Sexual abuse victims condemn Australia PM's 'shocking' response to claims
Two prominent advocates for survivors of sexual abuse pilloried Australia's prime minister Wednesday, decrying "weasel words" and a response to widespread abuse that had not "measured up".
Read moreCiti exit sparks angst for Mexican cultural treasures
Paintings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are among the cultural jewels whose looming sale has sparked concerns about the future of one of Mexico's most important private art collections.
Read moreRainbow-haired snowboarder puts Malta in rare Winter Olympic spotlight
Malta is best known for its Mediterranean sun but Beijing Olympic snowboarder Jenise Spiteri is on an unlikely mission to get her island nation into winter sports.
Read moreWHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan
The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid-19 by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency.
Read moreShiffrin left 'low' at Beijing Olympics as Chloe Kim stars and falls
Mikaela Shiffrin's Beijing Olympics threatened to turn into a winter nightmare after she slid out of the slalom as fellow American star Chloe Kim starred and then sprawled in snowboard Wednesday.
Read moreToyota quarterly net profit beats estimates despite chip shortage
Toyota on Wednesday logged a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip crunch and a pandemic-driven parts shortage forced production cuts.
Read moreNew Zealand convoy protesters vow to stay 'as long as it takes'
New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament Wednesday, as demonstrators camped inside the Wellington legislature's grounds vowed to stay "as long as it takes".
Read moreShiffrin in second Olympic failure, ran out of 'space and time'
Mikaela Shiffrin said she felt "awful" after the American's Beijing Olympics went from bad to worse on Wednesday when she slid out of the slalom.
Read moreRuud flies the flag for Norway with Big Air Olympic gold
Birk Ruud led from the start to win Beijing Olympic gold in the men's freeski Big Air final on Wednesday -- even carrying a Norwegian flag in his hand for his third jump.
Read morePinturault eyes elusive Olympic combined gold
France's Alexis Pinturault will have a crack at an elusive Olympic gold when he takes on the Beijing 2022 men's alpine combined on Wednesday.
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