Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand
The Premier League has won a lengthy legal battle with Manchester City over financial impropriety, but the consequences could leave lasting damage for a league that has long since become the envy of world football.
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Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday following a largely down day on Wall Street with positive US data offset by elevated government bond yields and oil prices.
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First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'
Malaysia's only Formula One driver expects current racers to be up to speed from the first lap when they compete at Sepang this weekend, despite the circuit not hosting the sport for nine years.
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Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands
In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld ploughs a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.
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Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency
Japan toughened on Thursday requirements for foreigners wanting to obtain permanent residency, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push to tighten immigration controls.
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Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent
When 20-year-old Muscovite Artyom Allabut stumbled on videos of Russian street choirs, he got goosebumps and decided to join one, finding a sense of togetherness and escapism.
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'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold
Mu Xinyue called it "the happiest moment of my life" after she became the first woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in eSports.
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UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal
The UK government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330-million contract between the National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, as doctors, lawmakers and campaigners warn of ethical risks.
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EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa
The EU will discuss further ways to boost migrant deportations Thursday, as a group of nations forges ahead with divisive plans to send failed asylum-seekers to return centres outside the bloc.
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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino
Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Nino causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.
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