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WHO chief to 'push until we get the answer' on Covid origins
The World Health Organization will continue pushing until it finds an answer to how the Covid-19 pandemic started, the agency's chief said Wednesday following a report suggesting it had abandoned the search.
At least 39 dead in Panama migrant bus crash
At least 39 people, most of them undocumented US-bound migrants who had just survived a perilous jungle crossing, died in a bus crash in Panama early Wednesday, officials said.
Kurdish protest disrupts European Parliament
Around a dozen Kurdish activists launched a protest on Wednesday in the European Parliament on the 24th anniversary of Turkey's arrest of their leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Data drags stocks in divergent directions
European stock markets climbed Wednesday but Wall Street slid as investors contemplated how economic data will impact future interest rate hikes.
At least 33 dead in Panama migrant bus crash
At least 33 people died Wednesday when a bus transporting migrants bound for the United States crashed with a minibus in Panama, an official in the Central American country said.
Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could 'undermine' peace process
Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in the country's north could "undermine" the progress of a peace agreement signed last year.
Residents leave Ukraine's Chasiv Yar to escape Bakhmut fighting
As a Soviet army conscript, Vasil Slabun helped in the clean-up of radioactive material after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
Former Nigeria VP rolls dice for sixth presidential run
The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria's presidency, his country was still under military rule and Nelson Mandela was about to win a Nobel prize for ending apartheid.
'I am a human being as well': Scotland's Sturgeon bows out
Less than a month ago, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said she still had "plenty in the tank" following the shock resignation of New Zealand's prime minister.
White House unveils deal with Musk on EV chargers
Tesla's US charging network will be available to other electric vehicle brands for the first time following White House negotiations with Elon Musk, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
NATO debates raising defence spending target
NATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia's war on Ukraine has upended security.
Verdict due for Italy's Berlusconi in starlet bribery trial
An Italian court is set to rule Wednesday on whether billionaire ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bribed witnesses to lie about his "bunga bunga" parties in an underage prostitution case.
Pandemic racism, mass shootings spur Asian-Americans to take up guns
Ricky Lam has always stayed away from guns. But since two mass killings in the space of a couple of days rocked California's Asian community, this 35-year-old Chinese-American is thinking again.
North Korea unveils stamps featuring Kim Jong Un's daughter
North Korea has unveiled new postage stamps featuring leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, in what experts described as another sign of her rise as heir apparent of the nuclear-armed nation.
Ukraine's allies work to keep arms flowing
Ukraine's Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets.
Putin vs Zelensky: 'incompatible' leaders face off in Ukraine
One is a former KGB agent and ruthless autocrat in power for more than two decades. The other is a successful comedian-turned-politician who found himself a war-time leader after less than three years as president.
'Disillusioned': Exiles build Russian world without Putin
Saniya Galimova put her husband on the first flight out of Russia and then started to pack up her life.
For young Ukrainians, life goes on despite the pain
Over the past year, the war has turned upside down the lives of Marko, Oleksandra and Nikol -- three young Ukrainians living their lives despite feeling lonely, remote and in pain.
US helms vital arms supply effort to keep Ukraine fighting
In successfully spearheading the push for international support for Ukraine, the United States cast off the go-it-alone ethos of Donald Trump's presidency and helped Kyiv to withstand Russia's onslaught.
'Every day I want to be home': a year in exile for Ukraine family
"Love home," it says on the wall of the Titkovs' cozy flat in Vienna. The poster has a particular poignancy for the Ukrainian family who were forced to flee their home in Irpin in the suburbs of Kyiv nearly a year ago.
Ukraine one year on: the specter of nuclear war
For decades, children in the United States and the Soviet Union were drilled on what to do in a nuclear war. One year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, could the danger have returned for new generations?
Ukraine: lessons for war in the Middle East and Taiwan
The tanks and trench warfare in Ukraine may seem old-school, but US experts say the conflict has provided strategic insights into future possible conflicts from the Middle East to Taiwan.
Ukrainian capital adapts 'fast' to war-time norm
It was only when Russian forces advanced dangerously close to Kyiv last year, sparking chaos, that Oleksiy Kamardin closed his Italian bistro and his restaurant in the city.
On EU, Ukraine borders, Belarus special forces are 'ready'
In reclusive Belarus, just a few kilometres from the EU frontier, special forces in the army of Kremlin ally Alexander Lukashenko are simulating forest combat while paratroopers nearby practise jumping from aircraft.
Iran woos Chinese, other tourists as Westerners stay away
Western tourists, who flocked to Iran just a few years ago, are being advised by their governments to stay away, forcing the Islamic republic's struggling tourism industry to look elsewhere.
For US in Venezuela, miscalculations and shifting priorities
The move was bold and intended to be decisive. The United States, joined by most of its allies, recognized Venezuela's opposition leader as interim president and launched an all-out push to remove leftist Nicolas Maduro.
US stocks mixed after inflation data as London strikes record
Wall Street stocks reacted indecisively to a mixed US inflation report Tuesday, while the London stock market struck a record peak, closing near 8,000 points.
Biden names Fed vice chair as top economic advisor
US President Joe Biden has chosen Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to be his top economic advisor, ahead of a potential reelection campaign and as the administration battles stubbornly high inflation.
Bakhmut bombardment the soundtrack to life in Ukraine's Chasiv Yar
In a town just west of besieged Bakhmut, heavy snow fails to dampen the earsplitting blasts of artillery that now punctuate daily life.
In Nigerian elections, women battle against the odds
When Tolulope Akande-Sadipe decided to run for a second term to represent her constituency in Nigeria's parliament, she knew her life could be in danger.
Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': Stoltenberg
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg raised the possibility for the first time Tuesday of Finland joining NATO without Sweden, saying ratifying the two at the same time was not the "main question".
EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions
The European Union will ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, after MEPs approved a new law Tuesday, as Brussels also draws up plans to slash carbon emissions from trucks and buses.