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Ligue 1's Monaco confirm departure of manager Niko Kovac

Niko Kovac steps down as manager of Ligue 1's Monaco. /CFP Niko Kovac has been sacked as the manager of Ligue 1's Monaco, the club announced on Saturday."AS Monaco announce that the club has t

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Finland: Strikes shut down UPM pulp and paper plants

At least 3,000 workers at Finnish forestry group UPM went on strike on Saturday, shutting plants, the company reported on Saturday.Three unions representing paper workers, managerial staff and ele

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France: Emmanuel Macron says mandatory Covid jabs ‘is an option’ as country mulls PCR tests for UK travellers

President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday it was possible the Covid-19 vaccine would eventually be made compulsory in France.Like its European neighbours and countrie

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White House denies pressuring Ukraine to cede land to Russia

The Biden administration strenuously denied reports that it has urged Ukraine to cede territory to Russia as the number of troops grows along its eastern border.“That i

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Putin to land in India with eye on military, energy ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Monday for just his second overseas trip since the pandemic, seeking to bolster military and energy ties with a

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2021 WTO world trade report calls for increased economic resilience

The World Trade Organization (WTO) called on Tuesday for increased economic resilience by unwinding trade integration, as well as more regional and multilateral coopera

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US democracy problems can only be solved by American people themselves: Chinese FM spokesperson

BEIJING - A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said that problems in US democracy can only be solved by the American people themselves, and that fake demo

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Iran says talks on nuclear deal to resume on Nov. 29

Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said on Wednesday that the Vienna nuclear talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint

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Japan, U.S., ROK affirm 'dialogue and diplomacy' to denuclearize DPRK

Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed on Tuesday to continue their efforts toward the denuclearization of the Democratic

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Afghanistan's Akhund, Qatari FM discuss ties, humanitarian aid

The newly appointed Taliban government's acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund met with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman b

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Using sweat from fingertips as a power source

02:28 Technologists and researchers are continually searching for ways to create efficient power sources for electronics.One group of researchers from the University of San Diego has co

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Apple relaxes App Store rules to settle lawsuit ahead of Fortnite ruling

The iPhone maker will permit app developers to inform users about using payment methods outside of the App Store, where the company currently charges up to 30% commission on transactions.

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Airbnb to allow anyone, not only current hosts, to sign up to house Afghan refugees

Airbnb announced on Thursday it will allow anyone with available space to sign up to provide housing for Afghan refugees. The new initiative aims to build upon Airbnb’s initial commitment to provide f

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Linktree partners with PayPal to allow users globally to accept direct payments

Linktree, the popular “link in bio” service with more than 16 million users, is partnering with PayPal to expand its recently launched “Commerce Links” tools for direct payment on Linktree globally. T

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China steps up efforts to prevent unfair competition in internet sector

China's top market regulator on Tuesday moved to regulate the country's internet sector, drafting rules preventing unfair competition.The rules aim to protect the legit

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FireHydrant announces $23M Series B to grow disaster management platform

No matter how carefully you set up your systems, sooner or later something fundamental breaks. How you react during those times and how quickly you respond to the crisis is what people remember after

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UN warns of extreme climate impact in new report

In a report that serves as a dire warning, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its comprehensive analysis of the climate