Britain's most successful Olympian Kenny announces retirement
Track cycling great Jason Kenny has announced his retirement, with Britain's most successful Olympic competitor moving into coaching.
Read moreVirus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medics
Hong Kong's government invoked emergency powers on Thursday to allow doctors and nurses from the Chinese mainland to work in the territory to help combat a spiralling coronavirus outbreak.
Read moreThree Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike near Damascus: state media
Three Syrian soldiers were killed Thursday in an Israeli air strike near the capital Damascus, according to Syria's state media.
Read moreLebanese turn to public libraries to check out of financial crunch
In many countries, public libraries are considered a dying relic amid the shift to digital, but in Lebanon they are getting a new lease of life as its economy flatlines.
Read moreMeta lays out moves being made to build the metaverse
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent's future.
Read moreUS lawmakers often unite when war looms. Not this time
There is a longstanding custom in US politics that, whatever squabbles are dominating the domestic agenda, Democrats and Republicans rally around the flag when crisis looms overseas.
Read moreEx-guerrilla Petro hopes to be Colombia's first leftist president
Gustavo Petro is a former Colombian guerrilla who became mayor of Bogota and a senator -- now, he wants to be the first leftist president in the South American nation's history.
Read morePrince Harry sues major British newspaper group
Britain's Prince Harry has launched new legal action against one of the country's biggest newspaper groups, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
Read moreUkraine crisis exposes Putin's 'isolated, paranoid' world
The conduct of President Vladimir Putin in the crisis over Ukraine has opened a window onto the world of a leader who appears to be increasingly paranoid and politically isolated, Western officials and analysts say.
Read moreBenfica's Yaremchuk shows shirt of support for Ukraine in Champions League
Benfica's Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk celebrated a Champions League goal on Wednesday by revealing a shirt bearing his country's coat of arms as fears of a Russian invasion of his homeland grew.
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