London New Year fireworks to open to crowds again
Crowds can attend London's new year fireworks on December 31 for the first time since 2019, the mayor announced Friday, after Covid-19 restricted the spectacle to television for two years.
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UK finance chief rushes home to face budget storm
UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng dashed home Friday from Washington for crisis talks with Prime Minister Liz Truss, with both their jobs on the line as their budget plans unravel.
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Ireland examines neutrality stance after Ukraine war: minister
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing Ireland to rethink its long tradition of military neutrality, the country's European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne has told AFP.
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Fowler grabs share of Japan lead but 'stressful' for Matsuyama
Rickie Fowler grabbed a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the US PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Japan on Friday as defending champion Hideki Matsuyama rued another "stressful" day.
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Appetite for 'de-Russification' builds in Ukraine
At a bookshop in Kyiv, 33-year-old Yulia Sydorenko was dumping an entire collection of old books -- some gifts from childhood friends -- that have recently lost their appeal.
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Markets surge after sharp Wall St swing, pound holds gains
Equities rallied Friday to extend a surge on Wall Street, where all three indexes saw extreme swings in response to a forecast-beating inflation report that cemented expectations for more big Federal Reserve rate hikes.
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Poverty, climate, space: China's progress in 10 years under Xi
Xi Jinping's China has dragged millions out of extreme poverty, sent spacecraft to the Moon and committed itself to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Danone plans to withdraw from most of its business in Russia
French agribusiness Danone said Friday it planned to transfer control of its essential dairy and plant-based business in Russia, retaining only its infant nutrition branch.
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Pacquiao says exhibition fight 'my comeback to the ring'
Manny Pacquiao called an exhibition fight in December against a South Korean YouTuber "my comeback to the ring," saying he wants to show he "is still there in boxing."
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Murder rate plummets amid 'gangster peace' in Medellin
Seven days without a single murder: The month of August marked a security record for Colombia's second city Medellin, the onetime fiefdom of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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