Nelson's erotic dream letter features in London auction
A huge trove of Horatio Nelson's letters, in which the British naval commander fantasises about his lover, Emma Hamilton, plans battles and scrawls after losing an arm, is expected to fetch millions at auction in London.
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Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository
Finland's government has granted an operating licence for the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel, waste management company Posiva said Thursday, 22 years after construction began on the site.
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'Old-fashioned' South Africa thump Australia to level Test series
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said his team beat Australia by playing "good old Test cricket" as the hosts levelled the three-match series with a win by an innings and 31 runs at St George's Park on Thursday.
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No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb
The days of having to take out the trash or wash the dishes before leaving an Airbnb are numbered as the short-term rental platform is tightening rules on what conditions hosts may impose on guests.
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Swiss supreme court upholds Guatemala ex-police chief sentence
Switzerland's supreme court announced Thursday it had rejected the appeal of former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen, jailed for 14 years over the 2006 extrajudicial killings of seven jail inmates.
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Paris shop-owners and residents prepare for fresh protests
In a Paris gun shop, business is booming ahead of fresh protests on Saturday, its owner told AFP, explaining that store owners fearing confrontations with looters were among his best customers.
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UN climate disaster fund moves to provide $20 mn aid for Nepal
The United Nations' climate loss and damage fund moved Thursday to provide $20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal, the first time it has set aside money for any country, in a key test of the body's credibility.
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French, Japanese authors try to write novel on one-day train ride
Sixteen writers -- half French-speaking and half Japanese -- boarded a luxury train in Kyoto on Thursday, faced with the unusual task of collectively writing a novel in under 24 hours.
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Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHO
The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, which has reported the first case in the west of the continent.
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Brook scores fastest double century in ODI history in rampant England's 429-4
An inspired Harry Brook scored the fastest double hundred in ODI history as England piled up 429-4 against Sri Lanka in the tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
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