Danish PM apologises to victims of Greenland forced contraception
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday apologised in person to victims of a forced contraception programme in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland that ran for more than three decades.
Read morePlanetary health check warns risk of 'destabilising' Earth systems
Humans are gambling the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean acidity was yet another key planetary threshold to be breached.
Read moreTyphoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 14 in Taiwan
Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 14 in Taiwan.
Read moreStocks torn between AI optimism, Fed rate warning
Stock markets were torn Wednesday between optimism over artificial intelligence and a warning from US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell on interest rates.
Read moreUS Treasury in talks with Argentina on $20bn support
The United States said on Wednesday it was in talks with Argentina on a $20 billion program of economic support, buoying Argentina's markets and its embattled leader Javier Milei, a close ally of President Donald Trump.
Read moreMonchi exit 'changes nothing' for Emery at Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said the sudden departure of long-time ally Monchi from the Premier League club will not affect his future.
Read moreTaiwan lake flood victims spend second night in shelters
Hundreds of flood victims in Taiwan prepared for a second night in shelters on Wednesday as rescuers searched for survivors after a barrier lake burst in torrential rains from Super Typhoon Ragasa.
Read moreEurope ready for McIlroy taunts from rowdy US Ryder Cup fans
Europe's golfers are ready for world number two Rory McIlroy to become a heckling magnet for raucous United States supporters when the Ryder Cup begins on Friday at Bethpage Black.
Read moreUS comedian Kimmel calls Trump threats 'anti-American'
TV host Jimmy Kimmel defended free speech when he returned to US screens on Tuesday, calling government pressure on his late-night talk show "anti-American" as critics decried his suspension as an attack on constitutional rights.
Read moreAustralia win tense cycling mixed relay world title
Australia won the mixed relay at the cycling worlds in Kigali on Wednesday after edging France and Switzerland in a nail-biting finale.
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