German stalwart Reus rolls into LA Galaxy
Former Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Marco Reus has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to play for LA Galaxy, the Major League Soccer side announced on Thursday.
Read moreHong Kong welcomes birth of first giant panda cubs
Hong Kong on Thursday announced the birth of a set of giant panda twins, the first cubs to be born in the city.
Read moreSaudi PIF enters North American football with CONCACAF deal
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a partnership deal unveiled Thursday with North American football governing body CONCACAF ahead of the region playing host to the 2026 World Cup.
Read moreSweden reports first case of deadly mpox strain outside Africa
Sweden on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.
Read moreBrazil's president suggests new vote in Venezuela
Brazil's president on Thursday urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to consider holding new elections after international condemnation of last month's vote the opposition says the strongman stole.
Read moreOutclassed Tashkent team fades out of women's Tour debut
Yanina Kuskova rode Thursday's fifth stage of the women's Tour de France as the sole survivor of a team that had thought twice about even being there.
Read moreMpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million doses
Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency.
Read moreVas wins 'chaotic' stage as Vollering crashes in women's Tour de France
Hungary's Blanka Vas won the fifth stage of the women's Tour de France on Thursday with Dutch teammate Demi Vollering losing the race lead after being caught up in a big crash.
Read moreFans converge on Wembley as Taylor Swift returns to stage
Fans flocked to London's Wembley Stadium on Thursday ahead of Taylor Swift's return to the stage a week after her Vienna concerts were cancelled due to a foiled suicide attack plot.
Read moreRussia jails US-Russian woman for 12 years for 'high treason'
A Russian court on Thursday jailed US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina for 12 years after she was found guilty of "high treason" for giving about $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity in a case slammed as "vindictive cruelty" by the US presidency.
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