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Lampard plays down crisis talk at struggling Everton

Lampard plays down crisis talk at struggling Everton

Everton manager Frank Lampard has played down "crisis" talk at the club even though they could be in the Premier League relegation zone by the time they kick off against Wolves on Sunday.

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Chile's millennial president Boric takes office

Chile's millennial president Boric takes office

Leftist former student leader Gabriel Boric, 36, was sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest-ever president.

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Record deforestation in Brazilian Amazon in February

Record deforestation in Brazilian Amazon in February

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for the month of February, according to official data released Friday, the latest sign of a surge in destruction under President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Outsider nicks stage win as Roglic and Yates eye Paris-Nice decider

Outsider nicks stage win as Roglic and Yates eye Paris-Nice decider

Primoz Roglic and Simon Yates remain on course for a Paris-Nice showdown on Saturday's climb stage after outsider Mathieu Burgaudeau of TotalEnergies won the hilly stage six on Friday with the main contenders finishing together.

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In a Mykolaiv morgue, corpses pile up in the snow

In a Mykolaiv morgue, corpses pile up in the snow

The corpse lies with its hands clasped, as if in prayer.

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Suffocated by sanctions, Russia squeezes foreign firms leaving

Suffocated by sanctions, Russia squeezes foreign firms leaving

Russia is piling huge pressure on foreign companies fleeing the country following Moscow's decision to send troops to Ukraine even as some tycoons warn that the seizure of assets would take the country "back to 1917".

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'Heroic spirits': Women rush to Ukraine's defence

'Heroic spirits': Women rush to Ukraine's defence

The woman who was Ukraine's first female volunteer to get a full military contract wants the new recruits in her charge to drop all notions about the romance of war.

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Russia restricts Instagram access over violent post policy

Russia restricts Instagram access over violent post policy

Russia restricted access on Friday to Instagram and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech giant for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

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War and inflation threaten world economy

War and inflation threaten world economy

The world economy's fragile recovery from the Covid-induced crisis is now threatened by Russia's war in Ukraine and soaring commodity prices.

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Ukraine Paralympic athletes to help war-torn homeland

Ukraine Paralympic athletes to help war-torn homeland

There will be no welcome parade when Ukraine's most successful Winter Paralympics team returns to its war-torn homeland from Beijing -- some members may not even be able to reach their bombed cities.

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