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3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ of ancient Egypt discovered

Archaeologists said they had uncovered a large ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt’s…

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Tokyo tightening virus measures nearly 100 days before Olympics

Japan’s government has approved tighter coronavirus measures for the capital, weeks after lifting a state of emergency and with just…

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Nike ends lawsuit over ‘Satan Shoes’ after New York firm recall

Nike Inc says a Brooklyn company that made “Satan Shoes” in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X has agreed to…

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Ingenuity helicopter poised for first-ever flight on Mars

Like a plucky character in a children’s’ book, NASA’s intrepid four-pound helicopter has survived a long, perilous journey to reach…

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Vaccine-hunting volunteers help Americans score COVID jabs

Rebecca Burke’s finger hovered over the “post” button on a COVID-19 vaccination thread. Was she really going to ask a…

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UK’s Sikh community prepares for second Vaisakhi under lockdown

Half a million British-Sikhs are preparing to mark the Vaisakhi festival under coronavirus lockdown restrictions for the second year running.…

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Vienna talks on Iran’s nuclear deal conclude hopeful opening week

The first week of talks to restore Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has concluded with all sides hopeful…

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China drills in disputed South China Sea as US naval patrol grows

China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media has reported,…

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‘Law against Islam’: French vote in favour of hijab ban condemned

A bid by the French Senate to ban girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public has drawn condemnation,…

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Police fine Norway PM over coronavirus SOPs violation

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg was fined by police on Friday for violating COVID-19 social distancing rules when organising a family…

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