Covid-19 has infected more than 241M people and killed nearly 4.9M globally. Here are the virus-related developments for October 17: People cross a street in Melbourne on October 11, 2021 during a lockdown against Covid-19 coronavirus. (AFP) Sunday, October 17, 2021 Melbourne to ease world’s longest lockdown Australia’s Melbourne, which has spent more time under […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident.The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a […]

The Carolina Panthers will host the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC matchup on Sunday. The Panthers are 3-2 overall, coming off a 21-18 home loss as a 2.5-point favorite to the Eagles. The Vikings are 2-3 after beating the Lions 19-17 last Sunday as a 10 point home favorite. Watch Panthers vs. Vikings: TV channel, […]

The NFL’s International Series comes to a close this season when the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars in London: Live stream, time, odds, how to watch Watch NFL Live The Jaguars (0-5) are acting as the home team in Sunday’s matchup and […]

The space movie, ‘The Challenge’, centres around a female surgeon who is dispatched to the ISS to save a cosmonaut. This handout photo taken and released on October 5, 2021 by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos shows Russian crew member, actress Yulia Peresild onboard the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome. (AFP) A Russian […]

A group of between 15 and 17 people, including children, were kidnapped by an armed gang in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, security sources say. More than 600 kidnappings were recorded in the first three quarters of 2021 in Haiti. (Robenson Sanon / Reuters) About 17 US Christian missionaries were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, […]

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia lashed out Friday after a major newspaper in his home state published an op-ed by Sen. Bernie Sanders that called out Manchin’s obstruction of his own party’s Build Back Better reconciliation package. “Congress should proceed with caution on any additional spending and I will not vote for a reckless […]

Turkey’s President Erdogan urged European countries to take effective measures against all discriminatory treatments, attacks at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Merkel in Istanbul. Turkey’s President Erdogan and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel held an hour-long meeting in Istanbul. (Reuters) Racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and discrimination have remained the main problem for the Turkish community in […]

With Lawmaker’s Killing, the U.K. Confronts a New Episode of Terrorism. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other leaders paid their respects to David Amess, who was fatally stabbed while meeting with constituents. The police have a suspect in custody and said the attack was linked to Islamist extremism. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other British […]