Climate, big agriculture slashing insect populations 'by half'
A warming world and intensive agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet by nearly half compared to areas less affected by temperature rises and industrial farming, researchers said Wednesday.
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Swiatek brushes past qualifier to open Stuttgart campaign
World number one Iga Swiatek powered her way past German qualifier Eva Lys as she opened her campaign at the Stuttgart WTA tournament with an impressive second round victory on Wednesday.
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Small bees better at coping with warming, bumblebees struggle: study
Climate change could lead to more small-bodied bees but fewer bumblebees, according to research published Wednesday, warning of potential "cascading" effects on plant pollination and across whole ecosystems.
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Jacobs to race first post-Tokyo 100m at Eugene Diamond League
Italy's Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will have an early recce of the Eugene track to be used for the World Athletics Championships when he races the blue riband event at a Diamond League meet at the end of May.
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Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration
The United States is seeking a strong declaration to coordinate on rising migration when Latin American leaders meet in Los Angeles in June, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Wimbledon ban Russian and Belarusian players from 2022 tournament
Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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Fresh protests rock Sri Lanka after police killing
Fresh anti-government protests spread across Sri Lanka Wednesday, a day after police shot dead a demonstrator and triggered international condemnation just as the crisis-hit country appealed for an IMF bailout.
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Higher prices cooled US housing market in March
Sales of existing US homes dropped for the second straight month in March, an industry survey said Wednesday, a sign that higher mortgage rates and rising prices are taking the wind out of the booming sector's sails.
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Teuns edges Valverde for Fleche Wallonne victory
Belgian rider Dylan Teuns of the Bahrain team won the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday at the top of the Mur de Huy.
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South African flood victims struggle with despair
Wielding shovels, mallets and machetes, they worked for four hours to try to shift the muddy debris, hoping that vehicles could at last get through.
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