TWO Egyptian Taekwondo fighters, Hedaya Malak and Sief Issa, on Monday secured Egypt’s first medals in Tokyo Olympics.   Malak,...

LONDON  – From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the Covid-19 pandemic is creating a mountain...

BANGKOK  – World shares were mostly lower yesterday after stocks rallied to records on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones...

BERLIN – The annual Bayreuth opera festival has returned after a one-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic, with a...

TUNIS - Street clashes erupted on Monday outside Tunisia's army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied ousted the prime...

LONDON - Copper prices rose on Monday as floods in top consumer China sparked demand hopes at a time when...

TOKYO - Reigning Olympic champions Serbia got their title defence off to a rocky start when they were stunned 13-12...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Clubhouse audio chat forum opened its virtual rooms to all comers, ending an invitation-only mode that...

VENICE - The Venice International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September - including Pablo Larrain’s...

NEW YORK — An estimated 17 million people in the United States watched the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics...