Top Chinese diplomat Yang holds phone call with U.S.’s Blinken
China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday
From blimps to Pikachus, protesters gather to demand G7 action
From blimps of U.S. President Joe Biden and British PM Boris Johnson to activists dressed in Pikachu costumes, hundreds of protesters targeted the G7 summit to demand action on the … Read More
Google pledges to work with UK regulator in plan to remove browser cookies
Google has given commitments to Britain’s competition regulator over its plan to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, the Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday.
EU advises against AstraZeneca shot in people with rare blood condition
Europe’s drug regulator on Friday advised against using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in people with a history of a rare bleeding condition and said it was looking into heart inflammation cases … Read More
Bucks hang on to beat Nets, Jazz down Clippers in NBA playoffs
The Milwaukee Bucks started strong and clung on late to beat the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 Thursday and claw their way back into their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.
Erdogan’s summit with Biden clouded by bitter disputes
No stranger to rocky relations with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan holds his first meeting with President Joe Biden next week overshadowed by bitter disputes
U.S. FDA faces mounting criticism over Alzheimer’s drug approval
In approving the first new Alzheimer’s drug, the U.S. FDA is taking its biggest risk yet with a strategy that allows new therapies onto the market without strong evidence that … Read More
U.N. expert urges UAE to release five human rights activists
A United Nations expert on Friday urged the United Arab Emirates government to immediately release five human rights defenders who have been imprisoned in harsh conditions for eight years.
Motor racing-McLaren to enter Extreme E electric SUV series in 2022
McLaren will enter a team in Extreme E next year in what organizers hailed as a major step forward for the all-electric off-road series after its debut in 2021.
China urges U.S. and Russian nuclear cuts and progress in Iran talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the United States and Russia on Friday to cut their nuclear arsenals, days before Biden and Putin meet in Geneva