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GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Dr Anthony Fauci in email trove

Dr Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionised by the left

US judge overturns California's three-decade ban on assault weapons

A federal judge Friday overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arm

Spain, Portugal draw 0-0 in front of nearly 15,000 fans in Madrid

Watched by almost 15,000 fans, Spain and Portugal drew 0-0 in Madrid in a warm-up match for the European Championship which attracted the biggest crowd for any event in Spain since start of pandemic

ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta leader to press for dialogue on coup

Representatives of the ASEAN met with Myanmar's junta leader, six weeks after an emergency regional summit on the coup in the country drew promises of progress toward a solution

Biden administration aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump

The Biden administration said Friday it is cancelling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species

Presidential centre will promote Chicago's South side, says Barack Obama

Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential centre on Chicago's lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get involved with the project

Court in El Salvador sentences former first lady to 10 years in prison

A court in El Salvador sentenced the wife of former President Tony Saca to 10 years in prison for money laundering Friday and ordered her to repay USD17.6 million to the government

Japan donates 1.24 million vaccine doses to Taiwan amid China influence

The island, which China considers its own, has also faced pressure from China's vaccine diplomacy.

Vaccinating kids against Covid not priority from WHO perspective: Expert

Canada, the US and the European Union have all recently approved some Covid-19 vaccines for children age 12 to 15 as they approach their vaccination targets for adults.

Asian shares slip, dragged lower by decline in tech stocks on Wall Street

Asian shares mostly slipped Friday, dragged lower by a decline in technology stocks on Wall Street

Sponsors hail Japan's Naomi Osaka's 'courage' on mental health issues

A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness

Colombia eases coroanvirus lockdown measures despite 3rd Coivd peak

Colombia moved to reactivate its economy by easing several lockdown measures even though it is still fighting a third peak in the pandemic

I'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on January 6 incident: Pence

Mike Pence said that he wasn't sure that he and Donald Trump would ever see eye to eye over what happened on January 6

General Motors raises forecast, says chip shortage not as bad as feared

Full-year net income is expected to be between $6.8 billion and $7.6 billion.

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government's contentious foreign aid cut

United Nations agencies and other international organisations say the reduction will hurt programs that help some of the world's poorest people.

Men's doubles team test positive at French Open, dropped from tournament

French Open organisers say that both members of a men's doubles team have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been dropped from the tournament

Covid-19 created employment crisis, 'all countries have suffered': ILO

UN agency predicts uneven economic recovery in second half of 2021, but newly created jobs will be of low quality.

Romania launches drive to vaccinate 12-15-year-olds against coronavirus

Romania started administering Covid-19 vaccines to young teenagers aged 12 to 15, after the European Medicines Agency approved use of the Pfizer jab last week for that age group

Benjamin Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli PM

Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader

Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into political crisis

Lebanon's president and prime minister-designate accused one another of obstruction, negligence and insolence in a war or words that has for months obstructed the formation of a new government