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UK sport returns from Monday with certain events broadcast for free

The UK government has announced that competitive sport will be allowed to return behind closed doors from Monday, with the Premier League set to resume on 17 June.All sport in the UK has been on hold

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News Corp Australia announces shutdown of over 100 print titles in major digital shift

News Corp Australia has announced the closure of more than 100 regional and community print titles as part of a major restructure aimed at cutting costs and moving to digital publishing. The media gi

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Russia seizes 40 tonnes of embargoed European cheeses

Russia on Wednesday seized 40 tonnes of European cheeses smuggled into the country in breach of an embargo on EU food imports. /AFP Russia on Wednesday seized 40 tonnes of European cheeses smu

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G7 summit to be held in late June: White House

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday that the Group of Seven (G7) Summit was planned to be held at the White House near the end of June. "The P

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Iran allows reopening of restaurants, cafes after 2 months of closure over COVID-19

Restaurants and cafes reopened in Iran on Tuesday after over two months of closure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Mohsen Farhadi, an Iranian deputy health minis

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Roundup: Sudanese analysts support China's move to improve legal system in Hong Kong

Sudanese analysts acknowledge China's sovereign right to improve the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and ensure the protection of th

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Germany reports more than 178,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19

New infections with COVID-19 in Germany remained under last week's average as the number of confirmed cases increased by 289 within one day to 178,570, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Mo

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La Liga can return on June 8, announces Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. /Xinhua News Agency The 2019-20 La Liga season can resume on June 8, announced Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at a press conference on Saturday."La

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Are U.S. tourist spots ready to reopen?

02:42 As lockdowns across the United States continue to ease, major tourist sites are starting to ramp up for the summer season. But is that optimism misplaced?For the last two years,

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Xi: CPC protects people's life, health at all costs

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday said the Party is willing to protect people's life and health at all c

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IMF: China's experience in combating COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mon

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Johnson Controls: We are committed to the Chinese market

03:38 The shrinking global economy means companies now need to make changes. Amid speculations that foreign companies are being advised to pull out and relocate their business out of C

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UN official commends China's implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity

China has played a prominent role in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a part of the UN environment program, the convention's Acting Executive Secretary Elizabeth Marum

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IOC chief says Tokyo Games will be cancelled if not held in 2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he understands why the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games would have to be cancelled if they cannot take place next summer."You canno

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Maduro Accuses Colombian President of Ordering to 'Infect' Venezuela With Coronavirus - Report

In the mid-March, Venezuela declared a state of emergency in the country due to the spread of coronavirus; so far, the country has registered only 824 cases of the infe

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IMF says China's experience in combating COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mo

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IOC chief says Tokyo Games will be cancelled if not held in 2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he understands why the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games would have to be cancelled if they cannot take place next summer."You canno