Facemasks have been compulsory in public in Thailand, including outdoors, since mid-2021 when the Delta variant was running rampant. But as the pandemic has subsided, the tourism-dependent kingdom has gradually relaxed covid restrictions in a bid t...

This edition of the gala that honors the composers behind pop culture's most indelible hits was years in the making, after the 51st annual edition originally slated for 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A true industry award and who'...

Dozens of kilometres (miles) from there, at Romania's port of Sulina, where the river flows into the Black Sea, ships are waiting to be loaded. Sailors say there have never been so many ships of all kinds and under so many flags dotting the horizo...

The three men were killed when the Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in which they were travelling, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. "Fierce clashes" then ensued in the area, with Israeli troops firing at Palestinians, wounding ...

"Oh, man, I was feeling absolutely incredible," said Thompson, who danced with teammate Stephen Curry as the trophy was awarded in the wake of their game six victory over the Celtics in Boston. "I was feeling just so high on life that I did not wan...

But the 42-year-old puts on a brave face, saying he is pivoting to ex-Soviet countries such as Belarus as well as domestic clients. "We are more interested in our internal market, our economy," the co-owner of Chyorny Khleb ("Black Bread") told AFP...

The announcement comes as tensions between China and the United States have ramped up significantly in recent weeks over Beijing's sabre-rattling towards self-ruled Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province to be seized by force if necessary. ...

Udoka and his Celtics players were forced to watch the Warriors celebrate in their own TD Garden arena after a 103-90 defeat completed a 4-2 series win. The loss ended Boston's hopes of a record 18th NBA Championship, and drew a line under a succes...

Pyongyang announced its first coronavirus cases last month and activated a "maximum emergency epidemic prevention system", with leader Kim Jong Un putting himself front and centre of the government's response. Even so, the virus tore through the un...

But from the moment her tough-as-nails royal heroine stabs a hairpin into a henchman's eyeball, it is clear 20th Century Studios' "The Princess" -- out July 1 on streaming platforms -- is not your typical family-friendly fairytale. "I mean it would...

Curry, a two-time regular-season MVP, captured his fourth title, but it marked the first time in seven Finals appearances that he captured one of the few accolades previously missing from his resume. "This one is different, for sure," Curry said af...

The decision to hold rates at minus 0.1 percent -- part of a decade-old plan to boost the world's third-largest economy -- bucks a tightening trend by central banks globally aimed at battling sky-high fuel and food prices linked to the Ukraine war. ...

After a swim, the little boy "suddenly disappeared" when he and his two brothers were beach-combing for garbage to sell. "All I saw were hands and legs," elder brother Yahya, 15, told AFP, clasping the rosary that Mourad had found in the sand and g...

Warriors talisman Curry produced yet another masterpiece with 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds as Golden State wrapped up their fourth title in eight years to silence Boston's raucous TD Garden. The 34-year-old Curry was named NBA Finals...

Beijing claims all of the self-governed island as its own territory, and says it is determined to retake it by force if necessary. But a full-scale invasion is by no means the only option China has to coerce Taiwan into submission. Here are some ...