Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi has had to fight misogyny and sexist prejudice to become Vietnam's first boxing world champion
There will be an “adverse impact” on the prices of chicken and related products in Singapore, the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) said.
One person is suspected to have died after an heart attack after jumping into the sea
Map locating Uvalde in Texas, United States
Sri Lanka's inflation hit a seventh consecutive record high in April as a petrol shortage worsened and food prices rose sharply, official data showed Monday.
A Kyiv court on Monday found a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian guilty of war crimes and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict against Moscow's forces since their invasion.
From promising to defend Taiwan militarily to suggesting regime change in Russia, US President Joe Biden has developed a knack for off-the-cuff pronouncements that have rattled diplomacy.
Nail salons are everywhere in New York, often several on the same street, allowing customers to get mani-pedis at very low prices. But for nail technicians that translates into a very harsh reality: low wages, unpredictable hours, exposure to harsh chemicals and no benefits. Workers - most of them immigrant women - are uniting to get a law passed in New York State's Assembly to establish minimum standards in the industry.
It's "happiness, pure happiness": PSG fans rejoice outside the Parc des Princes as Kylian Mbappé leaves his first press conference following the announcement of his extension at PSG.
Dust obscures Riyadh's iconic buildings, as a sandstorm descends on the Saudi Kingdom's capital, for the second time in less than a week. Experts warn that sandstorms could become more and more frequent because of climate change, putting human health at grave risk.
Labor leader in tight position after China said dialogue with US, India and Japan would be test of new Australian prime minister’s ‘political wisdom’Election 2022 results: live votes tracker and federal seat countsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing Anthony Albanese expects the relationship with China to ‘remain a difficult one’ but says the government will pursue Australia’s national interest without politicising national security. Photograph: Reuters
India's Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that a crude oil price of $110 a barrel was not sustainable, as the world faces an energy price crisis which is contributing to rising global inflation. Oil prices have surged this year, with Brent crude hitting $139 a barrel in March for its highest price since 2008, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply concerns. As countries around the world struggle with the impact of inflation on disposable income, India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on the same WEF panel that food inflation in the South Asian country was at a "manageable level".
The United States is considering "investment support" of $4 billion for India on top of billions of dollars extended earlier, New Delhi said on Monday after the two sides signed an agreement to keep such money flowing. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) or its predecessor agencies have so far provided India with $5.8 billion, of which $2.9 billion is outstanding, for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, healthcare, renewable energy, financial inclusion and infrastructure. "Proposals worth $4 billion are under consideration by DFC for providing investment support in India," India's Ministry of Finance said as officials from the two countries met in Tokyo where their leaders will hold a summit on Tuesday.
The Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu suggests that Moscow will have to fight for a long time in Ukraine to achieve the objectives of its intervention, which has entered its fourth month.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that China "must explain itself" after a media consortium published leaked documents which appear to show thousands of photographs from inside a system of mass incarceration, including many people from the Uyghur minority. "These images are horrific and disturbing and they confirm... that the most serious human rights violations are taking place in Xinjiang", Baerbock says.
Singapore’s chicken importers will diversify and increase their supplies from alternative sources amid Malaysia’s upcoming ban on the export of the poultry.
A United Arab Emirates company signed a contract with the Taliban authorities Tuesday to provide ground handling services at Afghanistan's three airports, officials said, as the country seeks to resume international transit.
The panting Ukrainian soldier gripping a Kalashnikov with fear blazing in his eyes had not moved a step from his roadside ditch for five hours.
The sisters reportedly wanted to divorce their husbands and marry others in Spain
Several batches of Jif peanut butter have been recalled in Singapore, following similar measures globally due to fears of potential salmonella contamination.
