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Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

Rodri joins La Liga champions Barcelona from Manchester City

Disney, ABC sue US regulator over threat to broadcast licenses

French producer Nicolas Altmayer, Dior PR chief Favier die in car crash

Bezos consortium bought nearly 40 percent of Liverpool: report

Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount

How only a few tree species drive Amazon forest recovery

Canada seeks to avert new US tariffs as deadline looms

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

Meta in court over child social media addiction

DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief

Vieira appointed Senegal head coach after World Cup disappointment

Firefighters in 'decisive' push to encircle Belgian wildfire

Root adamant England don't need 'huge change' to Bazball style

Venezuela report details 233 deaths due to hospital power cuts

At least 233 people died between 2019 and 2021 in Venezuelan hospitals due to electricity failures, a study published on Wednesday reveals.

World record crowd of 91,553 for women's match sees Barca thrash Real Madrid

A world record crowd for a women's football match of 91,553 saw Barcelona cruise into the Champions League semi-finals by thrashing Real Madrid 5-2 at Camp Nou on Wednesday to seal an 8-3 win on aggregate.

Biden gets second Covid-19 booster shot, says virus no longer dominates

President Joe Biden received a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot Wednesday and urged Americans to keep their guard up, while declaring that the pandemic no longer dominates the country.

Academy pledges 'action' over Will Smith Oscars slap

The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences has pledged to take "appropriate action" over Will Smith's shocking assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony, amid reports that its board of governors would meet Wednesday.

Trial of IS 'Beatle' begins as defense claims mistaken identity

The trial of an Islamic State fighter accused of belonging to a notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" began in earnest Wednesday near Washington, with his defense claiming he had been mistakenly identified.

McIlroy: Tiger playing at Masters would be 'phenomenal'

Rory McIlroy says he would love to see Tiger Woods playing in next week's Masters, even though that would make it tougher for him to complete a career Grand Slam.

Hubble telescope spots most distant star ever seen

The Hubble space telescope has peered back to the dawn of cosmic time and detected light from a star that existed within the first billion years after the Big Bang -- a new record, astronomers said Wednesday.

Facebook's Meta funded attack campaign against TikTok: report

Facebook's owner Meta has hired a consulting firm to carry out a US campaign denigrating its fierce rival TikTok, according to a Washington Post report Wednesday partially confirmed by AFP.

'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' to hit screens August 21

"House of the Dragon," the new HBO series set 200 years before the events of the mega-hit show "Game of Thrones" will premiere August 21, the network announced Wednesday.

Qatar opens huge sports museum for World Cup year

Qatar on Wednesday opened one of the world's biggest sports museums with artefacts from some of the most famous Olympic heroes but also gives prominence to local athletes hoping to boost efforts to attract a new generation into sports.

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