Millions of Japanese watched the Olympics opening ceremony and many are cheering on their athletes, but the shadow of COVID-19 is so far preventing Prime Minister Yoshi
U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in early July to the lowest level in five months. /CFP U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply and unexpectedly in early July to the lowest level in five mont
Once again, the U.S. and Japan have drawn the world's attention with provocative moves recently on China's Taiwan region, almost three months after the two nations issued a joint statement focusing o
A pupil receives hand sanitizer as part of anti COVID-19 procedures before entering a school in Pyongyang, DPRK, June 22, 2021. /CFP The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of
01:00 The Parisian painters of the iconic Place du Tertre in Montmartre are displaying 'Endangered artist' signs in protest against a Paris city hall bill that would change the conditio
The 74th Cannes Film Festival kicks off in the French resort town on Tuesday, after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Organizers are attempting the fir
The campaign to become New York City's next mayor has come in for another twist.On Tuesday, the City Board of Elections released new numbers that suggested Brooklyn Bor
U.S. stocks hit new highs on Monday although elsewhere there was little steam left in last week's rally spurred by easing concerns over inflation. After another record
The road to entrepreneurship is never easy. The process is stressful and requires a tremendous amount of hustle, risk-taking and comfort with ambiguity. The sacrifices are innumerable, and they someti
Women who applied for EU settled status in the UK under their married names may struggle to access jobs and housing because of a government computer anomaly, it has eme
Rumor has it, if you whisper mafia to a venture capitalist or tech reporter, a seed investment and headline appears within minutes. That process quickly turns into seconds if the mafia reference inclu
TOP HEADLINES• Germany has introduced stricter new travel measures for Portugal and Russia amid a surge in cases of the Delta variant first discovered in India. From Tuesday, only citizens and reside
Day after day, as the partisan battle lines hardened on Capitol Hill over President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, his calls for bipartisanship seemed increasingly out of
After months of frustration and delay, Japan has hit the remarkable benchmark of 1 million vaccines a day. But with the Olympics set to start in less than a month, and
The Delta variant has spread to 92 countries and regions worldwide, according to the WHO. /CFP The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which was first detected in India last October, is causing
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has given its backing to coach Li Tie amid reports that the former Everton player has been rewarded with a new contract for guidi
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has given its backing to coach Li Tie amid reports that the former Everton player has been rewarded with a new contract for guidi