"It's a huge problem... A hurricane has hit the economy," Luciano Gambaro, head of the Promovetro glass association, told AFP, describing bills that have risen a whopping 600 percent. Murano's artisans fashion everything from tiny, coloured animals...

In the decades since a popular uprising toppled the strongman and chased the family into US exile, the Marcoses have staged a stunning political comeback. But Marcos Jr, 64, known by his nickname "Bongbong", made it the furthest yet when he almost ...

Mangeshkar was known as the "Nightingale of India" and her high-pitched melodies were an instantly recognisable feature of the country's cinema, with her work appearing in more than 1,000 films. The 92-year-old died Sunday and her body was cremated...

The Japanese car giant now expects yearly net profit to March 2022 of 205 billion yen ($1.77 billion), having already tripled its annual profit outlook in November to 180 billion yen. Its results have been boosted by a weaker yen, and the optimisti...

The 26-year-old Czech, who became the first woman to win gold in two different sports at a Winter Olympics when she took skiing and snowboarding titles in Pyeongchang four years ago, cruised to victory after Ulbing stumbled midway through the race. ...

BP posted a net profit of $7.6 billion (6.7 billion euros) last year, compared with a loss after tax of $20.3 billion in 2020, the company said in a statement. "2021 shows BP doing what we said we would -- performing while transforming," said BP ch...

The Japanese car giant now expects yearly net profit to March 2022 of 205 billion yen ($1.77 billion), having already tripled its annual profit outlook in November to 180 billion yen. Its optimistic outlook comes despite a shortage of semiconductor...

Taiwan imposed a blanket ban on food imports from five regions in and around Fukushima in 2011, after radioactive particles were detected on some products following the devastating meltdown of the nuclear power plant. The relaxation comes as Taipei...

Facing off for the first time at the Beijing Games, Hanyu had to settle for a disappointing eighth in the short programme, with his younger Japanese teammates Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno second and third. Chen, who scored 113.97 to comfortably bea...

Athletes vaccinated against Covid-19 go straight into the "closed loop" bubble system at the Beijing Games but those who have not been jabbed face a mandatory 21-day hotel quarantine period before competing. Kummer safely negotiated the opening rou...

Three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981, the UN agency said. The drought has destroyed crops and inflicted "abnormally" high livestock deaths, forcing rural families who rely on herdin...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely considered the most accurate and sensitive for the virus that causes Covid-19, but they usually take several hours. Some countries have experienced severe backlogs in the face of heavy testing demand...

Recent speculation by analysts and in media reports suggested that the deal was on the verge of failure following a lawsuit from US regulators and probes in the United Kingdom and Europe. SoftBank said it now plans a public offering of Arm by March...

Thousands of soldiers and many of their families lived around the 73-mile (118-kilometre) stone wall, which crosses England from west coast to east coast, marking the limit of the Roman Empire and forming Britain's largest Roman archaeological featu...