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Negligence of port officials probed in Beirut blast amid public anger

Public anger mounted against the ruling elite that is being blamed for the chronic mismanagement and carelessness that led to the disaster

Global sport is under 'greater risk' of match fixing, Europol warns

As the sporting world gradually emerge from months of lockdowns, the European Union's agency for law enforcement cooperation is warning against the greater risk" of game-fixing by criminals.

Beirut blast: WHO airlifting medical supplies from UAE to Lebanon

The World Health Organisation says it is airlifting medical supplies to Lebanon to cover up to 1,000 trauma interventions and up to 1,000 surgical interventions following the explosion in Beirut

Covid-19: Deutsche Bank reports second-quarter profit despite loan losses

Deutsche bank reported a small net profit of 61 million euros in the second quarter as cost-cutting and revenue growth outweighed increased loan losses due to the virus outbreak.

As crime surges on his watch, Donald Trump warns of Biden's America

Donald Trump is painting dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden's America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should former vice president win White House in November

EU health chief blames public 'complacency, laxity' for new Covid-19 cases

EU health commissioner says there's concern over an upswing of new Covid-19 cases in several European countries caused primarily by complacency and laxity among the public

4 Big Tech CEOs under US Congress scanner on issues of competition, privacy

One of them is the world's richest individual (Bezos); another is the fourth-ranked billionaire (Zuckerberg)

BLM: George Floyd's family gathers in Virginia to unveil hologram

The family of George Floyd witnessed the unveiling of a hologram in Virginia on Tuesday night, where flickering lights came together to create an image of Floyd's head and shoulders

Brazil coronavirus payout cuts extreme poverty to least in decades

Brazil's extreme poverty has plunged due to a monthly federal handout during the coronavirus pandemic, but threatens to bounce back once the government ceases the stopgap welfare programme

Watchdog group: Trump US elections campaign improperly masking payments

Most of the payments by Trump's campaign committees were made to American Made Media Consultants, which has received at least $177 million since 2018

Coronavirus: Vietnam locks down its 3rd-largest city as Covid-19 cases grow

Vietnam locked down its third-largest city for two weeks after 15 cases of Covid-19 were found in a hospital

Australian Outback pub bans messy emus for 'bad behaviour'

An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for bad behaviour, and erected barriers to prevent the large, flightless birds from creating havoc inside

Zimbabwe's ruling party calls US ambassador a 'thug' for funding protesters

Zimbabwe's ruling party has threatened the United States ambassador with expulsion, calling him a thug and accusing him of funding organisers of anti-government protests planned for Friday

Blistering Broad puts England on course for series win against West Indies

Two blistering spells from Stuart Broad left England in a commanding position to seal a series-clinching victory over the West Indies in the deciding third Test

American flag lowered as US officials vacate Chengdu consulate in China

Police in Chinese city have closed off a two to the three-block area around the consulate, cutting off virtually any view of the property

White House pushes for narrow coronavirus aid; Pelosi blasts GOP delay

Republicans argue that unemployment assistance has made many people better off financially than they were before the pandemic and were disinclined to return to their jobs therefore

Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives with winds at 145 kmph

The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall at around 5 pm

US labs buckle amid testing surge; world coronavirus cases top 15 million

Laboratories across the US are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are undercutting the pandemic response

Donald Trump, Congress square off over coronavirus aid as crisis worsens

Donald Trump acknowledged a big flareup of cases, but divisions between White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt in fight against Covid-19

British researchers on Friday published their research on the only drug shown to improve survival -- a cheap steroid called dexamethasone