AMMAN – Five Vietnamese nationals were among those killed in a toxic gas leak in Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba this week, with seven others among the injured, authorities said on…
NEW YORK – Defending champion Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the French Open due to mental issues and skipped Wimbledon, and Roger Federer, who missed the Olympics with a knee injury, were…
LAS VEGAS: Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is among 60 other artists who have been confirmed by the Life is Beautiful Music and Arts Festival to perform its annual events scheduled for…
TEHERAN – Concealing one’s Covid-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday (Oct 3) in announcing new measures to stem a rapid rise in…
SINGAPORE – A number of banks in Singapore handled about US$4.5 billion (S$6.13 billion) in suspicious transactions between 2000 and 2017, with DBS Bank, CIMB Bank and Deutsche Bank among…
ROME – Italy is to shut discos and clubs and make it compulsory to wear a mask outdoors in some areas during the night-time in the first reimposition of restrictions as cases of coronavirus…
DOHA – Qatar has detected three more coronavirus cases among workers on World Cup stadiums, organisers said on Thursday (April 16), bringing the number of infections among those involved…