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From Yemen to Syria, world's problematic politics loom at Dubai Expo 2020

Welcome to Dubai's Expo 2020, the first world's fair in the Middle East that boasts over 190 participating countries - except Afghanistan, whose new Taliban rulers are a no-show

Leaders under fire as leaked papers open 'Pandora' box of financial secrets

Hundreds of leaders, politicians, billionaires, celebrities, and drug dealers have been hiding investments in mansions, yachts and other assets for past quarter-century, according to Pandora Papers

WhatsApp, social posts helped lead Haitian migrants to Texas

For the final leg of his journey from Chile to the United States, Haitian migrant Fabricio Jean followed detailed instructions sent to him via WhatsApp from his brother in New Jersey

UEFA says FIFA snubs request for talks on World Cup concerns

UEFA complained that Gianni Infantino's world body has yet to respond to its request for talks to discuss the concerns of European nations

Joe Biden doubles US global donation of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shots

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's Covid-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses

UK to give 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to South Korea in shot swap

Britain's government has announced plans to share more than a million doses of coronavirus vaccine with South Korea in a vaccine swap

UK's Boris Johnson concedes post-Brexit US trade deal not in the offing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson conceded Wednesday that a post-Brexit trade deal with the US was not imminent as he revealed that decades-long US ban on the import of British lamb would be lifted

Sri Lankan police probes prison minister for alleged prisoner threat

Sri Lankan police are investigating an incident in which the government prisons minister allegedly threatened to kill two ethnic minority detainees inside a prison, an official said Wednesday

Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

The app in question, called Smart Voting, was a tool for organising opposition to Russia President Vladimir Putin ahead of elections held over the weekend.

President Biden doubling vaccine purchase, calls for more global shots

The stepped-up U.S. commitment is to be the cornerstone of the global vaccination summit Biden is convening virtually Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

League Cup: Manchester City, Liverpool ease through; Everton out

Bidding to win the English League Cup for a fifth straight season, Manchester City's players fell behind during a game in the competition for the first time in nearly four years

Inter Milan extends unbeaten start with 3-1 win at Fiorentina

Inter Milan's attack might be better off without Romelu Lukaku.

Afghanistan's Taliban want to address General Assembly, says UN

The Taliban stunned the world by taking territory with surprising speed and little resistance from the US-trained Afghan military. The Western-backed government collapsed on August 15

US to probe Zoom's $14.7 bn Five9 deal for national security risks

A US government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing videoconferencing company Zoom's $14.7 billion deal for cloud call centre company Five9.

China, US announce separate big steps to fight climate change

The two biggest economies and largest carbon polluters in the world announced separate financial attacks on climate change Tuesday.

Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition

Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition. Google is planning to buy St. John's Terminal in New York City for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus

China keeps coronavirus at bay ahead of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

China's zero tolerance strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept the country of 1.4 billion people largely free of the disease

Wall Street pushes ahead a day after biggest drop since May

The S&P 500 rose 0.2per cent as of 10:13 a.m. Eastern.

President Biden bets on rapid Covid tests but they can be hard to find

Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

OECD urges rich nations to share Covid-19 vaccines to even-up growth

OECD urged developed countries to put more effort into providing low-income countries with coronavirus vaccines in order to ensure that the global recovery from the pandemic is more even