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'Frightening': US restaurants, producers face tariff whiplash
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Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
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Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denial
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PSG eye becoming France's first 'Invincibles'
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Late birdie burst lifts Ryder to Texas Open lead
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Five potential Grand National fairytale endings
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Trump purges national security team after meeting conspiracist
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More work for McIlroy even with two wins before Masters
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Trump hopeful of 'great' PGA-LIV golf merger
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No.1 Scheffler goes for third Masters crown in four years
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Where Trump's tariffs could hurt Americans' wallets
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Trump says 'very close to a deal' on TikTok
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Trump tariffs on Mexico: the good, the bad, the unknown
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Postecoglou denies taunting Spurs fans in Chelsea defeat
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director speaks at UN on Israeli settlements
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With tariff war, Trump also reshapes how US treats allies
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Fernandez fires Chelsea into fourth as pressure mounts on Postecoglou
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South Korea court to decide impeached president's fate
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Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
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E.T., no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
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Italy's Brignone has surgery on broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic
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City officials vote to repair roof on home of MLB Rays
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Rockets forward Brooks gets one-game NBA ban for technicals
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Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat row
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US tariffs could push up inflation, slow growth: Fed official
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New Bruce Springsteen music set for June 27 release
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Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
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Mexico president welcomes being left off Trump's tariffs list
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Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case
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US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival
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'Everyone worried' by Trump tariffs in France's champagne region
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Italy's Brignone suffers broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Iyer blitz powers Kolkata to big IPL win over Hyderabad
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Russian soprano Netrebko to return to London's Royal Opera House
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French creche worker gets 25 years for killing baby with drain cleaner
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UK avoids worst US tariffs post-Brexit, but no celebrations
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Canada imposing 25% tariff on some US auto imports
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Ruud wants 'fair share' of Grand Slam revenue for players
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Lesotho, Africa's 'kingdom in the sky' jolted by Trump
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Trump's trade math baffles economists
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Gaza heritage and destruction on display in Paris
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'Unprecedented crisis' in Africa healthcare: report
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Pogacar gunning for blood and thunder in Tour of Flanders
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Macron calls for suspension of investment in US until tariffs clarified
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Wall St leads rout as world reels from Trump tariffs
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Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer
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Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil
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Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
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Tate Modern gifted 'extraordinary' work by US artist Joan Mitchell
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American Red Cross ends blood donation restrictions targeting gay men
The American Red Cross on Monday announced it will now allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions that specifically target them over their sexual orientation.

In Haiti, gang violence foments child malnutrition tragedy
In Cite Soleil, the largest slum in Haiti's gang-infested capital, the early days of August have brought a grim flow of sometimes skeletally malnourished children to the Fontaine Hospital Center.
Texas judge briefly lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies
A court in Texas on Friday issued a temporary order siding with a group of women and doctors who brought a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion bans.

Texas judge temporarily lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies
A court in Texas on Friday issued a temporary order siding with a group of women and doctors who brought a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion bans.

'Below acceptable standards': Olympic open water test in Seine postponed
A pre-Olympic open water swimming test event scheduled Saturday in the Seine has been pushed back a day because the water "currently remains below acceptable standards", the French Swimming Federation (FFN) announced on Friday.

Cyprus cats to get Covid meds
Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in their thousands from feline Covid, officials announced Thursday.

Scar tissue: Treating war's marks on Ukrainians
A laser beam moved slowly over Sergiy Pryshchepa's chest and stomach, treating numerous scars from burns he suffered when his car ran over an anti-tank mine close to Kyiv.

Canada wildfire smoke smashes emission record: monitor
Massive wildfires in Canada have already spewed out twice the smoke emissions than the previous whole-year record, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday, with the blazes expected to continue to scorch their way through forests for weeks or even months.

Argentine footballer's knee fully dislocated in Libertadores injury
Argentine footballer Luciano Sanchez could be out of action for up to a year after his left knee was entirely dislocated in a chilling injury the likes of which his doctor said he has never seen.

