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Fidel Ramos, former Philippine leader who helped oust Marcos, dies at 94

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday, was a fight…

Photos: England wins Euro 2022 over Germany

England won its first ever major women's championship in dramatic fashion, …

Iran flash flooding and mudslides leave at least 69 people dead

At least 69 people have been killed in flooding and landslides that hit cities …

Austria mourns suicide of doctor targeted by anti-vaccine campaigners

Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death thr…

What Taiwan is thinking as Pelosi heads for Asia

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan has resulted in st…

Russia is recruiting thousands of volunteers to replenish its ranks in Ukraine. Prior experience isn't always required

Across Russia, volunteer battalions are being formed to deploy to the war in Uk…

Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap

Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country&#…

What does Taiwan think about the possibility of a visit by Nancy Pelosi?

Reports that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a visit to Taiwan have s…

How this tech giant is developing a more digital Africa

For Ola Williams, Microsoft Country Manager for Nigeria and Ghana, empowering w…

Why movie theaters show so few films now

One crucial thing will be missing from theaters this fall: movies. from CNN.c…

Ukrainian farmers make bleak prediction despite surplus of grain

Farmers in Ukraine are storing away their grain as ports remain closed to shipp…

Why Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are turning against Instagram's updates

The Washington Post's tech columnist Taylor Lorenz tells "Nightcap'…

Amazon beats expectations to avoid tech earnings slump

Amazon appears to still be going strong even as other Big Tech companies stumbl…

China's shadow is looming over the US this week

China's shadow over the United States has been especially noticeable this w…

Nestlé has kept hiking prices this year

Nestlé hiked its prices by 6.5% in the first half of 2022 as it grapples with a…

South Korean giant SK Group is pouring $22 billion into the United States

South Korea's second biggest conglomerate is investing $22 billion into the…

Africa must cut reliance on food imports, says Nigerian billionaire

Food prices have been rising around the world, driven first by the Covid pandem…

Sprite will no longer be sold in green bottles

Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. from C…

US and China on a knife's edge over Taiwan ahead of Xi-Biden phone call

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WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox

The vast majority of cases in the growing monkeypox outbreak are among men who …

Kate Moss opens up about the 'painful' side of modeling

British supermodel Kate Moss has revealed some past pitfalls from her modeling …

Intimate portraits of LGBTQ youths living deep in the Amazon rainforest

While eating dinner at a restaurant in Careiro, a small town deep in the Amazon…

The Democratic Republic of Congo plans on auctioning off land within the countr…

First mission to return samples from another planet set to land on Earth in 2033

The first samples from Mars, collected by the Perseverance rover, will be retur…

Asia on high alert for monkeypox as cases reported from India to Japan

Countries across Asia are on high alert for monkeypox, screening travelers and …

FOX BIZ NEWS: Stocks hit records as hiring surges in October

Stocks hit records as hiring surges in October U.S. stocks finished in rec…

FOX BIZ NEWS: Kroger, like Walmart, hit by fake crypto press release

Kroger, like Walmart, hit by fake crypto press release Kroger says it was …

FOX BIZ NEWS: Pfizer stock jumps, Moderna, Merck tumble

Pfizer stock jumps, Moderna, Merck tumble Pfizer's stock soared after …

FOX BIZ NEWS: Rivian sued for gender discrimination and retaliation by fired VP ahead of IPO

Rivian sued for gender discrimination and retaliation by fired VP ahead of IPO…

Dozens dead after drinking bootleg alcohol in western India

At least 36 people have died and about 50 others have been hospitalized in west…

I stopped using my phone to wake up. Here's what happened

I have reinstated the alarm clock. An overlooked mechanism in today's techn…

Biden will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday

President Joe Biden will speak Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Wh…

Brittney Griner to testify at trial in Russia, lawyers say

WNBA star Brittney Griner will testify as part of her drug trial in Russia on W…

Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient

Google has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become se…

7 things you're wasting money on

With inflation pushing the price of just about everything higher, it's more…

Journalist describes harrowing experience reporting in Afghanistan

Columnist Lynne O'Donnell, who recently returned to Afghanistan, says she w…

'Nope' is Jordan Peele's latest No. 1 film at the box office

"Nope," Jordan Peele's third movie, opened to an estimated $44 mi…

Final candidates in race to become new UK Prime Minister vow to expand Rwanda immigration policy

The two final candidates in the race to become the UK's new prime minister,…

French Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins after devastated Charles Leclerc crashes out with 'unacceptable' mistake

Max Verstappen eased to victory at the French Grand Prix to extend his champion…

Pope visits Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuse in Catholic residential schools

Pope Francis departed Rome on Sunday for a week-long trip to Edmonton, Canada, …

China executes man who set fire to his ex-wife during livestream

A man who killed his ex-wife by setting her on fire during a livestream was exe…

China says Xi Jinping and other leaders have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, amid public concern over safety

