taliban in August this year. A survey released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) indicates that about […]
The governor of Iraq’s Najaf province has resigned, a day after another governor also quit following demonstrations against living conditions and corruption. Louai al-Yasseri resigned from his leadership in Najaf, in central Iraq, on Friday after the governor of Nasiriya province in the south quit […]
The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and healthcare employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of requirements depending on […]
The billionaire dynasty behind Selfridges Co. has sold the British department store operator to a Thai-Austrian joint venture for about 4 billion pounds (£5.4 million) in one of the biggest U.K. retail deals in years. The Weston family said Central Group, which is owned by […]
Protesters angry over coronavirus restrictions and mandatory vaccine rules briefly occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature, citing stalled negotiations with Paris over their grievances about the management of the French Caribbean island. The demonstrators first entered the debating chamber of the regional council while it was meeting […]
A Moscow court has said it was imposing a fine on Alphabet’s Google $98m for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based penalty of its kind in Russia. Moscow has increased pressure on Big Tech this […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia says a Molotov cocktail was thrown at its consulate in Ukraine’s Lviv and that it has formally protested over the attack, calling it “an act of terrorism”. The ministry on Friday summoned a Ukrainian official and demanded an […]
