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Greek international Baldock, dead at 31: family

S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

China opens $71 bn 'swap facility' to boost markets

Mets advance on Lindor grand slam, Yankees and Tigers win

China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

Asian markets track Wall St record as Hong Kong, Shanghai stabilise

'Denying my potential': women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance

China's central bank says opens up $70.6 bn in liquidity to boost market

Youth facing unprecedented wave of violence, UN envoy warns

'A casino in every kitchen': Brazil's online gambling craze

Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems

Van Gogh museum to launch Impressionism show

The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam will this week unveil a new exhibition including works by Monet and Cezanne, to mark 150 years of Impressionism and its influence on the Dutch art scene.

Chinese stocks tumble on lack of fresh stimulus

Chinese stocks tumbled Wednesday on continued disappointment over a lack of fresh Chinese stimulus measures and scant detail on measures already unveiled.

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein design, prediction

Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work revealing the secrets of proteins through computing and artificial intelligence.

Wimbledon replaces line judges with electronic system

Wimbledon announced Wednesday that it is scrapping its iconic line judges in favour of electronic line-calling, changing the face of the grass-court tournament.

'Catastophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.

Record-breaking Root hits hundred as England power to 351-3

Joe Root hit a magnificent hundred on Wednesday to guide England to 351-3 at tea on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan after breaking Alastair Cook's Test runs record.

Record-breaking Root hits hundred as England's power to 351-3

Joe Root hit a magnificent hundred on Wednesday to guide England to 351-3 at tea on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan after breaking Alastair Cook's Test runs record.

Sabalenka relishes 'much-needed' tennis rivalry with Swiatek

World number two Aryna Sabalenka said Wednesday that she believes her rivalry with top-ranked Iga Swiatek is "much-needed" in women's tennis.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson set for six weeks out

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is expected to be sidelined for around six weeks with a hamstring injury, which would rule him out of matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.