Imhoff returns for World Cup hoping to write Pumas history
Juan Imhoff, recalled by Argentina after being left out in 2019, is sure that the Rugby World Cup in his adopted home of France is "bound to be magnificent".
Read moreBank of England to hike again over stubborn inflation
The Bank of England is forecast Thursday to lift interest rates for the 13th time in a row -- and may hike sharply to fight stubborn inflation despite worsening a cost-of-living crisis.
Read moreAsian markets track US losses with rates seen rising further
Markets fell in Asia on Thursday as traders contemplated the prospect of more central bank interest rate hikes as they struggle to tame persistently high inflation.
Read moreTurkey set to pivot to orthodoxy with rate hike
Turkey was widely expected Thursday to pivot away from years of unconventional economics promoted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and dramatically raise interest rates to fight inflation and steady the troubled lira.
Read moreRestaurant explosion kills 31 in northwest China
At least 31 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday.
Read moreRelegated Hertha Berlin face daunting future despite financial reprieve
Struggling Hertha Berlin face an uncertain future despite a decision to allow postponed repayment of a high-interest loan, which effectively ensured a German FA (DFB) operating licence next season.
Read moreParis climate summit seeks global finance reform
Dozens of global leaders will gather in Paris Thursday for a summit to tease out a new consensus on international economic reforms to help debt-burdened developing countries face a growing onslaught of challenges, particularly climate change.
Read more'Just the beginning': US anti-abortion camp expands fight
Activist Lydia Heykamp goes door-to-door in a quiet Virginia suburb with a pressing message: now that the constitutional right to abortion has been overturned, the state must ban it outright.
Read moreHow climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon will mean even more extreme temperatures.
Read moreIn Berlin, Ukrainian soldiers begin long road to recovery
Miner Vitali volunteered to fight against Russia from the first days of the conflict at the front lines in his native Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, where orthopaedic surgeon Olga Pidgaiska worked in a hospital.
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