Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots — Study
LONDON — Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of “long Covid”, including brain…
Jet ski tourists shot dead off Algeria coast
RABAT — The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on…
Donald Trump’s election fraud trial in Georgia will be livestreamed
ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s trial in Georgia over charges of election fraud will be livestreamed and televised, a judge has…
Antique statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting probe
CLEVELAND — Authorities have seized an allegedly looted headless statue, believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, from a museum…
Russia and Iran invited back to Nobel Prize banquet
STOCKHOLM — Russia and Belarus have been invited back to Stockholm’s Nobel Prize banquet after being left out last year…
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the…
‘Any story could be your last’ — India’s crackdown on Kashmir press
By Yogita Limaye SRNAGAR — On 5 April 2022 a sense of joy pervaded the Sultan household in Batamaloo in…
World figures urge Bangladesh to end attacks on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
DHAKA — More than 170 global figures have called on Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina to stop the “persecution” of…
Johannesburg fire ‘wake-up call’, President Ramaphosa says
JOHANNESBURG — A deadly fire in Johannesburg’s inner city was “a wake-up call” for South Africa, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.…
Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals
SINGAPORE — Singaporeans have headed to the polls to vote in their first contested presidential election in over a…