Vapes containing nicotine are more effective in helping people quit smoking than patches or gum, and safer than cigarettes, although...

CHICAGO - The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, a US Department of Defence study released on...

TOKYO/NEW YORK - Dentsu Inc donated more than US$6 million (S$8.1 million) to Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics,...

SYDNEY - Several hundred passengers from the New Zealand city of Auckland are due to land in Sydney on Friday (Oct...

WASHINGTON - A former fundraiser for US President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty next week to charges of illegally...

Thailand ’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters...

LONDON - Son Heung-min has helped Tottenham Hotspur past Manchester United to become the most popular foreign club in South...

PARIS/PRAGUE - France imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed...

LONDON - Britain’s opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer called on Tuesday for a two to three week “circuit breaker” lockdown, piling...

Defying the threat of contracting coronavirus and a citywide lockdown, Myanmar taxi driver Ko Naing, 50, still travels each day...