"We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible," a Meta spokesman told AFP. Problems with the hugely popular service were reported by monitoring ...

The city-state targets for carbon emissions to peak in 2030 at 60 million tonnes, a reduction of five million tonnes from the previous goal, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. The Southeast Asian nation also has plans to look at developing l...

Around 10 million people were without power in 15 coastal districts, while schools were shut across southern and southwestern regions. Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific -- are a regular menace but s...

Profits at Switzerland's largest bank were down 24 percent to $1.7 billion from July to the end of September. The firm also saw its income fall by 10 percent to $8.2 billion in the same period, in a global economic and political environment that th...

Tounesi will miss this weekend's quarter-final against France after being cited during the final pool match, a 21-8 victory against Japan on Sunday. An independent judicial committee concluded that she had bitten the Japanese player, which is a red...

But it was not knowing the fate of her four-year-daughter that tormented her the most. "They brought us water from a lake, sometimes there were tiny fishes in it," recalled Obidina, who was returned to Ukraine earlier this month as part of a prison...

"We're lucky here in Moanda. We find it about five to six metres (about 18 feet) below the surface," said manager Olivier Kassibi, whose mine yields 36 tonnes of manganese each day. Element number 25 on the periodic table, manganese has traditional...

According to international monitoring company IQAir, harmful PM 2.5 particles surged to 350 on the air quality index -- more than three times the reading a day earlier. The reading for the particulates -- so tiny they can penetrate deep into the lu...

Arrivals in the Alpine EU nation are increasing -- but unlike seven years ago, it's due in part to stricter border controls implemented by the conservative-led government. Now that federal shelters are full, authorities have erected 40 tents, each ...

This "blood farm" near Selfoss in southern Iceland is collecting blood from pregnant horses raised for the sole purpose of extracting a special hormone used in the veterinary industry. The practice has had animal welfare groups up in arms ever sinc...

The pressure is on for Switzerland's second-biggest bank after investors saw their money go up in smoke due to the collapse in share prices. And the fragile economic outlook, recent market turbulence and rising interest rates could further complica...

But Black South Africans are today managing to break through multiple barriers into the renowned industry, transforming a landscape that was historically white. Paul Siguqa, 41, bought Klein Goederust farm (Afrikaans for "a little good rest") afte...

A key component of batteries used in electric cars, demand has exploded for lithium -- the "white gold" found in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in quantities larger than anywhere else in the world. And as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuel...

The onshore yuan fell as much as 0.6 percent to 7.3084 per dollar, its weakest level since December 2007 and close to the lower limit of the trading band set by the central bank on Tuesday. The offshore yuan -- which is circulated outside mainland ...

Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific -- are a regular menace but scientists say climate change is likely making them more intense and frequent. Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh late...