'Exhausted' dog rescued after scaling England's highest mountain
A 13-strong rescue team has rescued an "injured and exhausted" dog from England's highest mountain in an operation lasting more than four hours.
2023-05-16 19:46
Wagner chief Prigozhin claims in video US citizen died fighting in Bakhmut
The leader of the Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed a US citizen died in the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, in a video posted on the Wagner Telegram group on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 18:26
AC Milan believes it can overturn 2-0 deficit against fiercest rival to reach Champions League final
AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli says his side believes it can overturn a two-goal deficit against Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinal second leg on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 17:56
Oakland Athletics agree to building ballpark on Las Vegas strip
The Oakland Athletics have agreed to a new ballpark on the Las Vegas strip at the Tropicana casino site.
2023-05-16 17:21
A barbecue frenzy is gripping China. Can street food revive the economy?
When China was in the midst of a pandemic-induced economic slump in 2020, then Premier Li Keqiang touted the idea of creating jobs by encouraging street vendors to set up shop across the country. That pitch was quickly shot down by close associates of leader Xi Jinping, who characterized the traditional trade as "unhygienic and uncivilized."
2023-05-16 16:49
Aid groups brace for 'large-scale loss of life' in Myanmar as details emerge of Cyclone Mocha's destruction
Rescue groups are bracing for "a large scale loss of life" in Myanmar, one aid agency has warned, after powerful Cyclone Mocha slammed into its west coast, ripping down houses and uprooting trees in one of the strongest storms to ever hit the country.
2023-05-16 16:45
Exxon settles Indonesia torture case that led to SEC official's ouster
Exxon Mobil on Monday settled a long-running human rights lawsuit with villagers who claimed soldiers Exxon hired to guard a natural gas facility in Indonesia committed murder and torture.
2023-05-16 15:27
Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:56
Rakuten to Issue New Shares to Raise Up to $2.2 Billion, Sources Say
Rakuten Group Inc. plans to issue new shares to raise ¥332.2 billion ($2.4 billion) to shore up capital
2023-05-16 14:53
Cryptoverse: Every frog has its day as pepe pops 7,000%
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh Move over dogecoin? "Memecoins" - a hyper-speculative, ultra-volatile and somewhat peculiar
2023-05-16 14:20
Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' missile strike, military official says
Kyiv was targeted by an exceptionally dense attack of Russian drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles early Tuesday in the eighth assault on the Ukrainian capital this month, a senior city military official said.
2023-05-16 13:59
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC
Warren Buffett's conglomerate has sold its remaining shares in the world's largest chipmaker, TSMC, after the "Oracle of Omaha" sounded alarms about its homebase of Taiwan.
2023-05-16 12:57