Havana, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Cuba is undergoing a paradigm shift: after decades of tight, centralized control, the communist government is opening up the bulk of its economy to the private sector.
Melbourne, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Serena Williams overcame an error-strewn start Friday to thwart Anastasia Potapova and ensure her bid for history at the Australian Open continued. The 23-time Grand Slam had
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Lahore today mainly to inaugurate a Miyawaki Urban Forest in Jilani Park. The prime minister will also get briefing
Tokyo, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday in cautious trade, with concerns about overheating on the market after a mixed close on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225
Montreal, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Pandemic-weary Montrealers rejoiced as a local fine arts museum reopened Thursday after being shuttered for months, telling AFP it "feels so good" to get some cultural exposure
Tokyo, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign Friday over a sexism row, but his apparently hand-picked successor -- an 84-year-old sports administrator -- is already
Moscow, Feb 10 (AFP/APP):Russia has vaccinated more than two million people with its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, one of its developers said Wednesday, two months after the country began administering
Sydney, Feb 10 (AFP/APP):A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, sparking a tsunami warning for surrounding nations. The
Washington, Feb 10 (AFP/APP):Gasoline prices rose again in January, but they remain well below last year's level and overall inflation in the United States continues to be tame, according to
Moscow, Feb 10 (AFP/APP):A Russian court on Wednesday ordered a psychological examination of former US Marine Trevor Reed, who was convicted of assaulting a police officer in a case condemned