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Middle Age rents live on in German social housing legacy
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China's AliExpress risks fine for breaching EU illegal product rules
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Liverpool face Bournemouth in Premier League opener, Man Utd host Arsenal
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Heatstroke alerts issued in Japan as temperatures surge
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Liverpool to kick off Premier League title defence against Bournemouth
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Meta offered $100 mn bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman
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Spain pushes back against mooted 5% NATO spending goal
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UK inflation dips less than expected in May
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Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar
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Australian mushroom murder suspect not on trial for lying: defence
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New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'
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Suspects in Bali murder all Australian, face death penalty: police
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Taiwan's entrepreneurs in China feel heat from cross-Strait tensions
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N. Korea to send army builders, deminers to Russia's Kursk
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Sergio Ramos gives Inter a scare in Club World Cup stalemate
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Kneecap rapper in court on terror charge over Hezbollah flag
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Panthers rout Oilers to capture second NHL Stanley Cup in a row
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Nearly two centuries on, quiet settles on Afghanistan's British Cemetery
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Iran says hypersonic missiles fired at Israel as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
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Oil stabilises after surge, stocks drop as Mideast crisis fuels jitters
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Paul Marshall: Britain's anti-woke media baron
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Inzaghi defends manner of exit from Inter to Saudi club
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Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
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Longer exposure, more pollen: climate change worsens allergies
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Sundowns edge Ulsan in front of empty stands at Club World Cup
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China downplayed nuclear-capable missile test: classified NZ govt papers
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Canada needs 'bold ambition' to poach top US researchers
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US Fed set to hold rates steady as it guards against inflation
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial offers fodder for influencers and YouTubers
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New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
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US judge orders Trump admin to resume issuing passports for trans Americans
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Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruption
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India, Canada return ambassadors as Carney, Modi look past spat
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'What are these wars for?': Arab town in Israel shattered by Iran strike
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Curfew lifted in LA as Trump battles for control of California troops
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Chapo's ex-lawyer elected Mexican judge
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Guardiola says axed Grealish needs to get 'butterflies back in his stomach'
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Mbappe a doubt for Real's Club World Cup opener
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Argentine ex-president Kirchner begins six-year term under house arrest
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G7 minus Trump rallies behind Ukraine as US blocks statement
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River Plate ease past Urawa to start Club World Cup tilt
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Levy wants Spurs to be Premier League winners
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Monahan to step down as PGA Tour commissioner
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EU chief says pressure off for lower Russia oil price cap
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France to hold next G7 summit in Evian spa town
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Alcaraz wins testing Queen's opener, Fritz, Shelton out
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Argentine ex-president Kirchner to serve prison term at home
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Iran confronts Trump with toughest choice yet
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UK MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in all cases
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R. Kelly lawyers allege he was target of 'overdose' plot by prison guards
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Palestinian medical students in Cuba highlight pain of diaspora
Thousands of miles from Gaza, medical student Samar Alghoul is supposed to be living her dream in Cuba, where she and hundreds of other Palestinians have been given the opportunity to study for free.

Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school
Education bosses in Los Angeles voted Tuesday to work towards a complete ban on the use of smartphones in the city's schools.

Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, mostly Egyptians
Diplomats said on Tuesday that at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year.

Bird flu shows world not ready for future pandemics: report
Surging cases of bird flu among mammals, including US cattle, offer a stark warning that the world is not ready to fend off future pandemics, a report said on Tuesday, urging leaders to act quickly.

Celine Dion offers a portrait of resilience in vulnerable documentary
Celine Dion vowed Monday her "passion as a performer will never disappear," despite health struggles she says are still just a small part of her monumental story.

Celine Dion offers a portrait of resilience in new documentary
Music legend Celine Dion vowed Monday her "passion as a performer will never disappear," despite health struggles she says are still just a small part of her monumental story.

Put tobacco-style warnings on social media: US health official
Social media platforms should feature tobacco-style health warnings for adolescents, a top US government health official said Monday.

Trump boasts of cognitive test, then flubs doctor's name
Donald Trump is so proud of a cognitive assessment he took while president that he boasted about it in a speech Saturday, while attacking what he claims is US President Joe Biden's lack of mental acuity.

