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Markets see much-needed bounce, but nerves remain
Most markets enjoyed a rare advance on bargain-buying Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally after a series of losses, while dovish comments on future interest rate hikes by Australia's central bank boss provided a boost to sentiment.
Hidden items found in Vermeer's famed 'Milkmaid' painting
Experts have found a hidden jug holder and basket in Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famed painting "The Milkmaid" which he later painted over, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum said on Thursday.
RB Leipzig appoint Rose to replace Tedesco as coach
RB Leipzig have appointed former Borussia Dortmund manager Marco Rose as coach, the club announced on Twitter on Thursday morning.
Gay family joins Peppa Pig
Children's TV show "Peppa Pig" now features a lesbian couple among its much-loved cast of characters, in a development hailed by rights campaigners.
'Best match of my career', says Alcaraz in bright future boast
Carlos Alcaraz hailed his epic US Open quarter-final triumph over Jannik Sinner as the greatest match of his career while predicting an imminent changing of the guard in tennis.
US Open: Who said what on day 10
Who said what at the US Open on Wednesday, the 10th day of the 2022 championships at Flushing Meadows:
'This will hurt,' says Sinner after 5-hour 15-minute defeat
Jannik Sinner admitted that his 5-hour 15- minute US Open defeat to Carlos Alcaraz will "hurt for a while".
Markets see much-needed bounce, dollar closes on new highs
Most markets enjoyed a rare advance on bargain-buying Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally after a series of losses, while dovish comments on future interest rate hikes by Australia's central bank boss provided a boost to sentiment.
'We thought we would die': Vietnam fire survivors recount terror
Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed over 30 people and has raised questions over fire safety standards in the Southeast Asian nation.
The hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis
As fertiliser prices shot up following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ugandan villager Peter Wakisi fretted for the future of his small farm and his young family.
Downpours and mudslides hamper China earthquake rescue mission
Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82.
Late, late show as Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Thursday in the latest ever finish in the tournament's 141-year history.
Fears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward
Three days after Russian troops invaded her country, Maryna found out she was pregnant.
Lessons learned: Sweden's pioneering for-profit 'free schools' under fire
In a Stockholm suburb, the Drottning Blanka secondary school premises look more like an office space than your traditional red-brick institution with a schoolyard and gymnasium.
Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II marks 50th jubilee
Denmark's artistic and chain-smoking Queen Margrethe II has been hailed for unifying and modernising the monarchy in her 50 years on the throne, a milestone to be celebrated in pomp and circumstance this weekend.
Facing beleaguered Europe, Norway keen to protect energy windfall
Norway, a major producer and supplier of energy, is well placed to help alleviate Europe's energy crisis -- and reap the profits, a situation not all of its European partners welcome.
Eyeing tourism boom, Saudi scrambles to train hotel staff
Under the watchful eye of an instructor, Munira al-Rubaian spreads fresh bed linen in a mock hotel room in the Saudi capital, aiming to land a job in the desert kingdom's growing tourism sector.
China earthquake death toll rises to 82
The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China rose to 82, state media reported Thursday, as rain and possible mudslides threatened the search for dozens of missing people.
UK's Truss expected to freeze energy bills
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss was on Thursday expected to unveil a costly plan to freeze domestic fuel bills to help ease the burden of a soaring cost-of-living crisis.
Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN report
A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.
China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown
The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes.
Manhunt in Canada stabbing spree ends with both suspects dead
A days-long search for the second man suspected of carrying out a stabbing spree in a remote western Canadian Indigenous community ended Wednesday, with the 32-year-old dying after being taken into custody, police said.
Veteran Beale back in Australia squad for All Blacks Tests
Veteran back Kurtley Beale was named Thursday in the Wallabies' squad for two Rugby Championship clashes against New Zealand, but towering lock Rory Arnold was omitted for family reasons.
Attacker and girlfriend 'planned' attempted hit on Argentine VP
The man accused of trying to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner last week planned the attack with his girlfriend, according to preliminary charges filed by a judge, local media reported Wednesday.
Asian markets bounce after sell-off, dollar closes on new highs
Most Asian markets enjoyed a rare advance on bargain-buying Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally after a series of losses, though the dollar resumed its upward march with the Federal Reserve expected to announce another bumper interest rate hike.
Kyrgios fined $14,000 for US Open racquet meltdown
Nick Kyrgios was fined $14,000 on Wednesday for his spectacular double racquet smashing tantrum at the end of his US Open defeat to Karen Khachanov.
ECB to match historic inflation with bumper rate hike
European Central Bank policymakers could reach for a historically large interest rate hike at their meeting on Thursday as they seek to tame soaring inflation.
Potter hot favourite to replace sacked Tuchel at Chelsea
Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter is odds-on favourite to take over at Chelsea following the surprise sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel just seven games into the season.
Dark reality of Marilyn Monroe comes to Venice
The film with the biggest buzz going into the Venice Film Festival, a dark new portrait of Marilyn Monroe starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas, finally gets its world premiere on Thursday.
Spielberg off to Toronto as film festival hails LGBTQ 'breakthrough year'
Steven Spielberg will lead a host of Hollywood A-listers across the border to Toronto this week for North America's biggest film festival, which organizers say will celebrate a breakthrough year for LGBTQ cinema.
'Help wanted': businesses struggle to fill jobs
Germany has a shortage of plumbers. The United States needs more postal workers. Australia is lacking engineers. In Canada, hospitals are looking for more nurses.
Bolivian indigenous women break barriers through mountaineering
A sudden gale drowns out the crunching sound of footsteps on the ice and makes skirts billow in the freezing night.