Minneapolis ex-cop Chauvin gets 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted last year of murdering George Floyd, was
Japan’s ex-PM Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting – NHK
Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital on Friday after being shot from
Euro on thin ice ahead of US labour data
The euro was pinned at a 20-year low on Friday, licking its wounds at the end of its worst week in
IMF chief Georgieva: Creditors of Common Framework countries to meet in July
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Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus
Two people in Ghana who later died tested positive for Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease
Verdict due in corruption trial of Blatter and Platini
Swiss judges are set to rule on Friday in the corruption trial of ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter and
Putin says Russia just starting in Ukraine, peace talks will get harder
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had barely got started in Ukraine and dared
War looms large over G20 event as Russia meets rivals in Bali
G20 foreign ministers head to a joint summit on Friday that will put some of the staunchest critics
Biden says US-UK ties ‘strong,’ does not mention Johnson
US President Joe Biden looks forward to further close cooperation with the British government, he
Twitter says it removes over 1 million spam accounts each day
Twitter removes more than 1 million spam accounts each day, executives told reporters in a briefing
Oscar-nominated ‘Godfather’ actor James Caan dies at 82
American actor James Caan, who starred as gangster Sonny Corleone in epic mafia film “The
Euro hovers near 20-year low on recession worries
The euro hovered near a two-decade low against the dollar on Thursday as Europe’s energy woes cast a
China reports 409 new COVID-19 cases for July 6 vs 427 day earlier
Mainland China reported 409 new coronavirus cases for July 6, of which 124 were symptomatic and 285
Dominican Republic confirms first case of monkeypox
The Dominican Republic has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a patient who arrived in late
Macau shuts popular shopping mall in race to contain COVID outbreak
Macau shut down a popular shopping mall adjacent to MGM China’s casino resort on the city’s main
Ukraine battles to push back Russian advance in northern Donetsk
Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but
Boris Johnson ‘up for a fight’ as clamour to quit grows
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied pressure to quit on Wednesday from senior ministers and
Injured Nadal unsure if he can play semis against Kyrgios
Rafa Nadal provided no assurance that he would be able to turn up for his Wimbledon semi-final on
IMF chief says ‘cannot rule out’ possible global recession
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said the outlook for the global
Mitsui, Mitsubishi shares slide after Medvedev threat on gas, oil supplies
Shares in Japanese trading firms Mitsui & Co and Mitsubishi Corp tumbled on Wednesday after former