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China's official in Hong Kong warns of retaliation against foreign meddling

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation

US envoy John Kerry in China for talks ahead of global climate summit

US climate envoy John Kerry is in talks in China on Thursday ahead of President Joe Biden's climate summit of world leaders

US poised to announce sanctions on Russia over interference in elections

The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference

US weighs next steps for J&J virus shot amid clot mystery

It's not clear if six cases out of more than 7 million inoculations in the U.S. really are linked to the J&J vaccine.

UK supermarket giant Tesco sees profit dented by Covid related costs

Tesco is Britain's biggest supermarket

Delayed by coronavirus, Hong Kong's legislative elections set for Dec 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities

Alessandra Galloni becomes first woman as Reuters editor-in-chief

The Reuters news service has promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, making her the first woman to take that role in the company's 170-year history.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos tests positive for the coronavirus

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola a ''failure'' if Manchester City loses in Champions League

Pep Guardiola expects to be labeled a failure if Manchester City doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fifth straight year since he joined the English club.

Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set to open in August

The delayed trial of Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, charged with forgery in an alleged Kuwaiti coup plot, is now set to open in August

Swedish sports body hacked by Russian military intelligence, officials say

The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday

Champions League: Reus, Hummels injury doubts for Dortmund against Man City

It would be an unbelievable story to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League semifinals despite injuries and other setbacks, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday

China's March exports rise 30.6% as global consumer demand revives

Traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff war talks with Beijing.

WHO urges nations to pause in market sale of captured live wild animals

Who said wild animals are a leading source of emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus.

Japan to start releasing contaminated Fukushima water into sea in 2 years

Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years

US budget deficit jumps to an all-time high of $1.7 trillion this year

The US government's budget deficit surged to an all-time high of USD 1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year, nearly double the previous record

Joe Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips

President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push Monday for his USD 2.3 trillion infrastructure plan

Chinese regulator orders Ant Group to carry out a major overhaul

Ant Group is a financial affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding

Fed's Powell sees US boom ahead, with coronavirus still a risk

The US economy is poised for an extended period of strong growth and hiring, the chair of the Federal Reserve has said

Tokyo adopts tougher coronavirus rules, starts vaccinating elders

Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus Monday as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant