Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures'
Filipino single mother Mary Ann Eduarte delayed chemotherapy for her breast cancer for several years and instead took food supplements falsely promoted on social media as cures for the deadly disease.
Read moreAsian markets sink on rate worries as US inflation surprises
Asian markets sank in line with Wall Street on Friday after a sharper-than-expected jump in US wholesale prices dealt a blow to hopes for interest rate cuts.
Read moreResurgent Dortmund seek consistency in top-four fight
Fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday hoping to keep their noses in front in their battle to finish in the Champions League placings.
Read moreNice look to find way out of alarming slump
Nice sat second in the Ligue 1 table at the season's halfway stage, but a dramatic drop-off in form since the turn of the year has left them at risk of failing to qualify for Europe.
Read moreCeltics blow past Suns, Bucks stop Sixers
Jaylen Brown scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics unleashed a dominant offensive performance to blow past the Phoenix Suns 127-112 on Thursday.
Read moreBaseball star Ohtani reveals identity of wife after intense speculation
Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani on Friday posted the first picture of his new wife, who was quickly identified online as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka.
Read moreThe Gen-Z students at the heart of Vietnam's chip plans
Nguyen Phuong Linh is among a crop of young electronics students crucial to Vietnam's ambitions to become a chips hub.
Read morePatronage or conquest? Saudis move in on Egypt's culture
Saudi largesse is flooding Egypt's cultural scene, but the reception is mixed. Some welcome new "cooperation" between two regional powerhouses, while others fear a hostile takeover by Riyadh.
Read moreSenegal opposition figures released 10 days before polls
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday, 10 days before the country's election.
Read moreRed-hot Pogacar gunning for Milan-San Remo
Tadej Pogacar is once again the man to beat as he makes another attempt to win Milan-San Remo for the first time after already bagging one huge victory this season.
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