Malaysia steps up search for Irish teen
Rescue teams in Malaysia are employing a new tool in the search for missing Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin: recordings of her family calling out...
Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, but won’t ditch Android for smartphones
Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices, as U.S. trade restrictions imposed in May threaten to cut the...
Raging heatwave raises Tokyo Olympics worries
A construction worker died of a suspected heatstroke while renovating a convention centre that will be used by the Tokyo Olympics next year, as a...
Europe rattled by Italy stress, safe havens keep gaining
Trade war worries and the prospect of early elections in Italy and Britain hit European markets on Friday, while the week’s search for safety left...
Greek sculptor Takis, whose works used magnetism, sound and light, dies aged 93
Greek sculptor Takis, whose kinetic artworks were admired at major art museums around the world in a career spanning over 70 years, died on Friday...
Yemen’s Houthis say leader’s brother ‘assassinated’
A brother of Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement which has been fighting a war against forces backed by a Saudi-led military...
Alaska’s hottest month portends transformation into ‘unfrozen state’
July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing...
Russians rush to buy iodine after blast causes radiation spike: reports
Residents of two northern Russian cities are stocking up on iodine that is used to reduce the effects of radiation exposure after a mysterious accident...
Canada makes drug price crackdown official over industry opposition
The Canadian government on Friday announced final regulations to reduce patented drug prices it said would save Canadians C$13.2 billion ($10 billion) over a decade,...
Japan’s Empress Emeritus Michiko diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer: NHK
Japan’s Empress Emeritus Michiko is to have surgery after being diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, citing the Imperial...