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France's showdown against Portugal at Euro 2020 lacks punch

France advanced without kicking a ball, and Portugal can move on as well even with a loss on Wednesday.

Dubai sovereign wealth fund posts $5.1 billion loss amid pandemic

This highlights the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the company's vast assets

France's Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy concludes Tuesday in Paris.

United Kingdom pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership

The British government said negotiating teams will be working over the coming months to join the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Not a single case of Covid-19 detected, North Korea tells WHO

North Korea has told the World Health Organisation it tested more than 30,000 people for the coronavirus through June 10 but has yet to find a single infection

Uruguay fires Copa America staffer after harassment charge

Uruguay's soccer association fired a member of its Copa America staff after reports of a team security guard being arrested for sexually harassing a woman.

Chinese banks promise to step up cryptocurrency ban

China's biggest banks promised Monday to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban.

Hong Kong to relax quarantine rules for travelers who are fully vaccinated

Hong Kong authorities said quarantine requirements will soon be relaxed for travelers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and arrive from certain lower-risk countries

UK: Dozens ignore coronavirus advice not to travel to Stonehenge

Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled Monday due to coronavirus concerns

Editor, CEO denied bail in Apple Daily newspaper case in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court ordered the top editor of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and the head of its parent company held without bail Saturday in the first hearing since their arrest

India to hold off exports of Covid-19 vaccines until domestic demand met

India, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines, wants to resume exports of coronavirus doses but can't do so until its domestic needs are met, the head of the country's Covid-19 task force said

Unfazed Billy Gilmour helps Scotland hold off England at Euro 2020

Billy Gilmour made his first international start against his team's biggest rival at a major soccer tournament.

Player banned, find $20,000 at Copa America for criticizing organizers

CONMEBOL suspended Bolivia striker Marcelo Martins for one match and fined him $20,000 for criticizing the Copa America being played in Brazil

Brazil says Copa America's Covid-19 cases increase again from 66 to 82

Brazil's government said that 82 people connected with the Copa America soccer tournament had contracted Covid-19, an increase of 16 infections from the previous day

Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for China's Huawei purchases

A federal appeals court refused to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei's request to throw out rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using govt funds to purchase equipment

Hong Kong court holds first hearing for Apple Daily newspaper executives

The top editor of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper and the head of its parent company were brought to a courthouse Saturday since their arrest under the city's national security law.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un swears to overcome economic hardships

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concluded a major ruling party meeting, acknowledging food shortages and urging officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the US

Joe Biden objects to raising federal gas tax to pay for infrastructure

The White House has made clear that President Joe Biden was opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure package

11 US mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects for slavery

Eleven US mayors from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee Oklahoma have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities

Brazil: Copa America's Covid-19 cases increase 13 to 66

Brazil's health ministry said that 66 people connected with the Copa America soccer tournament had contracted COVID-19, an increase of 13 infections from the previous day