Markets drop as Fed hike looms, Putin move lifts dollar and oil
Stocks fell Wednesday ahead of what many expect to be a third successive jumbo interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, while the dollar hit fresh multi-decade highs against the pound and euro after Moscow stepped up its war in Ukraine.
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Philippine activists vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses
Philippine activists vowed Wednesday to "never forget" the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as they marked 50 years since his imposition of martial law.
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Federer admits he 'stopped believing' he could come back
Roger Federer said Wednesday that he decided to retire because he "stopped believing" he could continue playing after a series of injuries.
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Germany reaches deal to nationalise troubled gas giant Uniper
Germany has reached a deal to nationalise troubled gas giant Uniper, the government said Wednesday, as the energy sector reels from the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Muguruza eager to see back of 'tough, roller-coaster' season
Former world number one Garbine Muguruza wants to end a "roller-coaster" season with "a different feeling" after winning her opening match at the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.
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Conte: Lawyer of the people who helped fell Italian PM Draghi
Parachuted into office four years ago, Italy's former premier Giuseppe Conte helped take down his successor and is now trying to revive the fortunes of his populist Five Star Movement.
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Letta: Intellectual ex-premier battling Italy's far-right
Bookish and fervently pro-European, former premier Enrico Letta returned from self-imposed exile to take the fight to Italy's far-right as leader of the centre-left Democratic Party.
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Berlusconi: Italian ex-PM refusing to let go
Silvio Berlusconi will turn 86 next week but the scandal-plagued former Italian premier and billionaire media mogul has refused to retire and is leading his Forza Italia party into Sunday's general election.
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Bookish Balkans hamlet a 'village of enlightenment'
Most people packed up and left the remote North Macedonia village of Babino years ago.
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Australian Rules club hit by 'heartbreaking' Indigenous mistreatment claims
Australian Rules' chief executive said Wednesday it was "hard to find more serious allegations" after a top club was accused of separating Indigenous players from their families and pressuring one couple to have an abortion.
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