Global News
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UN starts task force to hold companies accountable to their climate targets
The UN group will draw up standards for measuring the credibility of claims by non-state groups—including cities and companies—that they are cutting the carbon emissions driving devastating climate change
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Sri Lanka steps up security as anger over crisis boils over
Hundreds of protesters tried to storm the president's home in a night of violence and anger at a dire economic crisis, as the South Asian nation reels from severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence in 1948
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Russia regrouping for 'powerful strikes', Zelensky warns
Russia meanwhile threatened to turn off its gas taps to Europe if payments are not made in rubles, as US President Joe Biden ordered a record release of strategic oil reserves to ease soaring US prices
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Superstar Soprano Anna Netrebko seeks distance from Putin after losing work
Since the war started, Netrebko's performances at the Metropolitan Opera—where she has sung for 20 years—have been canceled indefinitely. Other leading opera houses, including in Munich and in Zurich, also scrapped upcoming performances thanks to her past support of the Russian President
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Bruce Willis diagnosed with aphasia; will step away from career
Willis, 67, is most famous for his role as rough-around-the-edges yet clever New York City cop John McClane in the highly successful 'Die Hard' movie series. He has also starred in critically acclaimed films like 'Pulp Fiction', 'The Sixth Sense', and 'Moonrise Kingdom'
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Explainer: What to know about aphasia, Bruce Willis' diagnosis
The news that film star Bruce Willis has retired from acting due to aphasia has shone a spotlight on the poorly understood communication disorder
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'Finally we can protect women': Japan's HPV vaccine battle
The percentage of teenage girls getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been close to zero since the country's 2013 decision not to promote the jab as panic erupted over alleged side effects amid misinformation and weak policy
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Russia economy to contract 10%, Ukraine's 20% due to war: EBRD
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused "the greatest supply shock" in 50 years, the European development bank said Thursday while predicting how the war will hammer both economies
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From refugee to Chanel ambassador, a model's déjà vu
It was the recent Paris Fashion Week, and model Irina Lazareanu was experiencing a disorienting sense of déjà vu, as Russia invaded Ukraine, and the scenes of refugees pouring into Europe were all too familiar, reminding her of her childhood when she and her parents had been forced to flee Romania
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White House call logs underscore Trump's efforts to sway lawmakers on Jan 6
As part of his frenzied attempt to cling to power, now former President Donald Trump reached out repeatedly to members of Congress on January 6, 2021, both before and during the siege of the Capitol, according to White House call logs and evidence gathered by the House committee investigating the attack
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Sri Lankans stand, sweat and seethe as economy grinds to a halt
A critical lack of foreign currency has left the island nation unable to pay for vital imports, leading to dire shortages in everything from life-saving medicines to cement