GENEVA – China and its allies called on Tuesday for an independent investigation into the discovery last month of the remains of more than 200 indigenous children at a Canadian boarding school.The remains of 215…
HONGKONG – Hong Kong will ban passenger flights from Indonesia from Friday, deeming the country’s arrivals “extremely high risk” for the coronavirus. The Hong Kong government said late on Wednesday it was suspending flights after…
TOKYO – Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that a panel of government-appointed experts had approved a plan to downgrade the state of emergency in seven prefectures including Tokyo, which will host the…
By Ted HessonWASHINGTON – U.S. authorities have made more than 1 million arrests of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border so far in fiscal year 2021, according to preliminary figures shared with Reuters, a tally that…
LONDON – The European Union is not intent on stealing business from the City of London, but future access for Britain to the bloc’s financial market will hinge on whether it can be trusted to…
Tens of thousands of children are at risk of dying from famine in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the United Nations warned on Friday."Without humanitarian access to increase our aid, some 30,000 severely malnourished children in…
MELBOURNE – Police in South Australia urged drivers on Wednesday to step up efforts to protect their cars, as thieves target the catalytic converters that scrub exhaust emissions, amid a surge in prices of precious…
Malaysian police have arrested a French conspiracy theorist wanted in connection with the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl.Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann has been wanted by France since April accused of ordering the girl's abduction.He was detained on…
MUMBAI – At least 11 people, including eight children, died after a Mumbai residential building collapsed on top of another building late on Wednesday, local officials said. The incident occurred close to midnight in a…
By Paulina Duran and Praveen MenonSYDNEY/WELLINGTON -Australia’s largest city of Sydney re-introduced “soft touch” COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighbouring…
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