ne by one, top prosecutors in Nassau, Westchester and Albany counties had declared the sexual harassment allegations against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York to be “deeply troubling,” “credible” and serious. And then, one by one, they concluded that they would not prosecute him for a crime. | Read more|
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, newly returned to Japan after a 12-day journey into space last month, said being launched into the cosmos was less scary than riding a rollercoaster and made him obsessed with Earth. | Read more|
At least 20 people were trapped after an explosion on Friday caused a building housing a government canteen to collapse in the Chinese city of Chongqing, according to state media. | Read more|
A police case has been filed against hairstylist Jawed Habib for spitting on a woman's head during a seminar in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar town earlier this week. The complaint has been filed by the woman on whose hair Mr Habib spat during the workshop, the police said. | Read more|
Boris Johnson warned of serious challenges ahead in tackling the omicron Covid-19 variant, as he eased testing rules to free up capacity to cope with a virus caseload that's surging across the U.K. | Read more|
The row over security lapses surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab has reached the Supreme Court, with the matter likely to be heard tomorrow. | Read more|
North Korea has said it successfully launched a hypersonic munition in a recent test, claiming the projectile struck a target hundreds of miles away. Washington has denounced the move as “destabilizing.” | Read more|
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. | Read more|
India on Thursday reported a single-day spike of 90,928 fresh Covid-19 cases and 325 deaths. The daily positivity rate stood at 6.43%. | Read more|
Taiwan has said it will set up a $200m (£148m) fund to invest in Lithuania as it tries to fend off Chinese diplomatic and trade pressure on the Baltic state. | Read more|
At least six people died and 20 others fell sick after a gas leak at a chemical factory in Surat early on Thursday. | Read more|
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has raised $4 billion debt in the country's largest ever foreign currency bond deal. | Read more|
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared a state of emergency in Almaty, as well as the Mangystau region of the country. | Read more|
The Congress on Wednesday postponed all political rallies and programmes in poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh, citing the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country and growing alarm that these - which draw crowds of thousands - could emerge as super-spreader events. | Read more|
India’s Omicron tally on Wednesday stood at 2,135, of which 828 have recovered. Meanwhile, the active caseload of coronavirus infections crossed the 2-lakh mark. | Read more|