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G-7 nations pledge to accelerate efforts to slow global warming

Environment ministers from seven leading industrialised nations agreed to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government support for new coal-fired power plants

US restricting visas, taking other action over Ethiopia Tigray crisis

Thousands of people are estimated to have died in the six months the conflict between Ethiopian troops and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front has raged in the northern regional state

US business economists foresee best growth in 37 years, reveals survey

A survey being released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics found that its panel expects the economy to expand 6.5 per cent this year

Japan opens mass vaccination centres two months before Olympic Games

Japan mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus

Suez Canal's claim over once-stuck cargo ship Ever Given referred by court

An Egyptian appeals court said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority's demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the cargo ship that blocked the waterway

As US scales back presence in Mideast, China may step in, says US General

As US scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with China and Russia, it risks giving those two countries a chance to fill the gap

Congo volcano eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15, destroy 500 homes

Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors have said

Over 100 Covid-19 cases on Everest despite Nepal denials: Guide

A coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, an expert mountaineering guide said

Biden betting on wage growth, while Republican party warns of inflation

The Biden administration recently gave a bit of simple advice to businesses that are unable to find workers: Offer them more money.

Myanmar election chief considers dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's party

The head of Myanmar's military-appointed state election commission said that his agency will consider dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's former ruling party for alleged involvement in electoral fraud

White House proposes lower $1.7 trillion infrastructure in GOP talks

The White House put forward a $1.7 trillion infrastructure counteroffer Friday to Senate Republicans, dropping from President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal to find common ground

UN allocates $18.6 million to Gaza for emergency humanitarian needs

The United Nations has allocated $18.6 million to Gaza for emergency humanitarian needs and plans to launch a flash appeal next week for funds to cover needs over the next three months

Handwritten example of famous Albert Einstein equation gets $1.2M

A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he writes out his famous E = mc2 equation has sold at auction for more than $1.2 million, about three times more than it was expected to get

Thailand detects four patients with B.1.617 coronavirus variant

Thailand said it has detected its first locally transmitted cases of the B.1.617 coronavirus variant, first emerged in India

Apple brings CEO Tim Cook to court in defence of iPhone app store

Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand Friday to defend the company's iPhone app store against charges that it has grown into an illegal monopoly

Tokyo organisers say Olympics are safe; public, medical community disagrees

Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public and medical community that the games should go ahead

Negotiations between White House, GOP over infra plan hit crucial stage

At the White House, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said "productive conversations" are underway on Capitol Hill

Biden directs US federal agencies to mitigate financial risk from climate

President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change

Talking to the moon: European Space Agency pitches lunar satellites plan

The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth's closest neighbour

Death, destruction in Gaza continue as Israel defies truce call

At least 230 Palestinians, including 65 children, have been killed in 11 days of violence