Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years
A Thai court sentenced a leader of 2020 protests to an additional two years in jail on Friday, a rights group said, bringing his total term to more than 34 years.
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Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan
British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced Friday a 23-percent jump in net profit for the third quarter and a new programme aiming for annual savings of $1.5 billion.
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China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.
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French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks
The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.
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BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
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South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
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Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time
Wallabies head coach Les Kiss backed Kurtley Beale on Friday to push for a place in the Australian team during the Nations Championship after the veteran star's shock recall.
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World number one Rybakina withdraws in Tokyo with injury
Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury on Friday, a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking.
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Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis
Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.
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Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work
For decades, three computer scientists built their careers around an idea about the limits of what computers can do.
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