Markets drop as US rout, China worries hit sentiment
Asian and European markets fell in holiday-thinned trade Monday following another tech-led rout on Wall Street, with focus on the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike this week.
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Ukraine armoury turns to making bullet-proof vests for troops
Ukrainian armour-maker Vadim Mirnichenko used to specialise in swords and breastplates for medieval jousting competitions -- but after Russia invaded his homeland, he turned his passion for historical weaponry to the modern day.
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Ukraine on agenda as Indian PM Modi heads to Europe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Europe on Monday with New Delhi's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine set to be a key talking point in meetings with regional leaders.
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Jill Biden to meet Ukrainian refugees on Slovakia, Romania trip
US First Lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia this week to meet with displaced Ukrainian parents and children, aid workers, US service members and embassy personnel, her office said Monday.
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'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdown
In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre.
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Three shot in Chile May Day clashes
Three people were wounded by gunfire and two arrested in clashes at May Day demonstrations in Chile, police said.
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Cairns opens up on pain wrought by match-fixing trials
New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns feels he can talk candidly about the pain of match-fixing allegations brought against him now that he has survived multiple health scares.
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Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol
Ukrainian authorities are planning to evacuate more civilians from Mariupol on Monday, after dozens were finally brought to safety following weeks trapped under heavy fire in the strategic port city's Azovstal steel complex.
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Dudley decides: rising prices set to cost UK Tories
Rampant inflation and lockdown-breaking parties are fuelling anger in the English swing town of Dudley, but disillusionment with politics in general could yet help Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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In US, death threats for those removing Confederate statues
Since his contracting company began removing Confederate statues from Richmond, Virginia -- controversial symbols of the South's slave-holding past -- Devon Henry has got himself a gun that never leaves his side.
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