The commerce ministry's retort came a day after Washington said China, 20 years after its accession, had not adopted the rules of the WTO, retaining and expanding its state-led approach, to the detriment of businesses and workers globally. The annu...

The Finn flew out of the halfpipe on his first qualifying run at Genting Snow Park and collided into the cameraman, who was leaning over to film his trick. Sallinen landed heavily on his collarbone on the side of the halfpipe and "felt some movemen...

But the 87-year-old has a clear idea about who is to blame for the most dangerous standoff between the Kremlin and the West since the Cold War. "The Ukrainians could start something, thanks to the Americans and the British, who brought all their we...

Net profit surged to 4.2 billion euros ($4.8 billion) with deliveries of aircraft rising eight percent to 611 planes, Airbus said in an earnings statement. Signalling its optimistic outlook for the future, the company is targeting 720 commercial ai...

Canada led 3-0 in the second period and held on to win, despite being out-shot in the game 40-21, to collect the country’s fifth Olympic gold. No other country has won women’s ice hockey gold in the seven Olympic Games since the event debuted i...

The Group of 20 -- which brings together the world's biggest economies including the US, China and some European nations -- is holding the talks in hybrid format in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Opening the meeting, Indonesian President Joko Wido...

Every day a bike courier for the skincare brand Upcircle visits 25 cafes in London and collects some 100 kg (220 pounds) of coffee grounds that would otherwise be thrown away. Set up six years ago by Anna Brightman and her brother Will Brightman, U...

It was a third failure to finish in China for the fancied two-time Olympic gold medallist after she skied out of both the slalom and giant slalom. Shiffrin lasted longer than the five gates she negotiated in the two technical races before sliding o...

Origin Energy told investors the "influx of renewables" was "undermining the economics" of the vast decades-old Eraring plant just north of Sydney. Australia is one of the world's largest coal producers and the climate polluting fuel is an importan...

Drones scoured the ocean from the air, spotters launched on boats and six drum lines were set to try to catch the creature, which is believed to be at least three metres (10 feet) in length. Police believe they have identified the victim, a 35-year...

The Beijing Olympics are the second straight Winter Games without NHL players, depriving hockey fans from seeing the world's best go head-to-head. The no-show -- this time because of Covid -- has particularly affected the USA and Canada teams, both...

There were fears ahead of the Olympics that Covid could badly impact the Games, especially with the more contagious Omicron variant. The nearly 3,000 athletes and more than 60,000 support staff, volunteers, journalists and others are cocooned insid...

The United States has led a diplomatic boycott by some Western nations at the Games over rights concerns in China, especially the fate of the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. Rights issues overshadowed the b...

Relations between the two continents have been hampered by a raft of problems: from disputes over coronavirus vaccines, to curbing illegal migration, a wave of coups in Africa, and the growing clout of Russian mercenaries on the continent. "Our com...

Experts warn these new textiles are not a quick fix for fashion's enormous problems with over-consumption and waste, but may be a necessary step in developing cleaner technologies. "You could possibly eat the final product," said Hannes Schoenegge...