Stock markets rally as rate cut outlook improves
Global stock markets rose Thursday as several central banks joined the Fed in indicating lower interest rates are on the way.
Read moreGoggia eyes ski return in July after double leg fracture
Italy's 2018 Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia, whose season was cut short by a double right leg fracture, said Thursday she was aiming to be on skis in July.
Read moreIndia capital's chief minister held in graft probe ahead of elections
The top politician in India's capital New Delhi was arrested Thursday in a graft probe his supporters say is aimed at sidelining opponents to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national elections.
Read moreFossil fuels to become as unpopular as cigarettes: Brazil energy minister
Fossil fuels will eventually be seen as just as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to Brazil Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who oversees the South American country's balancing act a giant of both renewables and oil.
Read moreSouth Korean star Ryu to retire after next LPGA major
Former world number one Ryu So-yeon, a two-time major winner from South Korea, said Thursday she will retire after next month's LPGA Chevron Championship.
Read moreEU-Canada trade deal stumbles in French Senate
The French Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada, dealing a stinging blow to the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
Read more'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' to premiere at Cannes
"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", the latest instalment of the post-apocalyptic franchise, will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, organisers said Thursday.
Read moreClimate urgency takes back seat in Senegal election
Surrounded by lush mangrove forests, Julien Arfang Diatta shows the flooded road leading to his village on Senegal's tiny island of Kailo.
Read moreUS sues Apple in wide-ranging iPhone monopoly case
The US Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers.
Read moreRussian spacecraft launch aborted seconds before take-off
The launch of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted at the last minute on Thursday, in another high-profile setback for Russia's space programme.
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