Actors with Down syndrome tear down barriers in London show
It's one of Shakespeare's most existential questions "to be or not to be?" Now a group of globe-trotting Peruvian actors with Down syndrome are tackling it head-on, breaking down prejudice and barriers.
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Nepal marks 10 years since devastating 2015 quake
Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless.
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Stock markets rise on hopes of easing trade tensions
Asian and European stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent Alphabet, and hopes of diffusing tensions in US President Donald Trump's trade war.
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Russia holds key rate at two-decade high despite slowdown fears
Russia's central bank kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday to combat rampant inflation, despite banks and businesses warning the economy was headed for a slowdown.
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Badosa pulls out of Madrid Open with injury
Spanish world number nine Paula Badosa announced Friday her withdrawal from the Madrid Open due to a persistent lower back injury.
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Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EU
Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP.
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Bayer says legal woes could force it to pull weedkiller
German chemicals giant Bayer said Friday it could be forced to pull its Roundup weedkiller from the market if it is not able to limit simmering legal troubles.
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China's top leaders pledge economic support as trade war rages
China's top leaders pledged on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose "unilateral bullying" in global trade in a veiled rebuke of hefty tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
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S. Korea's former president claims his bribery indictment 'unjust'
South Korea's former president Moon Jae-in claimed Friday that prosecutors abused their power, were politically motivated and "unjust" to indict him on bribery charges.
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope's funeral
The Vatican was making final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.
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