Heineken sells off Russian beer business for €1
The lager-maker will take a huge loss on the division which, it said, had taken longer to jettison.
2023-08-25 19:27
'I will not resign!' says defiant Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales following week of fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Spain star
Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has defiantly refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president after a week of fierce criticism, after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain's winning World Cup team.
2023-08-25 18:56
This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
2023-08-25 18:49
China Says Salt Supply Ample as Fukushima Prompts Buying
China’s salt associations said domestic supply of the condiment is ample after consumers ramped up their buying over
2023-08-25 18:48
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian front lines
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region, and are expanding a wedge in the direction of the strategic town of Tokmak.
2023-08-25 18:27
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
2023-08-25 17:28
Surfer fights for his life after shark attack in Australia
A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast, police said Friday.
2023-08-25 16:59
IMF chief says Africa must do these three things to increase trade
Africa's growth has been sluggish in recent years, but IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva believes new opportunities lie ahead.
2023-08-25 16:50
The Iten killings: Deaths of elite athletes casts spotlight on domestic violence
In Iten, a small town where 1,500m runner Faith Kipyegon used to train, two gruesome killings draw attention to the status of women and the culture of silence keeping them in harm's way
2023-08-25 14:52
Top China talent show suspended after uproar over treatment of late pop star Coco Lee
One of China's most popular talent shows has been suspended after claims of mistreatment allegedly made by the late pop star Coco Lee sparked outrage on Chinese social media.
2023-08-25 12:46
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran among six countries invited to join BRICS group
Oil powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been invited to become members of the BRICS group of developing nations in its first expansion in over a decade.
2023-08-25 11:25
China is launching an 'unprecedented' crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector.
2023-08-25 10:49