Sunday, May 12, 2024

World

More intense rain expected in Brazil as death toll reaches 107

More heavy rain is expected to pummel Brazil, as the South American nation grapples with the deadly fallout of last week’s extreme weather, which submerged whole neighbourhoods. The heavy rains and...

Mbappe to leave Paris St-Germain

France striker Kylian Mbappe says he will leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season. Mbappe, 25, announced...

60 hurt in Buenos Aires train collision

BUENOS AIRES – At least 60 people were injured on Friday when a seven-car passenger train collided with...

Ex-Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales to stand trial for kissing player Jenni Hermoso

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish football federation, will stand trial for kissing a female player...

Boeing whistleblower says plane parts had serious defects

Plane bodies made by Boeing's largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former...

More stories for Harry Potter fans

LONDON - Fans of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling are in for a treat this week when her digital publisher website Pottermore releases a...

Sources: US to announce further easing of Cuba restrictions on March 17

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's administration will announce further measures to ease travel and trade restrictions on Cuba on March 17, ahead of his...

BioCryst’s Zika drug shows promise in mice

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday a dose of its experimental antiviral drug improved survival rates in mice infected with the Zika virus in...

Malaysia investigates second piece of debris two years after MH370 disappeared

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is investigating a second piece of debris found on the small Indian Ocean island of Reunion, suspected to be from...

University won’t grant filming permission for movie about bombing

NEW YORK – The Massachusetts university attended by the man convicted in the Boston Marathon bombing has told filmmakers they cannot shoot scenes on...

Nancy Reagan dies

NANCY REAGAN, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, eight years in the White House, an...