Disabled survivors of Beirut port blast long for support, justice
Dany Salameh was already ill but a blast that devastated Beirut's port three years ago aggravated his condition, leaving him dependent on a walker and feeling abandoned by authorities.

Each cigarette in Canada now comes with warning label
Each cigarette sold in Canada effective Tuesday now comes with an individual health warning that "cigarettes cause impotence" and cancer, and that there is "poison in every puff."

Blood and fears: The military medics of Bakhmut
The armoured evacuation vehicle screeched to a halt to the sound of artillery fire and unloaded a group of reconnaissance soldiers whose mission went bad in Bakhmut.

Sydney's former HIV epicentre close to ending transmission
The inner-city area of Sydney, once the epicentre of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday.

'Too many children' as women denied abortion in Venezuela
Maria drank a concoction of ground avocado seed, "bad mother" and other plants to try and terminate her pregnancy in Venezuela, where abortion is illegal. It did not work.

Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out
English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors' strike to hit the state-run health service with managers warning it will leave "routine care virtually at a standstill".
Women denied abortions despite health risks testify in Texas case
A Texas court heard arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit that says the state's strict abortion ban is preventing women who develop serious medical conditions during pregnancy from receiving the care they need.

Up at 3:00 am: World Cup players in losing battle with jet lag
Every long-distance flyer knows how debilitating jet lag can be, but now imagine you need to train right away and then play in a football World Cup.

Texas judge to hear lawsuit challenging state's abortion ban
A Texas court on Wednesday will hear arguments in the first lawsuit brought on behalf of women denied abortions since the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure just over a year ago.

19-year-old woman firefighter killed in Canada wildfire season
A 19-year-old firefighter in western Canada died after she became trapped under a fallen tree while battling one of the wildfires that have ravaged the country for weeks, authorities said Friday.

S.Africa's Zuma in Russia for 'health reasons': spokesman
South Africa's graft-tainted ex-leader Jacob Zuma is receiving medical treatment in Russia, his spokesman said Friday, a day after the country's highest court upheld a ruling that he should return to prison.

Dele Alli reveals childhood abuse that led to spell in rehab
Dele Alli revealed on Thursday that he has recently come out of rehab for a sleeping pill addiction after struggling to deal with the trauma of suffering sexual abuse as a child.

Doctors walk out in UK health service's biggest strike
Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday stage the biggest walkout in the history of the UK's state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety.

Viral disease killing felines on 'cat island' Cyprus
A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia.

50 officials on trial in Vietnam over rescue flight bribes
More than 50 officials will go on trial in Vietnam on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic, a scandal that has seen several senior ministers fired.

Madonna on 'road to recovery' after hospital stay
Madonna said Monday she's on "the road to recovery" after a bacterial infection that required hospitalization, in the US pop icon's first statement since landing in the intensive care unit late last month.

Hazardous 'forever chemicals' detected in nearly half of US tap water
At least 45 percent of the United States' tap water is contaminated with toxic "forever" chemicals, according to a study by a government agency.

Scottish govt proposes to make drug possession legal
Scotland, which has one of the highest drug death rates in Europe, is seeking to decriminalise all drugs for personal use, according to a policy paper published Friday.

Nobel winner Vargas Llosa recovers from Covid: son
Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has been discharged from the Madrid hospital where he was admitted at the weekend for complications linked to Covid-19, his son said Friday.

US makes new Alzheimer's drug more widely accessible
The US drug regulator gave full approval to a new Alzheimer's medicine on Thursday, a move that makes it more widely available to the public through government-run health insurance for the elderly.

Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death
People classified as overweight though not obese are not at a higher risk of death, according to a new study Wednesday that underscores the clinical limitations of body mass index (BMI), long a standard medical metric.

As Olympics brace for Seine dip, rogue swimmers say water's fine
While the 2024 Olympics will stage events in the Seine river from the ornate Alexandre III bridge, a proud declaration of the waterway's environmental renewal, many swimmers in the capital are already defying decades-long bans to take the plunge.

UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact
The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Nino, saying the weather phenomenon which triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.