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Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead in Ecuador

Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quinonez has been fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil, police said. Quinonez, who was 32, became a national hero in...

Mumbai cinemas reopen at last after being shut for 18 months during pandemic

Cinemas in India’s entertainment capital Mumbai reopened on Friday after more than 18 months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the last of...

India passes one billion Covid vaccine doses milestone

India has administered one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines. About 75% of India’s total eligible adult population has received at least one dose, while around...

Guatemala veterans stage violent protest to demand civil war bonus

Former soldiers who are demanding a bonus for serving in Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war have burst on to the grounds of the country’s congress...

US Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at home, the agency said. The secretary has been fully vaccinated and...

Japan’s met office increases warning level on volcano after eruption

A volcano in southern Japan erupted on Wednesday with a massive column of grey smoke billowing into the sky. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the...

Ecuador’s president brings in state of emergency to combat crime

President Guillermo Lasso decreed a state of emergency to confront drug trafficking and other crimes in Ecuador, saying the military and police will take...

North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest test

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a continuation of its recent weapons tests, the South Korean and Japanese...

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law

The Biden administration is asking the US Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s validity...

Facebook to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build ‘the metaverse’

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform...

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