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18:55 19/07/2021Hungary used malware 'to spy on critical journalists and politicians'European political dissidents, human rights activists and journalists are among thousands worldwide being spied on by malware sold to authoritarian regimes, a media investigation has claimed.
17:32 19/07/2021Putin to hold talks with Aliyev in Moscow on Tuesday – KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Moscow on Tuesday, July 20, TASS reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin press service.
13:58 19/07/2021Masks to remain compulsory on London transportFace coverings must be worn on London's transport network despite restrictions easing on 19 July, London's mayor says.
13:00 19/07/202127 killed, over 30 injured in bus-trailer collision in PakistanAt least 27 people were killed and over 30 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a trailer in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Xinhua reported on Monday, citing local media.
12:10 19/07/2021Armenian boxers leave for Tokyo OlympicsArmenian boxers Koryun Soghomnyan, Hovhannes Bachkov and Arman Darchinyan, who have been qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, departed for the Japanese capital on a Yerevan-Vienna-Tokyo flight on Sunday...
11:00 19/07/2021Julia Ducournau becomes second woman to win top Cannes Film Festival honour“Titane” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honour in its 74 year history, The Globe and Mail reports.
19:30 17/07/2021Fully vaccinated UK travellers arriving from France must still quarantineFully vaccinated people returning to England from France will still need to quarantine for 10 days, the British government announced on Friday, according to Euronews.
19:10 17/07/2021Eiffel Tower reopens after nine-month Covid closureThe Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors on Friday after nine months of shutdown caused by the Covid pandemic, the landmark's longest closure since World War II, AFP reported.
17:15 17/07/2021UN report: Pandemic year marked by rise in world hungerWorld hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations (UN) report published...
16:08 17/07/2021Syria's Bashar Al Assad takes oath for a fourth termSyrian President Bashar Al Assad took the oath of office for a fourth term in war-ravaged Syria Saturday, after taking 95 per cent of the vote during the elections, the local sources reported.
14:55 17/07/2021Biden: Covid misinformation on Facebook is killing peopleUS President Joe Biden has warned that the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media is "killing people", BBC News reports.
12:05 17/07/2021WHO chief calls for ‘audits’ of Wuhan labs in Covid-19 inquiryThe World Health Organization has said that the second stage of an investigation into the origins of Covid-19 should include further studies in China and lab audits, the Guardian reports.
10:56 17/07/2021First Covid-19 case reported at Tokyo Olympic villageAn unidentified overseas visitor has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organizers said on Saturday -- the first such case amid concerns the Games could become a...
10:07 17/07/2021WhatsApp to allow users to message without their phonesWhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time, BBC News reports.
17:48 16/07/2021Tokyo Olympics to be held without parade of athletesOrganizers of the Tokyo Olympics decided to hold the opening ceremony without the traditional parade of athletes.
14:25 16/07/2021Italy bans large cruise ships from Venice centreThe Italian government has banned large cruise ships from passing through the center of Venice, declaring the surrounding lagoon a national monument after years of international outcry over the...
13:16 16/07/2021At least 92 dead and hundreds missing in devastating flooding in Germany, BelgiumAt least 92 people have died and dozens are missing in severe flooding in western Germany and Belgium, where streams and streets have turned into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused...
11:59 16/07/2021Poland’s constitutional court rejects EU court injunctions as invalidPoland’s constitutional court has ruled that interim measures imposed on the Polish judicial system by the top European court are against the country’s constitution, accelerating the collision course...
11:37 16/07/2021US committed to assisting parties in achieving lasting settlement to Karabakh conflict – State DepartmentThe US Department of State replied to a number of questions from the Voice of America’s Armenian Service concerning the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
10:41 16/07/2021At least 80 dead after devastating German floodsAt least 80 people have died and hundreds more are unaccounted for in Germany after some of the worst flooding in decades, BBC News reports.