Spanning several countries in central Africa, the Congo Basin rainforest covers an immense area and is home to a dizzying array of species. But there are growing concerns for the future of the forest, deemed critical for sequestering CO2, as logge...

Their three boys -- Danylo, nine, Denys, 11, and Dmitry, 15 -- began the new school year there this week, another landmark in their new life in the Austrian capital. Despite being "a bit stressed" about their German, they wrote little messages to g...

Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the last four at a major for the first time. "I'm obviously devastated. But all credit to Karen. He's a fighter. He's a warrior," said Kyrgios,...

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the president and Nobel peace laureate said "of course, China" could be involved in the Greater Sunrise project, which aims to tap trillions of cubic ...

All seemed rosy for the first few months as citizens enthusiastically embraced the new opportunity, but Bitcoin's value has plummeted since and some experts say the move has been a failure. Maria Aguirre, 52, a shopkeeper in the El Zonte seaside re...

Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the last-four at a major for the first time. Earlier Tuesday, Norwegian fifth seed Ruud defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) ...

Khachanov, seeded 27, fired 30 aces and a total of 63 winners past Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios in a big-serving contest. The 26-year-old will face fifth seed Casper Ruud of Norway for a place in Sunday's final. "I did it, guys. Finally, you are sh...

The blaze engulfed the second and third floors of the building on Tuesday night, trapping customers and staff members as dense smoke filled the staircase, state media reported. Many crowded onto a balcony to escape the flames, which grew quickly as...

The weakness in trade comes as global demand for Chinese products weakens with energy prices soaring and the United States facing the threat of recession. At the same time the domestic property sector -- which accounts for about a quarter of the wo...

The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. The state-run People's Daily said that 34 people died in ...

Last month, China's exports expanded 7.1 percent year-on-year, down from 18 percent growth in July, China's General Administration of Customs said, while imports were up only 0.3 percent, compared with a 2.3 percent rise in July. Analysts surveyed ...

It is a long road to this season's final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 31, 2023, with clubs facing a packed schedule in order to complete the group stage before the World Cup in Qatar starts on November 20. That means the likes of United a...

The Proteas won the first Test by an innings and 12 runs at Lord's only for England to level the three-match contest at 1-1 with an even more emphatic innings and 85-run victory at Old Trafford, with both games finished inside three days. The secon...

"It's our identity and we want to express it despite the difficulties we are going through," Naabali Kahtay told AFP. The two-year conflict between Ethiopian government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has created a humanitari...

The services sector data showed the world's top economy remained resilient in the face of surging prices and borrowing costs, highlighting the job the Federal Reserve has in taming inflation while trying to prevent a recession -- a goal many observe...