Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres
Microsoft said Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence data centres and related infrastructure.
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Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
Every winter, storms wipe out swathes of the picturesque Spanish coast, undoing summer reconstruction work and threatening the foundations of the country's vital tourism industry.
Read more'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon late Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.
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Dortmund out to end big-game woes against ascendant Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund's 2025-26 Bundesliga campaign is statistically among their best ever, but their hopes of major honours this season have been derailed by a poor record against top sides.
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Napoli and AC Milan face off as Italy licks its World Cup wounds
Napoli and AC Milan will face off on Monday with Serie A leaders Inter Milan in their sights, but the return of domestic football over Easter has been completely overshadowed by the fallout from Italy failing to reach yet another World Cup.
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Barca need Yamal at best without Raphinha for Atletico 'trilogy'
Barcelona winger Raphinha's untimely injury heaps further pressure on teenage star Lamine Yamal ahead of the club's triple-header against Atletico Madrid.
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Ex-Springbok Smith has Glasgow 'flying' with Scotland job on the horizon
Ex-South Africa fly-half Franco Smith's record at Glasgow Warriors has boosted his credentials amid rumours he could be in line for the Scotland head coach job.
Read moreUN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz
The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official program.
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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.
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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure
Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture to mark Easter after previously pledging to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana.
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