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in the country have been given d…

Two vie to replace Boris Johnson. Neither has 'a true plan' to fix Britain's ailing economy

The two candidates jostling to become the next prime minister of the United Kin…

WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a publi…

Here's why the NASA logo is on so many backpacks, t-shirts, sneakers and hats

On any given day, a thirty minute walk around New York City can yield at least …

Myanmar genocide case over Rohingya atrocities can go ahead, top UN court rules

The World Court on Friday rejected Myanmar's objections to a genocide case …

Brazil charges three men over killings of British journalist and indigenous expert

Authorities in Brazil have charged three men with "aggravated double homic…

Look of the week: Brad Pitt's breezy linen skirt

This week, many of us have been dealing with the record-breaking temperatures b…

Fatmata Binta, the first African chef to win the Basque Culinary World Prize, t…

Sri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President's office

Sri Lanka's police and military troops forcibly removed anti-government pro…

More than five million Ukrainians have been welcomed into Europe and given spec…

Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan raises concerns China might interfere with airspace, US official says

Biden administration officials are concerned that China could seek to declare a…

Uzbekistan has detained more than 300 over deadly unrest, rights group says

Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest thi…

Brazilian Workers' Party officially names Lula presidential candidate

Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, widely known as Lula, is …

The climate crisis is driving heat waves and wildfires. Here's how

Brutal heat waves are gripping Europe and the US, and are forecast to dump sear…

As Europe sees record-high temperatures, fire services across the continent are…

India's top court grants bail to Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus

Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair has been freed from jail on the order of Indi…

'A free and open Indo-Pacific': With a single phrase, Shinzo Abe changed America's view of Asia and China

To many in Asia-Pacific, Shinzo Abe was prescient in recognizing the challenge …

Mysterious bundle of string on Mars' surface found by Perseverance rover

NASA's newest Mars rover stumbled across a small bundle of string while exp…

Analysis: Race to succeed Johnson as UK Prime Minister narrows to two candidates

Boris Johnson will be succeeded as prime minister of the United Kingdom by eith…

The amount of Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water

Six billion tons of water per day melted off the ice sheet in northern Greenlan…

Italian PM squeezes through confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the country's …

Lost royal city may have been unearthed by archaeologists in Iraqi Kurdistan

A 2,000-year-old fortress built on a mountainside in what's now Iraqi Kurdi…

Putin takes his first trip beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union since his invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Iran on Tuesday for his first inter…

To Russia, he's a traitor and right-wing extremist. In Ukraine, he's a Russian fighting against his own country

On the outskirts of Kyiv, past endless rows of Soviet-style apartment blocks, t…

India and China's political tensions are hitting the smartphone market. But they need each other

The Indian government is cracking down on the companies that make the country&#…

Top Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay

Daria Kasatkina, Russia's highest ranked female tennis player, came out as …

Months of Russian shelling in the Saltivka neighborhood of Kharkiv has caused w…

After months of military buildup and brinkmanship, Russia launched an unprecede…

Malaysia seizes $18 million worth of elephant tusks, tiger bones and other trafficked animal parts

Malaysian authorities have seized a massive haul of trafficked animal parts, in…

Ukrainian soldier Stepan Kaplunov, 31, was desperate to avoid capture because h…

US State Department is 'carefully' monitoring situation after Zelensky announced plans to suspend officials

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Biden gives Saudis the gesture they wanted. But he returns to Washington with little in hand

It was always going to be awkward -- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's gre…

As Europe reaches record temperatures, fire services across the continent are f…

Abortion's illegal in the Catholic majority Philippines, so more than a million women a year turn to other options

Miriam has seen her share of high-risk operations and procedures in her years a…

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China once saw Europe as a counter to US power. Now ties are at an abysmal low

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Europe in 2014, he…

India hits 2 billion Covid-19 vaccinations as infections hit four-month high

The Indian government's Covid-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with…

Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires …

Ukrainian army resists Russian advances in key region in bloody battle for control

The Ukrainian military rebuffed Russian advances in Donetsk over the weekend, a…

Plane carrying military equipment crashes in northern Greece, killing eight people

A cargo plane has crashed in northern Greece, raising concerns about the "…

Filipinos are buying books to preserve the truth about the Marcos regime

Filipinos living abroad are snapping up books about the late Philippine dictato…

A hypothetical weather forecast for 2050 is coming true next week

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Russians have visited Iran at least twice in last month to examine weapons-capable drones

A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in …

Mexico detains drug lord wanted by US as 14 killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash

A notorious drug lord on the FBI's 10 most wanted list has been detained by…

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?

