International

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  PSG Brazilian star Neymar involved in an incident with a fan

  

  Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar was involved in an altercation with a spectator following Saturday's French Cup final with Stade Rennes, appearing in video footage to strike the fan following his team's defeat.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  Sri Lankan president bans face covering following the terrorist attacks

  

  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face-covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Amazon Prime Service promises to cut delivery times worldwide

  

  Amazon has promised to cut delivery times worldwide for customers of its Prime service. Amazon Prime is a subscription service offering free delivery and access to Amazon's TV shows.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 10:23 UTC

  Resumption of political talk process in Northern Ireland to begin May 7

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May and Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar have issued a joint statement setting up a new talks process aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley confirmed fresh talks would begin on 7 May. Earlier this week, the two premiers attended the funeral of Lyra McKee.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 10:13 UTC

  Microsoft hit this week trillion-dollar value mark for the first time

  

  Microsoft hit the trillion-dollar value mark on Thursday for the first time, becoming the third technology giant to reach the milestone. Shares in Microsoft rallied some 5% in early Wall Street trade after a robust earnings report a day earlier to lift the value briefly above US$1 trillion

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  With markets and assets falling, Argentina becomes a magnet for bargain hunters

  

  Argentine assets have tumbled so far, so fast that a few stout-hearted investors say it might be time to buy. “Find me a high-yield sovereign country with an IMF program paying so generously,” said Jean-Dominique Butikofer, the Atlanta-based head of emerging-market fixed income at Voya Investment Management, which oversees about US$ 205 billion.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Leak scandal rocks UK government over decision to allow China's Huawei develop the 5G network

  

  Britain's splintered government was rocked on Friday by a growing scandal over who leaked news that Prime Minister Theresa May has conditionally allowed Chinese giant Huawei to develop the UK 5G network.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Spain votes on Sunday with no clear winner and a possible hung parliament

  

  The leaders of all of Spain's main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close. No single party will get an overall majority in Sunday's ballot, and opinion polls suggest all five leading contenders have a realistic chance of playing a role in government.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Oceans teeming with viruses, from North to South Pole and down to 4000 meters deep

  

  The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Marine viruses were found from the surface down to 4,000m deep and from the North to the South Pole. Though most are harmless to humans, they can infect marine life, including whales and crustaceans.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Piñera in Beijing business forum invites Chinese companies to invest in Chile

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera kicked off an investment forum in Beijing this week with an invitation for China to use Chile as a jumping off point to do business in Latin America, even as Washington has warned Chile to proceed with caution.