Pope Francis condemns travelers fleeing COVID-19 lockdowns
Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis on Sunday criticized travelers who had gone on vacation...
Hotels offering COVID-19 tests as part of amenity packages
Hotels looking for a shot in the arm amid the coronavirus pandemic are adding COVID-19 tests to their list of amenities for guests eager to...
Raul Bobadilla faces ban for exposing penis after scoring goal
Ex-Borussia Monchengladbach and Augsburg striker Raul Bobadilla caused controversy while playing for Guarani in his homeland, Paraguay. The 33-year-old Paraguay international hit a dramatic late...
Antifa hits the soccer field with its own league in Portland
Antifa is taking a break from its usual goal of combating fascism on the long-suffering streets of Portland — to instead tackle each other in...
You may need a ‘COVID-19 passport’ to travel in 2021
When it comes to traveling in 2021, you might have to remember to bring two passports. Several companies are developing “passport” apps that can vouch...
Costco selling COVID-19 tests for Bermuda travel
You really can buy anything at Costco. The warehouse club is selling at-home saliva tests to screen for COVID-19, available in select markets and promoted in partnership with...
Japan bans foreign travelers amid spread of UK COVID strain
Japan is closed to visitors. Aiming to slow the spread of the new, highly infectious coronavirus mutation first detected in the UK, Japan said it...
Trafficker used Maradona portraits to hide cocaine: police
Turkish police seized 2.5 kilograms of cocaine at Istanbul airport nested in portraits of world soccer great Diego Armando Maradona who had struggled with cocaine...
Singapore’s Changi Airport offers ‘glamp-cations’ to guests
Baby, it’s COVID outside! So, happy glampers are jingling all the way to the airport for an indoor stay-cation like no other this holiday season. ...
FIFA accuses Sepp Blatter of ‘criminal mismanagement’
FIFA on Tuesday accused former president Sepp Blatter and others of “criminal mismanagement” over their handling of a $565 million museum project. Soccer’s worldwide governing...