Credit Suisse to face money laundering charges in trial for aiding alleged Bulgarian cocaine traffickers

Switzerland-based Credit Suisse seems to have landed in trouble recently. In a Swiss court on Monday,…

Will Queen Elizabeth II abdicate? Reports suggest ‘sensitive’ planning underway for Prince Charles’ coronation

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades after she had…

COVID-19: Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21

Australia’s borders will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers on February 21, according to Prime Minister Scott…

Ex-Ukraine defence chief says Russia could seize any city in Ukraine. But will it plan full-scale invasion?

Andriy Zagorodnyuk, former defence minister of Ukraine has said that Russia has enough troops in place…

Trendy look? Belgium starts to issue passports with country’s comic strip heroes’ images

Most passports seem quite monotonous and boring. They are hardly checked other than when requiring a…

In a first, US realtor puts four-bedroom house on sale as NFT

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are the new talk of the town. It may also be entering a…

At Charles’s coronation, Camilla to get Queen Elizabeth II’s priceless 1937 Koh-i-Noor crown

Queen Elizabeth II’s priceless 1937 crown, which contains Koh-i-Noor diamond, will go to Duchess of Cornwall…

Lebanon hands over 337 ancient artifacts to Iraq

Around 337 ancient artifacts have been handed over to Iraq by Lebanon’s Culture Ministry.   These…

Morning news brief: Ottawa protest, Macron talks to Biden, and more

To get your day started, here are some stories.  Ottawa has declared emergency over truckers’ protest…

‘End of life choice act’: 28 assisted deaths in first three months of new law

In the first three months after it became legal, at least 28 New Zealanders have been…