Health
US Funding Cuts Could Reverse Decades Of Gains In AIDS Fight: UN
The halt to US foreign aid is a "ticking time bomb" that could reverse decades of hard-fought gains in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations warned Thursday.Around 31.6...
Rubio Meets Russia’s Lavrov At ASEAN Talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday, bringing the war in Ukraine to the sidelines of ASEAN talks focused on Washington's...
Ten Rescued, More Missing After Deadly Huthi Ship Sinking
Ten people have been rescued after Yemen's Huthis sank a cargo ship, an EU naval force said Thursday, with three killed and 12 missing in one of the rebel...
Humanoid Robot Says Not Aiming To ‘Replace Human Artists’
When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no...
Hippo Birthday: Thai Internet Sensation Moo Deng Is A Year Old
Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind the cute animal infancy that earned her worldwide...
Russian Strikes On Kyiv Kill At Least Two
Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv killed at least two people, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, with around a dozen wounded.The major attack on Ukraine was the...
In Indonesia, A Start-up Captures Coolants To Stop Global Warming
In the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded by the silver piping of the air-conditioning system, Indonesian technician Ari Sobaruddin is doing his part to tackle climate change.Ari...
Japan’s Sticky Problem With Trump, Tariffs And Rice
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than...
European Court To Rule In Semenya Sports Gender Case
A top European court will decide Thursday whether double Olympic champion Caster Semenya can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a woman, in a key...
Huawei Probe Blunder Sparks EU Parliament Rules Change
When European lawmaker Giusi Princi learnt she was sought by Belgian authorities over a graft investigation linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei in May, she was "dumbfounded".It soon turned...