For years it had been one of Sri Lanka's grandest and most heavily guarded …

US and Japanese warplanes put on show of force as tensions spike with China and Russia

More than 50 US and Japanese warplanes flew over waters near Japan this week as…

China's economy records slowest pace of growth since Covid in 2020

China's economy recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years,…

25 million children missed out on lifesaving vaccines in 2021, WHO and UNICEF data shows

Vaccine coverage continued to decline worldwide in 2021, with 25 million childr…

Italy's President Mattarella rejects Prime Minister Draghi's resignation

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he will resign on Thursday evening, ac…

Venezuela lashes out at Bolton's coup claim

A former Trump administration official's claim that he orchestrated governm…

Israel skeptical of Biden's Iran diplomacy

President Joe Biden on Thursday said the US would not allow Iran to acquire a n…

US troops in Germany banned from alcohol after scooter incidents

A US Army brigade in Germany has been confined to its base during evenings and …

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Maldives for Singapore after fleeing crisis back home

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Maldives on board a flight for…

Brittney Griner to make another court appearance at a hearing in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner is expected to make another court appearance Thursday…

Photos of '90s offices evoke a bygone era

The role that offices play in our lives has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pand…

World's 50 greatest places of 2022, according to TIME magazine

Get your credit card out and your favorite booking platforms at the ready: US m…

A Mexican network is smuggling abortion drugs to American women

One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US …

Sri Lanka in crisis after president flees

• How Sri Lanka's runaway President went from 'war hero' to fugitiv…

Thousands trapped by fighting in Haitian capital, aid group warns

Thousands of Haitians are trapped in capital city Port-au-Prince without access…

Opinion: Boris Johnson's political demise offers a lesson for US Republicans

For millions of Americans watching last week's political drama in London, t…

Akie Abe, widow of assassinated leader, set a new mold for Japanese first ladies

• Japan says final farewell to Shinzo Abe • In photos: World reacts to Abe shoo…

Iran has arrested three filmmakers in less than a week

Acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become the third Iranian filmmaker to be ar…

Analysis: The US steps up its game as China circles the Pacific

On a small group of atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, Kiribati islanders cel…

Why the A380 superjumbo is staging a comeback

The post-pandemic recovery of commercial aviation may have an early, unlikely p…

Pakistan's financial capital Karachi flooded by monsoon rains

Torrential rains caused widespread flooding and damage in Pakistan's financ…

India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023, UN report says

India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023,…

China crushes protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back

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Opinion: Biden packs his bags for the 'pariah' kingdom

A cynic is rarely disappointed by the actions of his fellow human beings, and P…

Faroe Islands sets quota of 500 dolphins to be killed in controversial annual whale hunt

The government of the Faroe Islands has set a catch limit of 500 dolphins for t…

A photographer cataloged all 12,795 items in her house. This is what she found

After going through a divorce and moving home for the 11th time, Barbara Iweins…

UK Foreign Secretary launches bid for Prime Minister

British Member of Parliament Liz Truss has joined the race to replace Boris Joh…

FOX BIZ NEWS: News Corp profit surges on gains in real estate, book publishing, news media

News Corp profit surges on gains in real estate, book publishing, news media …

At least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa

At least 15 people have died after a shooting at a bar in the South African tow…

Protesters in Sri Lanka sing in the streets. But the future is uncertain and the economy is wrecked

Sri Lanka woke on Sunday to an uncertain future, with both its President and Pr…

North Korea is making a fortune with high-tech crypto thefts

Devin, the founder of a cryptocurrency startup based in San Francisco, woke up …

Charles Leclerc outduels Max Verstappen to win Austrian Grand Prix, thrusts himself back into championship race

Charles Leclerc outdueled Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sund…

FOX BIZ NEWS: NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams wants to be paid in bitcoin

NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams wants to be paid in bitcoin Bitcoin Foundation …

US concerned at China's 'alignment' with Russia, Blinken says

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discuss…

Mass turmoil, protests in Sri Lanka. President and PM say they'll resign

• TV station says journalists were attacked by police during protests • Video s…

Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon women's singles title, her first grand slam and first for Kazakhstan

Elena Rybakina won the women's singles final Wimbledon on Saturday, claimin…

In Kyiv, Boris Johnson's resignation was met with despair

When Boris Johnson finally announced he would step down as UK Prime Minister on…

Filmmaker faces death threats over controversial Hindu goddess poster

A Toronto-based filmmaker says she has received a deluge of death threats and a…

China says India risks scaring away investors with raids on its companies

India risks damaging its reputation among foreign investors with its "freq…

'I cried so much, I lost consciousness': Mothers bury their kids as drought and disease hit Somalia

Ijabu Hassan has had no chance to grieve the deaths of her children. She's …

How a dirty flip-flop could cause catastrophe in Australia

It's winter in Australia and for the first time in three years thousands of…

Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged at World Aquatics Championships

Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final night of …

Apple plans new feature to protect journalists and human rights workers from spyware

