Digital media upstart Vice laying off 'several hundred' staff: CEO
Vice, the dynamic, fast-growing digital media company that gained a wide following with young readers, said Thursday it will no longer publish on its flagship website and is eliminating hundreds of jobs.
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Wallabies centre Foketi cleared of major spinal damage
Australia centre Lalakai Foketi was cleared of major spinal damage Friday after suffering a neck injury in training, but the long-term implications for his career remain unclear.
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Former 'IS bride' to learn UK citizenship fate
A judgement is expected Friday in the appeal case of a woman who lost her British citizenship after leaving as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter.
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Kenyan marathon sensation Kiptum to be laid to rest
Kenya's world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum will be laid to rest Friday in the nation's athletics heartland after the 24-year-old died in a car accident.
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Asian markets advance after record rallies
Asian shares climbed Friday following a day of record highs in Japanese, US and European markets after demand for AI-powering chips drove tech gains.
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America returns spaceship to the Moon, a private sector first
For the first time since the Apollo era, an American spaceship has landed on the Moon: an uncrewed commercial robot, funded by NASA to pave the way for US astronauts to return to Earth's cosmic neighbor later this decade.
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Clinical Ireland eye Wales scalp in Six Nations
Ireland are in a "very good place" as they pursue unprecedented back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams and should move a step closer with victory over Wales on Saturday, former Irish fullback Hugo MacNeill told AFP.
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4 dead as fire ravages residential block in Spain's Valencia
At least four people have died in a huge fire that gutted a multi-storey apartment block in Spain's eastern port city of Valencia, with another 14 people injured.
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Cheap mini-EVs sparkle in China's smaller, poorer cities
Tiny electric cars weave through traffic in southern China, their cheap and cheerful designs bringing a touch of colour to the EV revolution in the country's overlooked cities.
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England's George targets win over Scotland in memory of mother
Jamie George has insisted he has no qualms about captaining England in what is always a highly-charged Six Nations clash with Scotland even though Saturday's match at Murrayfield takes place just over a week after the death of his mother.
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