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Streets empty in Macao after casinos under lockdown to fight Covid outbreak

Streets in the gambling center of Macao were empty Monday after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak.

World shares mostly lower as Covid outbreak, recession fears loom

US futures and oil prices declined, while Japan's benchmark rallied after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party garnered a landslide parliamentary election victory

China auto sales rebound; up 3.4% to 10.4 mn units between Jan-June

June sales jumped 41.2% over a year earlier to 2.2 million after controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centres were eased

Abe, Gadhafi and other political assassinations of the 21st century

Here's a global look at other high-profile assassinations in the 21st century

Japan shares rise after ruling LDP wins election, rest of region declines

Japan's benchmark Nikkei jumped 1.1 per cent in morning trading to 26,803.30

US Capitol riots: Trump associates' ties to extremists probed by panel

An Oath Keeper member says he heard their leader, Stewart Rhodes, repeatedly urge the person on the phone to tell Trump to call upon militia groups to fight to keep the president in power

President Gotabaya, PM Wickremesinghe: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis

As Sri Lanka's crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the country's economic collapse promised they would heed the call of tens of thousands

Uber lobbied, used stealth tech to block scrutiny, evade regulators: Report

The documents were first leaked to the Brtiish newspaper The Guardian, which shared them with the consortium

Rogers CEO apologises after outage in Canada; mobile services restored

The chief executive officer of Rogers Communications Inc. has apologised for a outage that disrupted mobile and internet service across Canada

Russian rocket attack kills 15 people in Ukraine; 20 still trapped

Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers laboured Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed into apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine

Japan ruling alliance easily retains Upper House majority after Abe killing

The last day of campaigning on Saturday, a day after Abe was gunned down while delivering a speech, was held under heightened security as party leaders pledged to uphold democracy

Jan 6 panel sets prime-time hearing on Donald Trump, awaits Steve Bannon

The House committee investigating the Jan 6 riot is returning to prime time with a hearing that will examine the three-hour plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob stormed the Capitol.

Israeli PM Yair Lapid calls for Saudi relations ahead of Joe Biden visit

Israel's PM expressed hope that his country will establish formal diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, days before President Joe Biden visits the two countries as part of a regional trip.

Macao to shut casinos for a week amid Covid rise, allows essential services

The Asian gambling centre of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a Covid-19 outbreak

South Africa: Shooting at a bar in Johannesburg's Soweto leaves 14 dead

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 14 people and left three others in critical condition, according to police

Ukraine: 10 dead in rocket attack on apartment; over 30 might be trapped

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the Donetsk region, said about three dozen people could be trapped in the rubble

Djokovic beats Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe's big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the occasion.

Russia claims credit for Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina's Wimbledon title

The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as our product on her run to the women's title at Wimbledon.

Joe Biden defends pending visit to Saudi Arabia in opinion piece

President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms

Could Wimbledon 2022 champ Rybakina join Swiatek, Osaka at top?

With some consistency at the biggest tournaments, tennis might just have a new rival for Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka on the women's tour