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Carlsberg sees growth in Asia as other markets decline
Danish brewer Carlsberg said Thursday its second quarter net profit dropped 7.3% to 2.9 billion kroner ($458 million) as all its markets were affected to a greater or lesser extent by the global coronavirus outbreak.
Escalating Conflicts Between China and the US: Not Just About Trump's Reelection?
Amidst these deteriorating situations, a number of plausible reasons have been mentioned in IR scholarship to understand why the escalation is taking place at this particular juncture in international relations.
Does this village in Niger hold a key to defeating African jihad?
A dispute between Fulani herders and their nomadic Tuareg neighbours over stolen cattle and motorbikes threatened to turn violent in the village of Amataltal when one man grabbed his rifle and fired skywards.
'Impossible': School boards are at heart of reopening debate
Helena Miller listened to teachers, terrified to reenter classrooms, and parents, exhausted from trying to make virtual learning work at home. She heard from school officials who spent hundreds of hours on thousands of details buses, classrooms, football...
Close adviser to Venezuela's president has coronavirus
Venezuelas communications minister and close adviser to President Nicols Maduro said Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, as the daily cases in the nation steadily rise.
Australian anti-aircraft gunner recounts WW2 bombing of Darwin
Lindsay Dufty remembers seeing the pilots' faces as Japanese bombers descended on Darwin in February 1942, the first ever enemy attack over Australian soil.
Harris VP choice signals tougher stance on pollution under Biden
By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. antipollution laws and for suing companies that pollute, environmental groups said.
Kanye West met with Kushner as rapper eyes 2020 election spot
Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the president's soninlaw Jared Kushner, a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot t...
Lebanon must fight corruption after Beirut blast, says German foreign minister
Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Lebanon needed a government able to fight corruption and enact reforms as he toured Beirut port, scene of the devastating explosion that has kindled protests and led the government to resign.
Kentucky attorney general meets with Breonna Taylor's family
Kentuckys attorney general, facing increasing pressure to charge police who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, met with the family Wednesday morning, according to his office, which released few details.
Mauritius tourism, reeling from COVID, now hit by oil spill
Tourist operators in Mauritius fear that an oil spill from a Japanese ship will further damage their businesses, already reeling from the coronavirus epidemic, and could cost jobs if their pristine beaches are spoiled.
Vietnam PM says next 10 days 'critical' in virus fight
Vietnam's Prime Minister said on Wednesday that the next 10 days would be critical in the Southeast Asian country's fight against a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases.
British fossil hunters find bones of new dinosaur species, cousin to T.Rex
Four bones found on a beach on the Isle of Wight, off England's south coast, belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex, researchers at the University of Southampton said on Wednesday.
Norway to quarantine more travellers as COVID cases rise
Norway said it would reimpose quarantine measures on travellers from more foreign countries and reiterated its advice that Norwegians should avoid going abroad amid a jump in the number of new coronavirus cases.
North Macedonia: Police find 148 migrants in trucks
Police in North Macedonia say they have discovered 148 migrants crammed into trucks in two separate operations in central and northern parts of the country, and have arrested two men on suspicion of trafficking migrants.
Over 1,000 detained in latest Belarus election protests
Police detained over 1,000 people in Belarus during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election, officials said Wednesday.