South Africa slings back the fynbos-flavored gin
Last year, gin consumption in South Africa grew by an astonishing 50 percent, to half a pint for every man, woman and child. No wonder...
Philippine army camp blast kills five; Islamic State claims responsibility
An explosion at a military base in the restive southern Philippines on Friday killed five people, including three soldiers, and wounded nine others in what...
Sarepta surges after Pfizer gene therapy data raises safety concerns
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc surged 15% on Friday after some safety concerns were raised in a small, early-stage study of a competing gene therapy...
Nigerian artist turns classic cars into furniture
Experimental artist, Diseye Tantua, is creating unconventional furniture using car parts from the ’90s. Lauren Anthony reports....
South Africa’s PPC bows to environmental regulations
South African cement company PPC said on Friday it expects to pay as much as 120 million rand ($8.5 million) per year due to the...
French health watchdog recommends ending reimbursement for homeopathic drugs
France’s health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient effectiveness....
Trump, with a wag, asks Putin not to meddle in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that...
Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to ditch ‘Dreamers’ immigration program
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully when he moved to end a program that protects from...
Oil prices steady, set for weekly gain ahead of G20 talks, OPEC
Oil prices were steady on Friday and on track for a second straight week of gains, ahead of talks over the trade dispute between the...
Teenager Gauff handed dream Wimbledon debut against Venus
Fifteen-year-old American Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff’s dream came true on Friday when she was drawn to play idol and five-time champion Venus Williams in the Wimbledon...
