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Blind judge who always wanted to ‘hit the gas’ gets behind the wheel

A blind judge in the US who has always wanted to get behind the wheel of a car has achieved his goal, as a...

South Korea signs $2.25 billion deal with Russia nuclear company

South Korea has signed a $2.25 billion deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant. South...

Berlin to start repatriating looted art to Nigeria this year

The body overseeing Berlin’s public museums has said it will begin repatriating hundreds of Benin Bronzes this year, after finalising an agreement with Nigeria...

SEC questions Twitter on method of calculating fake accounts

US securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it calculates the number of fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission in June...

Chinese province plans ban on sale of petrol and diesel cars

Hainan island in the South China Sea has said it will become the first region in China to ban sales of petrol- and diesel-powered...

Rupert Murdoch’s son sues Australian website for defamation

Fox Corp chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion piece about last...

Ukraine marks Independence Day six months after start of war

Residents of Kyiv woke up to air raid sirens as Ukraine observed its Independence Day on Wednesday, six months since the start of the...

Chinese workers dig deep to keep crops watered after drought hits largest lake

With China’s biggest freshwater lake reaching historic low levels thanks to drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to irrigate crops. The...

Thai court asked to rule if prime minister must step down

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has received a petition from opposition politicians seeking a ruling on whether Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reached the legal...

Indiana’s Republican governor visits Taiwan following Nancy Pelosi trip

Indiana’s Republican governor began a visit to Taiwan on Monday, following two recent high-profile trips by US politicians that drew China’s ire and Chinese...

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