Singapore to order Meta clamp down on govt impersonator scams
Singapore will order Meta to crack down on scammers pretending to be government officials, a type of fraud that has boomed in the city-state and cost victims tens of millions of dollars, authorities said Wednesday.
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England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to children
High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youths under 16 in England under plans announced by the government on Wednesday.
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Japan's ex-Suntory chief says CBD was for jet lag
The CEO of Japanese spirits giant Suntory who resigned over a drugs probe said Wednesday he was innocent, and that he was recommended cannabidiol to cope with his hard travel schedule.
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Shell abandons huge biofuel project in Netherlands
British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business.
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Japan's long-term borrowing costs, gold hit record highs
A global bond selloff extended into Asia on Wednesday with yields in Japan hitting record levels, while gold reached a new peak as investors fret about public finances in countries from Japan to the United States.
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'Roasted alive': Greek wildlife suffers as climate changes
A badly burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire wriggles in an Athens animal clinic despite lots of painkillers, one of the latest victims of climate change that is playing havoc with the country's wildlife.
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China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025
China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country's south.
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Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
The Australian embassy in Japan issued a warning to travellers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online.
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Frost, hail, heat sour season for Turkey's lemon growers
"At first, there was the frost and we lost a lot of blossoms. Then we had a very severe hailstorm when the fruits were small," grimaces Turkish citrus farmer Aleaddin Cogal.
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In Senegal, the last of Dakar's 'bubble homes' at risk
Marieme Ndiaye emerged from her igloo-shaped home in Senegal's capital, its 1950s space-age aesthetic in sharp contrast with the boxy, multi-storey apartments being built nearby.
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