The reigning champions are targeting a record-extending 10th continental title but are wary of an opponent that has shown improvement as the tournament has progressed. Taiwan were beaten 2-0 by strongly fancied Japan in the group phase but were by ...

The discussions in Paris between the world's top two economies were confirmed the previous day by Washington, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set to lead the US delegation. "As agreed by China and the United States, (Vice Premier) He Lifeng.....

Home to more than two head of cattle per person, the province is the beating heart of South Africa's livestock industry. But its endless expanses have been swept by panic since an outbreak of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, which was decl...

Many hope to follow in the footsteps of their compatriot Awar Odhiang, who went from a refugee camp in Ethiopia to closing Chanel's Paris Fashion Week show last year. South Sudan has been mired in conflict, poverty and corruption since its indepen...

The team from the Coastwise project have been granted over £15 million ($20 million) in government funding to adapt the coastline in North Norfolk, eastern England, to accelerating erosion worsened by climate change. There is one caveat: it cannot...

OpenClaw, created in November by an Austrian coder, differs from bots like ChatGPT because it can execute real-life tasks such as sending emails, organising files or even booking flight tickets. "Since January, I've spent hours on the lobster every...

The polls to elect mayors and councillors for six years are to be held in two rounds -- on Sunday, then a week later on March 22. Here's what to know: What's the context? The local election comes with the far-right National Rally (RN) party seeing ...

The United States has eased some oil sanctions on Russia imposed over its invasion of Ukraine, prompting backlash from Western allies who urged Washington to keep up restrictions as the Ukraine conflict drags into its fifth year. The US-Israel stri...

The 27-year-old Canadian guard broke Wilt Chamberlain's 63-year-old mark for consecutive 20-point performances with his 127th in a row, scoring 35 points in Oklahoma City's 104-102 home victory over Boston. "I just give the game everything I have,"...

Russell, winner of the season-opener in Australia, was untouchable again, going fastest on the medium tyres in the first part of the session. He then strapped on softs with 12 minutes to go and blasted round in 1min 32.741 sec, 0.120 clear of Anto...

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points on sizzling 13-of-18 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-8 from the free throw line while adding nine assists, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals. "All the records an...

In the rapidly ageing country desperate to boost its falling birth rates, women seeking to make themselves infertile were assumed "not even to exist", Kajiya, who has never wanted children, told AFP. She and four other women are now challenging the...

Wang could see the roughly 2,000 fishing boats among the many thousands of vessels that ply the busy waterway through their automatic identification systems (AIS) -- a GPS-type signal that commercial ships use to avoid collisions. The vessels, whic...

Fraudsters wiped out his entire portfolio last year -- a total loss of around US$120,000 or US$130,000, Koh estimates -- leaving him with a sense of "profound shame". Singapore's high incomes, hyperconnectivity and public trust in institutions have...

How forthright Japan's first woman premier can afford to be in their March 19 meeting, and how receptive the 79-year-old Trump will be, remain to be seen however. The world's number-four economy is the fifth-biggest importer of oil, 95 percent of i...