S.Africa’s last white president, FW de Klerk, dies at home
South Africa’s last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement.
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Gerrard appointed Aston Villa manager after leaving Rangers
Aston Villa have appointed Steven Gerrard as their new manager following his departure from Scottish side Rangers, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
Gerrard replaces Dean Smith, who was ...
For baleen whales, meals are tons of fun
The first study to methodically calculate how much food blue whales and some of their close relatives eat has yielded a simple answer: a whole lot.
The blue whale, the ...
Spain’s World Cup bid hit by long list of injuries
Coach Luis Enrique will have to depend on a makeshift line-up to secure Spain a place in next year’s World Cup finals as he will be missing nine key ...
Finland plans to let workers see colleagues’ salaries to close gender pay gap
The Finnish government is planning a new law allowing workers to check what their colleagues are earning if they suspect they are being discriminated against, part of a bid to ...
China’s internet crackdown pushes Tencent to slowest profit growth in two years
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) posted its slowest revenue growth since it went public in 2004 on Wednesday, hurt by a regulatory crackdown, and said the outlook ...
Evergrande dodges default again but sector debt concerns remain (Update)
Cash-strapped developer China Evergrande Group averted a destabilising default at the last minute for the third time in the past month, with a source on Thursday saying several bondholders had ...
Facebook plans to remove thousands of sensitive ad-targeting options
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to “sensitive” topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, ...
US and China unveil emissions deal in bid to save climate talks
The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by cutting methane emissions, phasing ...
Russia and NATO weigh in as crisis mounts on Belarus-Poland border
The European Union accused Belarus on Wednesday of mounting a “hybrid attack” by pushing migrants across the border into Poland, paving the way for widened sanctions against Minsk in a ...
France’s ex-president Hollande relives night of Paris attack during trial
Former French president Francois Hollande on Wednesday told a court there had been intelligence failures ahead of an Islamic State attack against Paris in 2015, and took a swipe at Belgium ...
F1 bans bodyguards from the grid after Brundle incident
Formula One has banned celebrities from bringing bodyguards to the starting grid after an incident with commentator and former racer Martin Brundle at last month’s U.S. Grand Prix ...
New Zealand stun England to reach T20 World Cup final
New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup final with a five-wicket victory over England in the first semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 and Jimmy ...
Europe is in danger: top diplomat proposes EU military doctrine
The European Union’s foreign policy chief warned the bloc on Wednesday that it must agree an ambitious doctrine as the basis for joint military action abroad, including with a ...
Altitude a tough adversary at WTA Finals in Guadalajara
Adjusting to the thin air of Guadalajara has been a struggle for players in the leadup to the WTA Finals, with the high-altitude conditions making it difficult for them to ...
How GE’s Larry Culp split the empire Jack Welch built
It was the break-up that eluded a generation of General Electric Co (GE.N) insiders.
When Larry Culp, the first GE chief executive not to rise from within its ranks, ...
Nvidia launches new products to plug cars, factories into its Omniverse
Nvidia (NVDA.O) is launching new technology to expand its reach in the automotive industry, including a virtual driving assistant that can park a standard car and a system to ...
Investors await Evergrande’s overdue $148 million payment as debt woes grow
Cash-strapped China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) faced a Wednesday deadline for making an offshore bond payment, while a credit rating downgrade on another property firm added to mounting concerns about a ...
Britain’s M&S raises turnaround hopes with profit beat and upgrade
British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) on Wednesday beat forecasts for first-half profit and raised its full-year outlook, adding to evidence that its latest attempt at an elusive turnaround ...
Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw: a father and son’s surreal idea
By Maxim Shemetov, Tom Balmforth and Clare Baldwin
In one of the planet’s coldest places, 130 km south of Russia’s Arctic coast, scientist Sergey Zimov can find no sign ...
Sega, Microsoft explore cloud gaming alliance
Sega Sammy Holdings (6460.T) on Monday said it is exploring a strategic alliance with Microsoft (MSFT.O) to develop big budget titles using the Xbox maker’s cloud gaming tech, ...
UN climate talks draft asks for higher emissions pledges by 2022 (Update 2)
The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow have proposed that countries raise their ambitions to slash greenhouse gas emissions by next year in a draft ...
Birth control for Colombia’s hippos: contraceptive darts
By Herbert Villarraga
Colombia’s hippos, an oversized legacy of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar, are being darted with adapted contraceptives normally used for controlling deer populations to stop over-breeding.
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Stranded migrants try to breach Polish border many times as EU readies Belarus sanctions (Updated)
Migrants trapped in Belarus made multiple attempts to force their way into Poland overnight, Warsaw said on Wednesday, announcing that it had reinforced the border as the European Union prepares ...