BRUSSELS: European Union efforts to secure Covid-19 vaccines received a much-needed boost after AstraZeneca promised to increase deliveries, while US Republicans were set to meet President Joe Biden to try and build bipartisan support for a huge nati...

A 16-year-old boy is facing possible jail time for parading down a makeshift catwalk in a crop top said to evoke His Majesty the King. An actress stands accused of breaking the law by cheering on and delivering spicy takeout to hungry members of the ...

SINGAPORE: HSBC Holdings Plc said on Monday it had set up a new private banking business in Thailand, the Asia-focused lender's second onshore expansion in Southeast Asia, as it seeks to grab a bigger share of the growing rich population.

LONDON: Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair warned Monday that it will suffer a record annual loss of almost 1.0 billion euros ($1.2 billion) as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand for air travel.

YANGON: All Myanmar banks were closed nationwide on Monday following a military coup, declaration of a state of emergency and the detention of de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Arsonists set fires that ruined 18 security cameras and destroyed a village sentry box, in Songkhla and Pattani provinces, police said on Monday.

YANGON: The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar's democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians.

GENEVA: It is time to start solving the mystery of Long Covid, an aspect of the pandemic blighting millions of lives, the World Health Organization's leader on post-Covid conditions told AFP.

PHETCHABURI: The driver of a small sedan was killed when her vehicle careered across the Phetkasem highway, ran into a power post and burst into flames on Monday, police said.

SONGKHLA: A village security sentry tower and six surveillance cameras were destroyed by arsonists in Chana district on Sunday night.