Apple on Wednesday said it will release a new feature this fall for iPhone, Mac…

The Hajj is back and Saudi Arabia is hoping to cash in

Oil has added trillions of dollars to Saudi Arabia's coffers over the decad…

Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever to block sale of Israeli business

Ben & Jerry's is suing its parent company in an attempt to cancel the s…

Singapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency

Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for…

Activists glue themselves to copy of Leonardo's 'The Last Supper'

A group of climate activists who have disrupted major galleries this week to se…

Ukrainian medic released in prisoner exchange accuses captors of torture

A well-known Ukrainian paramedic who was held prisoner by Russian and separatis…

Beijing imposes mainland China's first Covid vaccine mandate in face of Omicron subvariant

Beijing on Wednesday announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents to ente…

Italian Alps glacier collapse death toll rises to 9, with 3 still missing

Italian rescue teams on Wednesday found the bodies of two more victims of the g…

Boris Johnson's tenure has been defined by scandal. Here are some of the biggest ones

The crisis that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing right now might be th…

Huge blow for Boris Johnson as two senior UK government ministers resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt a huge and sudden blow on Tuesda…

Religious group members charged over alleged murder of 8-year-old girl in Australia

Australian authorities have charged 12 members of a religious group with the al…

South Korea bets on nuclear power, restarting construction on two reactors

South Korea, one of the world's most fossil fuel-reliant economies, is re-e…

Suspected North Korean dam release forces South Koreans to evacuate holiday spot on river

North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with Sout…

Sri Lanka is 'bankrupt,' Prime Minister says

Sri Lanka is "bankrupt," Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tue…

Is North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?

Choi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from No…

Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

The man accused of detonating a car bomb that killed a prominent Maltese journa…

Paris' Eiffel Tower is reportedly badly in need of repairs

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead …

Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest

Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan's a…

Chile's Constitutional Assembly presents proposal for new constitution to Chilean president

Chile's Constitutional Assembly presented President Gabriel Boric with a hi…

US says Israeli military gunfire ​'likely responsible​' for Shireen Abu Akleh's death but examination of bullet inconclusive

The United States has determined that gunfire from the Israeli military was &qu…

Brazil sees record Amazon deforestation in first half of 2022

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has been deforested by a record amount in the fi…

FOX BIZ NEWS: Bitcoin price turns around snapping recent skid

Bitcoin price turns around snapping recent skid via FOX BUSINESS NEWS ht…

FOX BIZ NEWS: Stock futures trade higher ahead of October jobs report

Stock futures trade higher ahead of October jobs report via FOX BUSINESS…

FOX BIZ NEWS: Airbnb reports $834M profit as revenue soars

Airbnb reports $834M profit as revenue soars via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https…

FOX BIZ NEWS: Boeing shareholders reach settlement in 737 MAX board oversight suit

Boeing shareholders reach settlement in 737 MAX board oversight suit via…

FOX BIZ NEWS: News Corp profit surges on gains in real estate, book publishing, news media

News Corp profit surges on gains in real estate, book publishing, news media …

Hong Kong said 'miracle' needed to find more survivors from ship sunk in Typhoon Chaba. China just found one

A rescue team from mainland China saved a crew member of a ship that broke in h…

In pictures: Deadly shooting at mall in Copenhagen

A shooting at a mall in Copenhagen has left several people dead and at least th…

Deep in a Ukrainian forest, this group of volunteers waits as Russia creeps closer

• This Ukrainian athlete convinced his parents to leave Bucha before Russian ta…

Carlos Sainz secures first F1 victory in British GP as Zhou Guanyu survives dramatic crash

Carlos Sainz secured his first victory in F1 during a dramatic British Grand Pr…

North Korea says US seeking an excuse for an Asian NATO with South Korea and Japan

North Korea has criticized an agreement between the United States, South Korea …

Palestinians to let US examine bullet that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

The Palestinian Authority will allow US investigators to examine the bullet tha…

Opinion: How Russia is feeding another dictatorship thousands of miles away

I am thinking of a man who sang of freedom. His name is Zeyar Thaw. from CNN.…

Taliban supreme leader warns foreigners not to interfere in Afghanistan

The Taliban's supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has once again …

At least 5 dead after earthquakes hit southern Iran

At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of ea…

India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution

India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from stra…

Taiwan accepts same-sex marriage, so why not adoption?

Wang Chen-wei and Chen Jun-ru are unique among parents in Taiwan. from CNN.co…

2 more British citizens charged as 'mercenaries' in Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine

Pro-Russian investigators in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic …

From British to Chinese rule: Hong Kong, in photos

In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sat at a long table with Chin…

The hidden spaces on planes that are off limits to passengers

There are some secret areas on widebody aircraft, where the pilots and cabin cr…

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