SWF and public pension fund assets hit record $31.9 trillion – report
Assets held by the world's sovereign wealth and public pension funds rose to a record $31.9 trillion in 2021 thanks to rising U.S. stock and...
China’s Gu makes light of travel woes for halfpipe win
China's Eileen Gu took a chaotic path to the top of the podium in the halfpipe competition at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in...
China ends 2021 with worst COVID week since taming original epidemic
China ended its final week of 2021 with its biggest tally of local coronavirus cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first epidemic...
Canada to resettle female Afghan judges, families living in limbo
Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in...
U.S, EU condemn decision to shut Russian human rights group Memorial
The United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Britain on Friday condemned Russian court decisions to shut the country's oldest human rights group Memorial...
New COVID restrictions would be a last resort, says UK health minister
New restrictions in England to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that...
UK honours COVID scientists and medics, Bond actor Daniel Craig
Britain recognised the scientists and medical chiefs at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 in Queen Elizabeth’s annual New Year’s honours list, while James...
Omicron hospitalisation risk around one third of Delta, UK analysis shows
The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than...
Betty White, working actress into her 90s, dies just shy of her 100th birthday
Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms "The...
Trump-appointed McWilliams resigns as U.S. FDIC chair after power struggle
The Republican chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said on Friday she will step down from her role effective Feb. 4, 2022,...