Asian markets slip as rate hopes are offset by big tech sell-off
Most markets fell Friday as a weakening economy and disappointing earnings from tech giants offset signs that central banks could begin slowing their interest rate hike campaign.
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Manga mindset: Japan's biggest 'One Piece' fans
Shohei Sato's devotion to the pirate manga "One Piece" culminated in a wedding themed on the series, and he's not the only superfan obsessed with its intricate plots and swashbuckling characters.
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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives
Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.
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Yair Lapid: From TV star to Israeli prime minister
Before Yair Lapid entered Israeli politics a decade ago, launching an unlikely rise that saw him become prime minister, he had what many would view as a comfortable life.
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EU strikes deal to ban combustion-engine cars by 2035
The European Union on Thursday struck an agreement on legislation to phase out new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035, negotiators announced.
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Rennie wants more 'clinical' Australia against Scotland
Australia head into their European tour opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday with coach Dave Rennie urging the Wallabies to be "far more clinical" than in last year's corresponding fixture.
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Focused Frankfurt ready for 'gigantic' Dortmund clash
Eintracht Frankfurt host Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's Bundesliga highlight, with both teams enjoying an improvement in form after difficult moments this season.
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Xavi, Gattuso meet again as Valencia host Barca
Xavi Hernandez and Gennaro Gattuso were World Cup winning midfielders with differing styles in their playing days, but the coaches of Barcelona and Valencia meet in La Liga this weekend in similarly uncomfortable situations.
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The Amazon: a burning question absent in Brazil vote
Felipe Guimaraes leaps on and off a surfboard on the sand as he shows tourists the basics of surfing. Here, on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach, the stricken Amazon could not feel further away.
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A decade post-Sandy, New York vulnerable as ever
Long before Superstorm Sandy devastated New York City and the surrounding region in 2012, scientist Klaus Jacob issued a prophetic report warning city leaders that such paralyzing flooding was imminent.
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