UK's Princess Kate to make first public appearance in six months
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced on Friday she will make her first public appearance in six months this weekend after "making good progress" in treatment for cancer.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, to make first public appearance in six months
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced on Friday she will make her first public appearance in six months this weekend after "making good progress" in treatment for cancer.

US Republicans block bill protecting access to IVF
Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday blocked a bill recognizing a legal right to in vitro fertilization, introduced as part of a Democratic drive to underline threats to reproductive freedoms ahead of November's elections.

US Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to restrict an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.

Netflix to air 'ultimate' hot dog eating contest
US competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut will face off against a fierce rival in a hot dog eating contest, in the latest event to be aired live on Netflix, the streamer said Wednesday.

Celine Dion resolved to perform again, 'even if I have to crawl'
Celine Dion is determined to return to singing onstage despite suffering from a rare neurological condition -- "even if I have to crawl," she said in a candid new interview.

Japan biochemist who discovered statins, Akira Endo, dies
Japanese biochemist Akira Endo, who discovered cholesterol-lowering statins, has died aged 90, his former student and colleague said on Tuesday.

US in Gaza ceasefire push with UN vote, Mideast tour
The United States stepped up pressure Monday for a Gaza ceasefire with a call for a UN Security Council vote on a truce as it redeployed Washington's top diplomat to the region scarred by eight months of war.

Swiss vote to boost renewable energy: polling institute
Switzerland was on Sunday on course to approve a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy as the country targets carbon neutrality by 2050, a polling institute said.

Israel cheers rescue of 4 hostages as Hamas says raid killed 274
Israelis on Sunday cheered the rescue of four hostages from war-torn Gaza while Palestinians counted the cost, with Hamas officials saying 274 people were killed and hundreds wounded during the daytime raid.

Texas towns try to close roads to abortion-seekers
Abortion is illegal statewide in Texas, but residents in the city of Amarillo want to go a step further -- banning even the use of the city's roads by people seeking the procedure elsewhere.

California wildfire pollution killed 52,000 in a decade: study
Pollution from California wildfires killed more than 52,000 people in a decade, a new study claimed Friday, as the western United States girds for a hot summer that could bring more blazes.

Rugby league great Burrow to be remembered at Challenge Cup final
Kick-off in rugby league's Challenge Cup final between Wigan and Warrington at Wembley on Saturday has been altered as part of a tribute to the late Rob Burrow.

'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids
Zhu Yangyang babbles away like a typical happy three-year-old, calling out for "mama" and "papa" and accurately naming colors -- a remarkable achievement considering he was completely deaf just months ago.

US health experts vote against MDMA as treatment for PTSD
A panel of US health experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against the use of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some Gazans 'drinking sewage water': WHO regional chief
Some Gazans are now reduced to drinking sewage water and eating animal feed, the WHO's regional chief said Tuesday, pleading for increased aid access immediately to the besieged territory.

US health experts review MDMA as treatment for PTSD
A panel of US health experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are meeting Tuesday to weigh the benefits and risks of using MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

WHO countries prolong talks on pandemic accord
World Health Organization members on Saturday extended negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics for up to a year, as the WHO chief warned that the next crisis was just a matter of time.

Strong trial results for Pfizer lung cancer drug
A Pfizer medicine has been shown to greatly reduce cancer progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a form of lung cancer, results published Friday showed.

French nurse dubbed 'Angel of Dien Bien Phu' dies aged 99
Genevieve de Galard, a nurse dubbed the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" for treating wounded during a defining 1954 battle in then French Indochina, has died aged 99, with President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hailing her "exemplary devotion".

Pharma firm urged to share new 'game-changer' HIV drug
More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease.

Second person dies of cholera on French island of Mayotte
A 62-year-old woman has died of cholera in Mayotte, bringing to two the death toll from the epidemic on the French island in the Indian Ocean, health authorities said on Sunday.

Raw cow's milk infected with bird flu sickens mice, shows study
Mice fed raw cow's milk infected with bird flu experienced high levels of the virus in their lungs, according to a study published Friday that suggests risk to humans who consume the drink.

US reports 2nd human case of bird flu tied to dairy cow outbreak
A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the disease circulates widely among dairy cows.