Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, strengthens to Category 5
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
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USA crash out of Copa America as Uruguay, Panama advance
The United States crashed out of the Copa America on Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, as Panama sealed their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Bolivia.
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Chinese Olympic swimmers in murky waters after doping scandal
China's swimmers head to the Paris Olympics under fierce scrutiny with 11 of the squad among a group who tested positive for a banned substance in the lead-up to the Tokyo Games.
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Dollar strengthens as bets on Trump presidency rise post-debate
The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week's poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden.
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Ahead of Ariane 6 launch, what are the other big rockets?
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is due to blast off for the first time next week, but it will launch into a quickly changing market for heavy space launchers increasingly dominated by SpaceX.
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First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history
Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.
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Midwife on the frontline of climate change on Pakistan's islands
On a densely populated island off Pakistan's megacity of Karachi, a group of pregnant women wait in a punishing heatwave for the only midwife to arrive from the mainland.
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Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally ready for liftoff
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is set for its first-ever launch next week, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space and fending off soaring competition from Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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Japan's skateboarding youth turn street culture into Olympic gold
Japan used to think skateboarding was a pastime for delinquents but the country has grown into a global powerhouse in the sport and is expected to dominate at this month's Paris Olympics.
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Ex-spy chief to be sworn in as new Dutch PM on mission to curb asylum
Former spy chief Dick Schoof becomes the new Dutch prime minister Tuesday, leading a right-wing coalition cabinet on a mission to implement the "strictest-ever" immigration policy in the country.
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