New Zealand swim star Pascoe pulls out of Paris Paralympics
New Zealand's most decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe announced Monday that she will not compete at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after becoming a mother.
Read moreYen swings after hitting new 34-year low, stocks rally
The yen swung wildly Monday as it surged soon after hitting a fresh 34-year low against the dollar, fuelling speculation Japanese authorities may have intervened to support the currency for the first time since late 2022.
Read moreYen rebounds after hitting 34-year low past 160 per dollar
The yen surged after diving to a new 34-year low past 160 per dollar on Monday as a forecast-beating US inflation reading dented expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year.
Read moreBetween Bangkok's mega highways, 'pocket parks' sprout
Between crumbling concrete blocks and sweeping tarmac highways, slivers of verdant "pocket parks" are sprouting in Thailand's capital Bangkok.
Read moreTimberwolves sweep Suns out of NBA playoffs as Clippers, Knicks win
The Minnesota Timberwolves, powered by 40 points from Anthony Edwards, swept Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, reaching the second round for the first time in 20 years with a 122-116 game-four victory.
Read moreCrocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DR Congo
The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just with its eyes -- so the legend goes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read moreMusk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance
Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said, after a whistlestop visit that saw his firm win a key data security clearance from Chinese authorities.
Read moreClimate change, Brexit threaten to wilt Dutch tulips
Arjan Smit gazes out over his tulip fields, a riot of red and pink flowers he has cultivated all his adult life and part of a family business his grandfather started in 1940.
Read moreNew Zealand skipper Williamson set for sixth T20 World Cup
Captain Kane Williamson will play at his sixth Twenty20 World Cup in June after New Zealand named an experienced 15-man squad Monday.
Read moreTogo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reforms
Togolese vote in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family's decades-long grip on power.
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