Ecuadoran toad breaks its silence after 100 years
Ecuadoran biologist Jorge Brito was trekking through the forest when he heard what he thought was the chirp of a cricket.
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Russia faces default fears as debt payment due
Russia is due to pay interest on its foreign debt Wednesday as sanctions over the Ukraine conflict have raised concerns that Moscow could face its first default in decades.
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'Protect our sky,' pleads Ukraine leader in gut-punch US address
Ukraine's besieged leader invoked September 11 and Pearl Harbor in an impassioned address Wednesday to the US Congress, imploring Washington to step up military aid and impose a no-fly zone to counter the Russian invasion closing in on Kyiv.
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Brazil awards Bolsonaro 'medal of indigenous merit'
The Justice Ministry awarded President Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's "medal of indigenous merit" Wednesday, drawing criticism for granting the honor to a leader that indigenous groups accuse of "genocide" and "ecocide."
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Odermatt wins overall World Cup skiing title, Shiffrin on track
Marco Odermatt became the first Swiss man to win the overall World Cup alpine skiing title since 2010 on Wednesday, while Mikaela Shiffrin stretched her lead in the women's standings.
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Star Russian dancer quits Bolshoi over war
Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova has quit the Bolshoi in Moscow to join the Dutch National Ballet, it was announced Wednesday, making her the first Russian to quit the fabled company over the war in Ukraine.
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Chicago Cubs owners to lead bid to buy Chelsea: reports
Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family have confirmed they are leading a consortium that will bid to buy English Premier League club Chelsea, according to press reports on Wednesday.
Read moreUkraine slams Russian proposals and appeals to US Congress
Ukraine's leader on Wednesday issued an emotive appeal to US lawmakers for greater Western intervention against Russia, which insisted its invasion was going "successfully" despite the West rallying to Kyiv's side via arms and sanctions.
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Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks as interim leader, Johnson exits
Starbucks announced Wednesday that longtime chief Howard Schultz will return to helm the global coffee shop chain on an interim basis while the company searches for a new leader amid a growing unionization drive.
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Djokovic free to play French Open 'as things stand', say organisers
Unvaccinated players, including Novak Djokovic, will be free to play at this year's French Open "as it stands", the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Wednesday.
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