The award will support the expansion of clinical studies for up to five subtypes of influenza. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump had courted crypto cash on the campaign trail with promises to be a “crypto president”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new \"volunteer\" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega's ...

Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT): Read more at straitstimes.com.

SYDNEY - Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Jan 18 after a low pressure system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

Media reports said 24 ministers in Mr Netanyahu’s coalition government voted in favour of the deal while eight opposed it.

The official photograph was released on Jan 16 in advance of Trump's inauguration. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SAO PAULO - Brazil's government announced on Friday Nigeria's acceptance as a partner country in the multinational bloc of nations known as BRICS. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago house made famous by the movie Home Alone was sold for US $5.5 million (S$7.5 million) in a rare deal that closed above the asking price.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday for their third straight ...

WASHINGTON - US stocks closed higher on Jan 17 to end a busy week of corporate results, on the last trading day before ...

A Ukrainian drone attack triggered a fire late on Friday in Russia's Kaluga region south of Moscow and social media sites showed video footage of what they described as an oil storage depot ablaze.