Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as wartime economy slows while deficit grows
Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate Friday by one percentage point to 17%, a step that…
Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are…
Lebanon licenses Elon Musk’s Starlink for satellite internet services
BEIRUT — Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the…
Study links frequent, severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers
Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a…
Applications for jobless benefits jump to 263,000 last week, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest…
How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs
WASHINGTON — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but…
David Bowie’s archive opens to the public. Fans can see and touch 1000s of his items
LONDON — When David Bowie died in 2016, he left a vast musical legacy – and a trove…
Musk loses crown as world’s richest person to software giant Larry Ellison
NEW YORK — Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder…
France’s finances are in turmoil. Here’s how it came to this
France’s finances and politics are in turmoil. President Emmanuel Macron has just appointed his fourth prime minister in…
British horse racing goes ahead with strike action in tax protest
LONDON — British horse racing went ahead Wednesday with its unprecedented one-day strike to protest a feared rise…
Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river
WUHAN, China — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute…
UN nuclear chief says agreement provides for access to all of Iran’s nuclear facilities
VIENNA — An agreement between Tehran and the United Nations’ atomic watchdog will provide the U.N. agency access…