BERLIN: Germany plans to extend its coronavirus lockdown until March 28 but some restrictions will be eased starting from March 8, Focus Online reported, citing a draft agreement for talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the...

NEW YORK: A third woman yesterday accused Andrew Cuomo (pix) of inappropriate behaviour, just hours after the New York governor formally referred himself for investigation over similar allegations from two former aides.Cuomo has faced growi...

BERLIN: Germany’s prosecutor general received a criminal complaint from media watchdog Reporters Without Borders against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and several top officials over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...

MOSCOW: Russia said today that Western sanctions are ineffective and vowed to respond in kind following reports that the European Union and the United States are preparing new penalties against Moscow.“Those who continue to depend on these...

GUSAU: Gunmen have freed all 279 girls kidnapped from a boarding school (pix) in northwest Nigeria, the governor in Zamfara state said today.According to earlier reports, 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary (GGSS) School i...

NEW YORK: The United States must stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post newspaper.Fauci said that delaying a second dose...

LONDON: Data from Britain’s vaccine rollout on the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University Covid-19 shot in older people should help other countries reassess their use of it, the head of the university’s vaccine research group sa...

TEHRAN: Iran warned Tuesday against a potential resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog condemning its suspension of some nuclear inspections, but stressed it remains committed to diplomacy.Britain, France and Germany, the three European memb...

LONDON: Photographer Mick Rock, known for some of the most recognisable pictures of rock legends such as David Bowie and album covers of the 1970s, is marking his 51 years working in the music industry with a new project collaborating with...

LOS ANGELES: Surprisingly, strong interest from adults who do not have kids at home has helped increase subscriptions to Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ streaming service beyond initial projections, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on Monday.Disney...

SYDNEY: Prominent Australian music promoter Michael Gudinski, best known for helping globalise some of the country's biggest stars, including Kylie Minogue, died in his sleep on Tuesday, his music label said in a statement.Mushroom Records,...

TOKYO: Japan has asked China to avoid using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of “psychological distress”.Tokyo’s intervention comes after reports that US diplomatic personnel in China h...

YANGON: A Myanmar reporter was arrested in his home by the military in a late-night raid, his employer said Tuesday, after days of crackdowns by the junta on anti-coup protesters.Myanmar's military has escalated force as it attempts to quel...

MANILA: The Philippines has documented six cases of the South African coronavirus variant, its health ministry said today, raising concern among its experts that the current vaccines might be less effective.The Philippines started its Covid...

BEIJING: China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for Covid-19 with 90 per cent of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epi...

KANO: Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said.Scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...

HONG KONG: Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion returned to court on Tuesday to complete a marathon bail hearing that was adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrang...

MEDAN: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted on Tuesday morning, spewing a massive column of smoke and ash up to 5,000 m into the sky.The volcano on Sumatra island started blasting debris early in the morning, according to a local geological a...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia for the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny (pix), CNN reported Monday.Citing two administration officials, CNN wrote tha...

QUITO: Five prison guards held after a new riot broke out in an Ecuadorian prison were released Monday after the unrest was controlled without fatalities, a week after 79 inmates died in bloody gang warfare, the police said.“The servants of...

SILAS Oo Wei Sheng is not the average pretty boy model, he stands out among the rest of his peers for his edgy look, both for the camera and runway shows.The 25-year-old Kuala Lumpur native only started his modelling career last year, and i...

IT IS a pleasant Thursday evening at the Mukha cafe in Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur. With a serving of a Middle Eastern tea on the table, Arief Subhan is talking about how he keeps busy during his leisure hours.“I try my best to maxi...

LOS ANGELES: The Golden Globes on Sunday experimented with a virtual format and cemented “Nomadland” as the film to beat this Hollywood awards season.Here are five key takeaways from the night:Netflix arrives (sort of...)When it lost the fi...

LOS ANGELES, March 1: Nomadland made Golden Globes history Sunday as Chloe Zhao became the first female director to win the awards’ top prize for best drama, putting her film about marginalized Americans roaming the West in vans into Oscars...

LOS ANGELES, March 1: Britain’s Prince Harry, who has blamed press intrusion for contributing to his mother Princess Diana’s death in 1997, has told US chat show host Oprah Winfrey he was worried about history repeating itself.Harry and his...