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Power company says to pay compensation over LA fire
The power company whose lines are suspected of starting one of the deadly fires that ravaged Los Angeles this year said Wednesday it would compensate victims even without any formal finding it was at fault.

Walking 7,000 steps a day a huge boost to health: research
People who walk 7,000 steps a day have a dramatically lower risk of a broad range of serious health problems, the largest review of the evidence yet said Thursday.

Trump's AI plan prioritizes deregulation to boost US dominance
President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday to boost big tech's race to stay ahead of China on artificial intelligence and cement US dominance in the fast-expanding field.

Criminology student who killed 4 jailed for life in US
A criminology student who crept into a shared house and murdered four young people in their beds as they slept was told Wednesday he would die in prison, in a case that has gripped and baffled the United States.

Trump admin unveils AI strategy to maintain US dominance
President Donald Trump's administration unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday boosting big tech's race to stay ahead of China on artificial intelligence and cement US dominance in the fast-expanding field.

World's top court paves way for climate reparations
The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.
States legally obligated to tackle climate change: ICJ
The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so was a "wrongful act" that could open the door to reparations.

ICJ begins handing down landmark climate opinion
The world's top court on Wednesday began delivering a much-anticipated ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.
ICJ begins handing down watershed climate opinion
The world's top court on Wednesday began delivering a landmark ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

Vanuatu: ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice
The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change.

ICJ climate ruling: five things to watch for
The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion
The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

BioNxt Delivers Positive Results in Patented Cladribine Sublingual Thin-Film Program and Completes Successful Formulation
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2025 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTC PINK:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, is pleased to announce the successful formulation of a sublingual thin-film prototype for its lead clinical stage candidate, BNT23001, using the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) cladribine. This proprietary thin-film formulation is being developed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Ukraine curbs anti-corruption agencies, sparking rare protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill on Tuesday revoking the autonomy of two anti-corruption agencies, a proposal that has sparked rare street protests in Kyiv and alarm among the country's international backers.

Trump claims Obama 'coup' as Epstein questions mount
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to distract from the growing furor over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal by pushing extraordinary claims that Barack Obama tried to mount a coup.

UK court awards £700 mn to HP in late tycoon's fraud case
A UK court Tuesday awarded £700 million ($946 million) compensation to IT firm Hewlett Packard in a fraud case involving late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, killed last year when his superyacht sank off Sicily.

France's culture minister to be tried on corruption charges
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of European Parliament, a judicial source told AFP Tuesday.

Heat forces new Acropolis closure amid fiery temperatures
Greek authorities ordered the partial closure of the ancient Acropolis temple for the second time in less than two weeks on Tuesday as blistering heat hit much of the eastern Mediterranean.

Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing
A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least five people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday.
Bangladesh seethes as toll from jet crash at school hits 31
Grief gave way to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday, a day after a fighter jet crashed into a school, killing 31 people, mostly children, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens
Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines' capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27
Families and teachers gathered Tuesday at a Bangladeshi school where a training fighter jet crashed, killing 25 children and two others in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing
Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing.

'Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in drowning in Costa Rica
US actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the son in the smash-hit sitcom "The Cosby Show," has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities in the country said Monday. He was 54.

Anguish at Bangladesh hospital after jet hits school
Sirens wailed as ambulances delivered charred bodies of children to a Dhaka hospital on Monday, victims of a military jet crash that killed at least 19 people, most of them young students.

At least 19 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
A Bangladeshi training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Kenya drops terror charge against prominent activist
Kenya dropped terror charges against prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday, following widespread condemnation, hitting him with a lesser charge of unlawful possession of ammunition.

Sri Lanka Catholics seek prosecution of sacked spy chief
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Monday demanded the criminal prosecution of the intelligence chief who was sacked for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight
The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.

Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?
Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news."

Pope calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 moon landing
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of man's first moon landing.

Arrested Kenyan activist faces terror charges
Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.