Pan Gongsheng's appointment comes after he was installed as the Communist Party chief of the PBOC earlier this month, a surprise move that analysts said highlighted Beijing's urgency to bolster the country's slowing economy and stem the yuan's slide.

Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll after its run to the Maui Invitational title

Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch he faced in Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays, going deep in three straight at-bats over two games

A passenger recalled his evacuation from Rhodes after arriving back at Gatwick Airport. Up to 10,000 Britons are estimated to be on the fire-ravaged Greek island, with repatriation flights to rescue holidaymakers landing back in the UK. Dominic Doggett explained how he “stayed on the office floor” of a hotel, before driving through the night to find other accommodation. “It was a very unique situation, but luckily we had a hire car there so we were able to drive away,” he explained.

Microsoft plans to contest a US Internal Revenue Service request for an additional $28.9 billion in back taxes for the years 2004 to 2013, the company said in a securities filing Wednesday.

Xavi has ruled out selling a Barcelona star who has been targeted by Arsenal.

The fitness entrepreneur owns six studios in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, New York, Madrid, and London

Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes

Hopes were always high for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

Spotify is to use Google's AI system to tailor recommendations to users - just months after it was announced that an AI translation service was on the way.

Dolly Parton found herself in the rare position of having to politely decline an invitation to have tea with the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton during a recent trip to London.

A Connecticut city burned to the ground by Benedict Arnold is getting payback in a fiery, annual festival