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Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections as Delta variant rages on

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease. Cases surged...

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FE icon   Asia / South Asia

Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections as Delta variant rages on

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease. Cases surged in Sydney as well, where police cordoned off the central business district to prevent a protest against a strict lockdown that will last until the end of August. Police in...

‘Anti-govt elements’ attack UN compound in western Afghanistan

India's Serum ties up with industry in push for vaccinating rural areas

Armenia urges Russia to deploy troops along border with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged Russia to deploy its forces along the length of Armenia's border with Azerbaijan after a rise in tensions between Yerevan and Baku. Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other earlier on Thursday of flouting a Russian-backed ceasefire that both sides had accepted the previous day to halt deadly clashes over their joint border, which...

New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

Saudi Arabia will reopen to tourists from Sunday

FE icon   Americas

FE icon   Americas

Haiti police say former Supreme Court judge a suspect in president's assassination

Haitian police on Friday outlined fresh accusations against a former Supreme Court judge over her links to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month, saying she had met with some Colombian mercenaries accused of killing him. The assassination of Moise has plunged the Western hemisphere's poorest nation deeper into chaos, and launched an...

Trump's son-in-law to leave politics, launch investment firm

$100 incentive for Covid shot: Biden pushes cash reward to get Americans vaccinated

Haiti police say former Supreme Court judge a suspect in president's assassination

Haitian police on Friday outlined fresh accusations against...

Trump's son-in-law to leave politics, launch investment firm

Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President...

$100 incentive for Covid shot: Biden pushes cash reward to get Americans vaccinated

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged local governments...

China's new ambassador arrives in Washington with words of optimism

China's new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on...

US expresses concern over China nukes buildup

The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired...

US, China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks

With no indication of a US-China leaders' summit...

Death toll from Florida condominium collapse put at 98

Remains of the last person still listed as...

White House says US will not lift travel restrictions at this point

The United States will not lift any existing...

Biden assures Afghan president of continued US support as Taliban pile pressure

With the last US forces on the way...

US to drop charges against Chinese researcher arrested on visa fraud

The US Justice Department moved on Thursday to...

Covid-19 pandemic drives US life expectancy fall

Life expectancy in the United States declined by...

Americas account for 40pc global Covid deaths, 25pc cases: WHO

North, Central and South Americas still bear the...

Trump ally arrested on foreign lobbying charges

Thomas Barrack, a billionaire friend of Donald Trump...

Jeff Bezos opens new era of private commercial space tourism

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and three...

Socialist Castillo confirmed as president of Peru

Peru's electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro...

US Covid cases rise, fuelling fears of resurgence

Swiftly rising coronavirus cases across the United States...

US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking campaign

The United States and a coalition of allies...

Social media platforms killing people by allowing misinformation, Biden says

US President Joe Biden on Friday said social...

US federal judge blocks new applications to DACA programme

A US federal judge in Texas on Friday...

White House slams Facebook 'for not doing enough to tackle Covid misinformation'

Facebook is not doing enough to stop the...

US Senate passes bill to ban import of products from China's Xinjiang

The US Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to...

Facebook wants Lina Khan's recusal in antitrust case

Facebook on Wednesday asked for the recusal of...

US puts new warning on J&J coronavirus vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday...

Cuba sees biggest protests in decades as pandemic adds to woes

Chanting "freedom" and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel...

Haiti police arrest suspected mastermind in president's assassination

Haitian police said on Sunday they had arrested...

Former US President Jimmy Carter, wife Rosalynn celebrate 75 years of marriage

Former President Jimmy Carter on Saturday turned to...

26 killed in clashes between police, Caracas gang in Venezuela

Clashes between police and a gang in northwestern...

Death toll in Miami condo collapse reaches 86

The number of people confirmed to have been...

Biden increases pressure on Putin to act on ransomware attacks

US President Joe Biden increased pressure on Russian...

Foreign hit squad assassinated Haiti's president, police say

A hit squad composed mostly of retired Colombian...

FE icon   Europe

FE icon   Europe

Once Germany’s strength, water now threatens the country

Bad Muenstereifel's transformation from picturesque but sleepy German tourist town...

Britain's Prince George marks eighth birthday with a grin

Germany dampens hopes of finding survivors in flood-hit areas

British journalist Simon Dring dies at 76

Simon Dring, a famous British foreign correspondent, television...

Hundreds considered missing in Europe floods are safe

European authorities have revised down the number of...

Prince Harry promises to share 'mistakes and lessons learned' in memoir

The Duke of Sussex will share "mistakes and...

Flash floods batter Bavaria as European death toll rises to 184

Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing...

British ministers decide against mass Covid vaccination for teens

Britain has opted against mass Covid-19 vaccinations for...

UK health minister tests Covid positive

British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said...

German, Belgian flood deaths rise to 157 as search continues

Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and...

Over 110 dead, 1,000 missing in flood-stricken Germany and Belgium

More than 1,000 people were missing in flood-stricken...

Eiffel Tower reopens after eight-month COVID closure

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an...

Russian plane carrying 17 passengers goes missing in Siberia

A Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane carrying up...

At least 44 dead, dozens missing in Western Europe floods

At least 42 people have died in Germany...

At least 44 dead in floods in western Europe, dozens missing

At least 42 people have died in Germany...

Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot

Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R De Vries...

EU court says headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions

Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a...

France fines Google 500m euros over copyright row

France's antitrust watchdog slapped a 500-million-euro ($593 million)...

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two COVID-19 variants simultaneously

A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19...

Nine killed in Swedish airplane crash

All nine people onboard were killed when a...

COVID-19 infections in England have quadrupled since June, study finds

COVID-19 infections in England have quadrupled in a...

Missing Russian plane:  All 28 on board feared dead

There are no survivors after a plane carrying...

Sweden to ease restrictions from July 1

Sweden will ease many of its restrictions aimed...

39 rights abuser countries get weapons worth £17b from UK

Two-thirds of countries classified as ‘not free’ because...

Secret UK defence documents found in soggy heap at bus stop, says BBC

Classified documents from Britain's defence ministry containing details...

UK health minister resigns after violating coronavirus rules

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led...

Russia warns it will bomb British vessels next time

Russia has warned Britain that it would bomb...

Gas infrastructure across Europe leaking planet-warming methane

The potent greenhouse gas methane is spewing out...

Face masks will no longer be mandatory in Italy from June 28

Italy will lift a requirement that people wear...

Iran, six world powers adjourn talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal

Negotiators for Iran and six world powers on...

EU loses legal bid for more vaccine supplies by end-June

AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Union had...

Italy launches Covid-19 digital ‘green pass’

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has signed a...

Putin, Biden begin summit with slim hopes, deep disagreements

Shaking hands in front of a grand Geneva...

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