World

Microsoft plans $1 billion data centre venture in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centres in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to $1 billion to the Greek economy which has been hammered by th...

Oct 05, 2020

EU top official self-isolating after contact with virus case

BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says she has placed herself in isolation after being in contact with a person infected with the coronavirus. In a message posted on Twitte...

Oct 05, 2020

Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award

STOCKHOLM - The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine. A panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm will announce the...

Oct 04, 2020

What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis

A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory...

Oct 04, 2020

Mali releases 180 jihadists in likely prisoner exchange

BAMAKO, Mali - Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from a prison in the capital and flown them to the country's north, an official confirmed late Sunday, fueling speculation that a...

Oct 04, 2020

Toomey won't run for U.S. Senate again, source says

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania will not seek re-election in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey's plans. Also, Toomey will not run for govern...

Oct 04, 2020

What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis

A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory...

Oct 04, 2020

Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres

SAN FRANCISCO - Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year - more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in ...

Oct 04, 2020

Lance Armstrong leads Beirut bike tour to help blast victims

BEIRUT - Former American professional cyclist Lance Armstrong led a bike tour around Beirut on Sunday to raise awareness and funds for organizations helping residents affected by a massive explosion t...

Oct 04, 2020

Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 at age 81

PARIS - Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited esthetic that channeled his home continent of Asia, has died. He was 81. The fa...

Oct 04, 2020